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ESL, BBC Studios present eSports doc Game and Glory

ESL, an ESL FACEIT Group brand, and BBC Studios, the content company of the BBC, the public service broadcaster, present the upcoming eSports documentary Game and Glory. It will premiere on January 24th at 5pm CET on ESL CS’ Twitch and YouTube channels. On Twitch, viewers can watch the premiere together with Gaules and more. […]

January 20, 2023

Study: YouTube dominates kids’ attention

Findings from the Precise Advertiser Report: Kids report from research agency Giraffe Insights indicate that YouTube dominates most categories in terms of viewership and performance, with nine in 10 kids surveyed saying they consume YouTube content. Furthermore, 84 per cent of kids say YouTube is the main way they consume video content, with 40 per […]

January 19, 2023

Report: 23% jump in online traffic in 2023

Sandvine’s 2023 Global Internet Phenomena Report shows that global internet traffic volume increased 23 per cent, due in large part to surging streaming video usage and continued growth in traffic across app categories, including gaming, cloud, VPNs, marketplaces and conferencing. In its examination of actual usage data from more than 177 service providers worldwide, Sandvine […]

January 19, 2023

WTFN Entertainment launches Radar MCN

Television producer WTFN Entertainment has launched Radar MCN – a new division to support its digital content network. Headquartered in Melbourne and also with an office in the UK, the business will bring together a network of owned channels with millions of subscribers across YouTube, Facebook and Snap, as well as a series of global […]

January 16, 2023

Research: Gen Z’s different definition of ‘entertainment’

Television, gaming, and social media were once separate categories of entertainment, but in 2023, these are all available and consumed on the same screens and devices, plus, they all compete for the same pool of disposable time. This is according to Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Video Redefined study, a deep dive into how viewers choose […]

January 11, 2023

Spain: FTA TV consumption down, pay-TV up

Spaniards are increasingly dedicating less time to watching free-to-air (FTA) television and more to watching pay-TV, according to data from Barlovento Comunicación. In 2022 Spaniards spent a daily average of 190 minutes watching FTA TV, down 11 per cent on the previous year at 214 minutes. 2022 is the year with the least FTA TV […]

January 4, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Forecast: Game streamers to earn $106m in 2023

According to data from SportsLens, professional game streamers are expected to make more than $106 million (€99.9m) in 2023 – up 22 per cent on last year. The industry of watching other people play video games continues to surge in popularity. In 2020, when lockdown rules and Covid-19 restrictions made live broadcasts even more attractive, […]

January 4, 2023

Research: Shoppable TV ads drive purchase decision

According to research from insights firm Aluma, half of online adults recall seeing shoppable ads on television. Of these consumers, 39 per cent have engaged such ads, 70 per cent of which purchased a featured product, either at that time or thereafter. Alumna’s report, Shoppable TV Ad Engagement among US Online Adults, shows that engagement […]

January 3, 2023

Google wins NFL Sunday Ticket rights

The National Football League has announced a multi-year agreement with Google granting YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels the right exclusively to distribute NFL Sunday Ticket to consumers in the US starting with the 2023 NFL season. According to the NFL, the strategic partnership will provide fans greater access to NFL Sunday Ticket while tapping […]

December 22, 2022

Parlophone, Little Dot Studios partner on Sam Ryder content

Digital content agency and media network, Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has launched its latest original creative production work for Eurovision 2022 runner-up and British singer-songwriter, Sam Ryder. Working in partnership with Parlophone Records and YouTube, Little Dot Studios is creating episodic YouTube Shorts content for the ‘Space Man’ singer’s fans called ‘Sam Ryder’s […]

December 20, 2022