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Wyplay continues its expansion

Wyplay – a global TV Professional Services and Video Platform Solutions provider – announces an increase in its net profit to more than K€500 compared to 2019. Over the past year, Wyplay generated a turnover exceeding €10 million and an EBITDA of €1.8 million. In 2020, 4 new TV operators joined Wyplay’s customer base, respectively for […]

February 11, 2021

Report: Busiest websites of 2020

A report by Fasthosts reveals the busiest websites in 2020; from search engines to social media platforms, news sites to entertainment and everything in between. Unsurprisingly, Google is crowned the world’s busiest website in 2020. In just one hour, Google receives 127,983,631 visits; that’s the equivalent of the population of London 14.2 times over. Social […]

February 9, 2021

F1 maintains strong audience position

Formula 1 has released its annual audience figures, which show viewership trends comparing well to other sports that were affected by shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the fact that the revised 2020 season had four fewer races than 2019, Formula 1 maintained a strong audience position with an average audience per Grand Prix […]

February 8, 2021By Colin Mann

WARC: Alphabet has half global online advertising

Alphabet now accounts for just under one-half (48.1 per cent) of global online advertising spend, according to a WARC Data analysis of the company’s latest reports. The parent company of Google and YouTube saw advertising revenue across its platforms increase by $12.1 billion (+9 per cent) in 2020, capturing a larger share of a wider […]

February 4, 2021

It’s A Sin drives record All 4 streaming

All 4 achieved its biggest ever month of streaming in January 2021 with almost double the number of views compared to the same month last year (+91 per cent) thanks to the success of new drama It’s A Sin. The series has already had 6.5 million views on All 4, making it the streaming services’ […]

February 2, 2021

Study: Pandemic drives demand for lighter news

Covid-19 may have dominated the headlines throughout 2020, but audiences tired of the doom and gloom have also been craving some light relief. Ruptly, the international news and multimedia agency, says the past year also saw a substantial increase in demand for softer, non-pandemic-related stories from broadcasters and publishers around the world. In the 12 […]

February 1, 2021

IMPACT Wrestling to air on Facebook, YouTube in UK

From February 3rd, episodes of IMPACT! wrestling will be available to stream on Facebook and YouTube in the UK and Ireland, within hours of their US broadcast. This is the new way to watch the UK premiere of IMPACT Wrestling’s flagship weekly show, every Wednesday, following the end of their deal with Premier Sports. Episode […]

February 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Research: Kids flock to TikTok & Roblox in lockdown

A report from CHILDWISE, an independent market research agency specialising in children and young people, reveals exactly what children have been doing under lockdown and how it is affecting their lives – including how gaming and social media is helping them cope and how many hours they really spend online. The CHILDWISE Monitor Report 2021 […]

January 28, 2021

Booba returns to Netflix for third season

Following a string of international broadcast deals, 3D Sparrow celebrates Netflix’s renewal of Booba, for its third season, along with the new Booba short ‘Food Puzzle’. The season will be streamed internationally from February. Booba, a non-dialogue family show created by 3D Sparrow, features the adventures of a joyful, funny and curious little hobgoblin called […]

January 28, 2021

Report: Ruptly most watched news agency on YouTube

Ruptly, the video news and multimedia agency, was the most-watched news agency on YouTube in 2020. According to data from online video measurement company Tubular Labs, Ruptly claimed the top spot with 429 million views of its content over the past 12 months. The Berlin-based video news agency was significantly ahead of other international outlets […]

January 27, 2021