5.5 million households in the UK will struggle to watch their favourite TV shows unless Traditional TV is protected to 2040 and beyond, campaigners are warning. The call comes as consultancy firm EY publishes new analysis on the feasibility of broadband networks serving as the only mechanism for universal TV services. Despite the Government’s 99 […]
Southwest England full-fibre broadband provider Truespeed is launching a partnership with Sky to offer Sky TV and Netflix to its customers. Truespeed customers will be able to subscribe to a Sky Stream package that offers both Sky Entertainment and Netflix in one combined package. The offer will start from £23 (€27) per month, for 18 […]
Everyone TV – the organisation leading the evolution of free TV in the UK – has confirmed that its new streaming service Freely, backed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, will launch in Q2 2024. Everyone TV has also offered a first glimpse at the user-interface and features of Freely, including what it […]
Following the debut of Prime Video’s ad-supported tier, analysis from Omdia reveals the streaming platform is set to generate more than $2 billion (€1.84bn) in incremental ad revenue in 2024, its launch year. This will be in addition to revenue already generated by the sale of advertising slots during live sports broadcasts on the service. […]
Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has secured a major victory in its fight against content piracy in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region with the shutdown of Cima4U, an illegal streaming service based in Giza, Egypt. Cima4U operated 498 domains that enabled users to stream online content illegally. Through its various […]
Evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the US streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study uncovers the following behaviours and findings within the VoD market between October and December 2023: Video Streaming has reached near total market saturation. By December 2023, 123 million US households held at […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and Connected TV (CTV) has announced that the 10th edition of its Quarterly Global FAST Report, comparing Q3 2022 to Q3 2023 and Q4 2022 to Q4 2023, has found consistent growth in ad impressions within the global FAST market, with increases of 15 per […]
TGI Global Quick View 2024 data from audience measurement specialist Kantar Media, which surveys 80,000 people in 37 countries, shows that cost is trumping content as the most important criteria for consumers. Almost half of those surveyed rated subscription prices as a significant factor when choosing streaming services (49 per cent), while 43 per cent […]
In 2023, French VoD consumption made up a third (33 per cent) of overall video viewing, a rise of seven points over four years. According to the latest wave of Médiamétrieʼs TV Year report, TV, platform of all platforms, French individuals’ total video consumption reached 4h 37m in 2023, while in 2022, the live, replay, […]
Digital content studio and media network, Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has been appointed by Blue Ant Media and Rights Booster to support monetisation of their FAST advertising inventory with immediate effect. Having successfully developed a FAST/CTV ad stack initially for its own channels, Little Dot Studios is now enabling other premium publishers with […]