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Malaysians prefer YouTube to TV

More than half of Malaysians prefer YouTube content compared to TV according to the latest YouTube Insights Program by TNS Research. The survey, conducted in collaboration with Google, found that millennials aged 16 to 34 prefer the video platform over conventional options. Somewhat surprisingly, even half of the senior citizen from the age of 55 […]

February 24, 2016

AwesomenessTV launches in UK

AwesomenessTV, a successful YouTube channel in the US with over 3.5 million subscribers, has launched in the UK – becoming the first YouTube UK channel to provide content 365 days a year, seven days a week. The schedule will see advice and DIY videos published on Mondays, fashion and beauty content on Tuesdays, entertainment clips published […]

February 17, 2016

Live streaming app usage to rise in 2016

GWI’s Trends for 2016 predicts that live streaming will become more popular in the year ahead. Currently, it’s only tiny minorities of consumers who are using live-streaming apps; according to GWI’s data, about 1.5 per cent globally are engaging with Meerkat and just under 2 per cent are using Periscope. Numbers remain low in all […]

January 8, 2016

Sandvine: Netflix still dominates streaming

Netflix still dominates streaming US networks by a wide margin, but rivals are increasing in traffic, says Sandvine in its latest Global Internet Phenomena report. Network manager Sandvine based its findings on data collected from 250-plus customers around the globe in September and October and said Netflix accounted for

December 7, 2015

Enders: TV remains robust

Enders Analysis has published its latest ten year viewing forecasts which showed live and seven-day broadcast time-shift/catch-up to the TV as still making up the great majority of viewing in 2025, though the firm assumes that the complex regulatory network that supports public service broadcasting will remain in place. However, this could come into question […]

December 4, 2015

51% of US use Netflix

According to a survey by RBC Capital Markets, 51 per cent of Americans have watched content on Netflix at least once in the past 12 months. RBC Capital surveyed 1,077 Internet users, more than

November 25, 2015

Google will fund YouTube copyright cases

Google will help fund up to $1 million in legal fees for some content creators on YouTube who have received copyright takedown notices. It will step in if it feels their material is considered to be fair use. However the Web giant admitted that only a handful of people have been chosen to benefit from […]

November 20, 2015

UK kids prefer YouTube

In 2015 children aged 12-15 who watch both television and YouTube stated a preference for YouTube, according to new research by Ofcom. The regulator’s ‘Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report’ found that 29 per cent of children in this age group who watch both types of content said they prefer YouTube, compared to […]

November 20, 2015

YouTube pays royalties for trial subs service

YouTube will pay creators for clips watched during a free trial of its new subscription service. YouTube launched a trial premium service in the US, removing ads for a monthly fee. Prominent YouTube stars had expressed concerns that they would not be paid if their videos were watched during the month-long free trial on offer. […]

October 28, 2015

Facebook prepares to take on YouTube

Facebook is testing a new video section on its social media platform. The feature appears on both the web and app versions of its service, and aims to make it easier for users to “discover, watch and share” clips uploaded to the site. Facebook said only a “small number of people” would initially be able […]

October 14, 2015