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Research: Same-brand device ecosystems drive consumer loyalty

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Worldpanel ComTech data on the decision-making journey for technology devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, smart speakers, domestic appliances, and also Wearables (smartwatches & fitness trackers). The data reveals that the same brand ownership across multiple devices consolidates brand loyalty and drives revenue by […]

March 29, 2023

Mega Movie Week returns in Germany

Mega Movie Week has returned in Germany with a huge selection of top titles to download and keep at reduced prices for one week only. The campaign will drive digital growth by targeting those new to digital transaction, encouraging them to begin to build their collections, as well as encouraging current customers to increase their […]

February 14, 2023By Colin Mann

CMA: Microsoft/Activision deal could harm UK gamers

An investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally concluded that Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers. The provisional findings follow a wide-ranging investigation conducted over the last five months to understand the market and potential impact of the deal. […]

February 8, 2023By Colin Mann

Report: Rapid growth in MiniLED panels

A report from Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) says that MiniLED panel production grew last year and that rapid growth is expected in 2023 and 2024. MiniLED backlights in LCDs can offer numerous advantages over other flat panel display technologies, most notably in higher brightness, high contrast ratio, lower power consumption than WOLED TV and […]

February 6, 2023By Chris Forrester

Data: UK home entertainment market at £4.4bn

Figures from the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and the Official Charts Company (OCC) reveal a dominant UK Home Entertainment category in 2022 with a value of £4.43 billion (€5bn). The total value of the UK Screen Entertainment category for the year was £11 billion, including Home Entertainment, Cinema, and pay-TV, which demonstrates 12 […]

February 1, 2023By Colin Mann

Research: Broadcast radio still attracts US drivers

According to findings from Hub Entertainment Research, while digital options are increasingly important, ‘traditional’ media such as broadcast radio still play important roles for those on-the-go. The study, Media on the Move 2022, details what media devices Americans use while on the move: in their cars, on mass transit, or in the air. Key highlights […]

January 24, 2023

Les VODays campaign from DEGI, SEVN

Trade bodies the Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI), and the Syndicat de l’Edition Vidéo Numérique (SEVN) have confirmed the return of ‘Les VODays’, a category-wide week-long campaign to engage with the ever-growing French digital transactional market. French film fans will be offered a selection of new and popular films at promotional prices from Universal Pictures […]

January 16, 2023By Colin Mann

Top Gun: Maverick heads UK home ent rankings

Figures released by trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and the Official Charts Company (OCC) show Top Gun: Maverick flying high as the biggest selling home entertainment title in 2022, with over 1.2 million sales across DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital EST (electronic sell-through). Spiderman: No Way Home swings in to second place […]

January 5, 2023By Colin Mann

Survey: Multiscreening increasingly significant for marketers

WARC, a source for marketing insight, in association with MMA Global, a non-profit trade association architecting the future of marketing, have released The State of Modern Marketing in APAC report. The annual study provides a current snapshot into how the industry is driving growth and examines how marketers, agencies and media owners in the region […]

October 10, 2022

Report: UK home ent market set for £5.5bn boost

A report, The Evolution of Home Entertainment Report 2020 – 2025, from trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and DEGI: Digital Entertainment Group International, predicts UK category growth of £5.5 billion (€6.3bn) by 2025, a rise of 114 per cent on the pre-pandemic predictions as well as forecast transactional cumulative consumer spend […]

September 22, 2022