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SVoD surges in Spain with Netflix in the lead

Spaniards are increasingly spending more time watching content on SVoD services. The latest survey by consultancy firm GECA reveals that almost 90 per cent respondants say that they have significantly increased their time using OTT services by an average of 26 per cent. Netflix leads the market with 75 per cent of SVoD consumers having […]

April 29, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

France: TV and SVoD consumption surges

Since the beginning of the lockdown period in France, daily individual TV viewing has surged to an average of 4 hours and 43 minutes, up from 3 hours and 28 minutes one year ago. The 15-24 age group are consuming significantly more live television, whilst the over 50s are watching more SVoD content. Analysing TV […]

April 28, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Forecast: Voice assistants to overtake population by 2024

A report from Juniper Research forecasts that consumers will interact with voice assistants on over 8.4 billion devices by 2024; overtaking the world’s population and growing 113 per cent compared to the 4.2 billion devices expected to be in use by year end 2020. Despite this, monetisation of the voice assistants themselves remains a challenge. […]

April 28, 2020

Research: Fewer Covid-19 news searches

UK comms regulator Ofcom has published its latest weekly research on how Britons are receiving and acting on news and information during the current Coronavirus pandemic. The report summarises the findings from week four of the ‘lockdown’, including how people’s experiences and behaviour has changed since the previous weeks. The research shows, among other things, […]

April 28, 2020

Data: Lockdown drives increase in digital piracy

Findings from digital piracy data specialist MUSO reveal that content piracy has significantly increased with unprecedented gains for film piracy since social distancing and lockdown measures were enforced in March. When comparing the last seven days of March to the last seven days of February 2020, MUSO’s data shows film piracy website visits increasing as […]

April 27, 2020By Colin Mann

Sky research: Lockdown’s ‘boxset effect’

At a time when the Great British Public is spending an unprecedented amount of time indoors, everyone has had to change and adapt how they are living their lives. It’s no surprise that Brits are consuming more TV, more apps and using more broadband, according to multiplay operator Sky. Sky’s research reveals what TV shows […]

April 27, 2020

Research: Lockdown’s “profound” effect on UK TV viewing

As the UK stays home and TV viewing soars – up 24 per cent since lockdown began to an average of 3 hours, 40 minutes a day per viewer, some five hours extra a week – a study of the first weeks of lockdown has revealed how the pandemic is changing how and why we […]

April 24, 2020

Media analysts discuss Covid-19 impacts

The team at Ampere Analysis is publishing a regular podcast discussing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry and has shared a top line summary of what it means for the entertainment industry now, and for a post-lockdown future: TV providers increase free offerings: Alexios Dimitropoulos, Senior Analyst Pay-TV operators have increased […]

April 24, 2020

Survey: US losing interest in cable TV

Sixty-four per cent of US households with at least one screen have cut the cord with cable TV, are planning to cut the cord, or never subscribed, according to a recent survey of more than 2,600 US consumers by advertising technology specialist The Trade Desk. The survey also highlighted major differences in cord-cutting behaviour by […]

April 23, 2020

Forecast: Social video 20% of total digital video time

The UK’s lockdown measures due to coronavirus are having a measurable impact on the amount of time people are spending with digital and traditional media. In its latest time spent forecast, eMarketer found TV, digital video and social media are benefiting greatly as people spend time at home. Total media time is forecast increase by […]

April 23, 2020