International research firm Parks Associates has released research showing 53 per cent of US broadband households claim that they value technology more now than before, following the outbreak of Covid-19 and the resulting social distancing and stay-at-home orders across the country. The research, fielded between March 8th and April 3rd to US heads of broadband […]

605, a television measurement and analytics company, has published insights revealing increased viewership of news and religious programming in March 2020 as Covid-19 spread across the US. The insights were derived from 605 PLATF0RM, a web-based application that provides national television networks, advertisers and agencies with measurement and analysis across linear, over-the-air, DVR and STB […]

Analysis from evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar’s Covid-19 Barometer, which explores the market implications of the Coronavirus, suggests that news consumption is up, as people seek to stay informed, revealing how people are reacting and adapting to the ‘new normal’ as the pandemic progresses. Now surveying more than 30,000 consumers across over 50 markets, […]

Almost half of UK online adults came across false or misleading information about coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last week, media regulator Ofcom has found. Ofcom is conducting weekly research to help understand how people are receiving and acting on information during the current pandemic. Its first results from week one of the ‘lockdown’ show that […]

Covid-19 has had immediate impacts on streaming consumption patterns and engagement, with marked differences in the past month alone, according to Conviva’s latest streaming data report. In this unprecedented time for streaming, Europe-based video publishers face distinct challenges. Key findings in the report include: • Streaming was stable in March for European publishers – On […]

Video advertising platform Unruly has released a study that investigates how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting consumer interests and behaviours. Results revealed that overall time spent online has dramatically increased in the US – with consumers spending a lot more time than before on their mobile phones (50 per cent), connected TVs (42 per cent) […]

Zen Internet has been voted the UK’s best broadband provider in the annual Broadband Genie home broadband survey. The Lancashire ISP was voted most recommended and most trusted and had the fastest standard and superfast broadband speeds, while also achieving excellent results in all other categories. Zen was not the only ISP to take home […]