More than half of all SVoD users who subscribe to three or more services will purchase additional services this year, according to analyst company Futuresource’s recent Living with Digital consumer research report. “We’re seeing continued momentum behind SVoD service uptake, with
As the global Coronavirus crisis grows, consumers are making significant changes to the way they interact with content and advertising across platforms. As the world adjusts to this new reality, Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, says it will be providing ongoing updates on shifting consumption trends and the resulting […]
According to research from BroadbandNow, the number of Americans that added or switched home services in 2019, including internet, TV and phone, tripled YoY to around 118 million. When streaming TV services are included, the numbers increase dramatically to 241 million US adults. In addition to the rapid growth of consumers changing services, as compared […]
Findings from Ampere Analysis indicate that since launching in the US in November 2019, Disney+ has been disproportionately successful in engaging two core target audiences in its home market. According to the company’s latest wave of its Consumer media tracker, half (50 per cent) of US broadband homes with children under 10 in their household […]
The continued escalation of Coronavirus worldwide will continue to have a major impact on the global entertainment sector, says Futuresource; major movie theatrical releases are being postponed, theme parks are closing, music concerts/theatre shows postponed and TV show production, particularly those with live audiences scaled back or cancelled/delayed. In addition, numerous major sports leagues and
While SVoD services around the world continue to add subscribers at a prodigious rate, revenue continues to be highly concentrated in a few markets. According to research firm Strategy Analytics’ TV & Media Strategies (TMS) most recent SVoD forecast, Global SVoD Forecast, by Service (2010 – 2025), consumer spend on SVoD services globally was $53.34 […]
The global entertainment market in 2019 topped $100 billion (€88.81bn) for the first time ever, reaching $101 billion, according to a new report from the Motion Picture Association. The 2019 international box office also surpassed $30 billion for the first time. Meanwhile, global home/mobile entertainment continued its explosive growth, reaching $58.8 billion. “The film, television, […]
International research firm Parks Associates finds the churn rate among all OTT services in the US was 35 per cent in 2019, an increase of 25 per cent from 2018. Parks Associates’ consumer data notes churn among vMVPDs (virtual multichannel video programming distributors or online pay-TV providers) was 81 per cent in 2019. However,
Across the globe people are binge-gaming longer than ever, increasing by seven per cent from 2019 to an average of four hours and 36 minutes, according to the latest State of Online Gaming report from Limelight Networks, a provider of edge cloud services. The rise of binge-gaming is an even bigger trend among young gamers. […]
Online TV will reach 9.2 million Italian homes in 2021, compared to 5.9 million in 2019 (CAGR +25 per cent). Thus it will become the leading broadcast platform, surpassing DTT, according to ITMedia Consulting data prepared by Mediobanca. Online TV currently weighs in with 43 per cent of total viewers, but in a year should […]