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Study: Multi-site blocking best anti-piracy weapon

An important challenge facing media industries today is whether and how copyright policy should be adapted to the realities of the digital age. The invention and subsequent adoption of filesharing technologies has eroded the strength of copyright law across many countries, and research has shown that digital piracy reduces sales of music and motion picture […]

June 3, 2020By Colin Mann

Analysis: Disney+, Apple TV+ make significant impact

Findings from a US consumer survey carried out by analyst firm Parks Associates suggest new OTT services Apple TV+ and Disney+ have captured significant market share in the streaming video space, rounding out the top five behind the ‘Big 3’ Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu. The research firm’s Market Snapshot: Disney+ and Apple TV+ […]

June 1, 2020

Analyst: AVoD expenditure to double

AVoD expenditure will more than double between 2019 and 2025 to reach $53 billion (€48bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US became the largest AVoD expenditure country in 2019 as China saw expenditure fall by 8.9 per cent as a result of its […]

June 1, 2020

Research: 56% UK homes have SVoD

Data insights and consulting company Kantar has launched its new Entertainment On Demand service in the UK, designed to help entertainment industry and investors understand the full entertainment subscription service consumer journey. The service reveals the following consumer behaviours in the three months to April: > 6 million new video streaming subscriptions were purchased across […]

May 28, 2020

Research: 29% US own smart speaker & smart home device

Parks Associates research finds that smart speakers are serving as a gateway to smart home adoption, as 16 per cent of US broadband households purchased a smart speaker prior to purchasing a smart home device. Of the 29 per cent of US broadband households that own both a speaker and a smart home device, nearly […]

May 28, 2020

Report: China keeping pay-TV market on the up

Ampere’s pay-TV market bellwether represents a set of over 70 reporting companies which account for roughly half of the world’s one billion pay-TV subscribers. Across this group of companies, Q1 pay-TV subscriber totals were 0.3 per cent higher than in Q4 2019, indicating that despite the challenging times facing the subscription pay-TV business, and the […]

May 27, 2020

Research: Lockdown sees UK PSB viewing boost

UK comms regulator Ofcom has published its regular research on how people are receiving and acting on news and information during the coronavirus pandemic. The report summarises the findings from week eight of the ‘lockdown’, including how people’s experiences and behaviour has changed from previous weeks. In week eight: more than nine in ten respondents […]

May 27, 2020

Research: Lockdown sees younger viewers turn to UKTV classics

Multichannel programmer UKTV says it is outpacing television’s general upward viewing trend during lockdown with its mix of bold originals and classic programming proving a hit with younger viewers. The network has seen a 55 per cent volume increase in 16-34s versus the pre-lockdown period, with April marking UKTV’s best SOCI (share of commercial impacts) […]

May 27, 2020

Research: UK lockdown drives comms app usage

UK multiplay telco EE, a BT Group company, has released its Mobile Network data report from February to May 2020, tracking the changing trends and habits of the UK’s most used apps and services throughout lockdown. The insights highlight: The stockpiling shopping patterns in March The shift to limited exercising outdoors Changing behaviours around food […]

May 27, 2020

Australia: Disney+ hits 2m subs in 4 months

Data from Roy Morgan shows Disney+ continuing its stellar growth with over 2 million Australians now using the SVoD service after only launcing in the country four months ago. As a comparison, it took market leader Netflix six months from launching in Australia in March 2015 to attract over 2 million viewers. Overall, Netflix has […]

May 26, 2020