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Forecast: Coronavirus $42bn gap in consumer device shipments

Analysis from Juniper Research found that Coronavirus could cause around a $42 billion revenue gap over the next 9 months for smart device vendors. The analysis examined a number of key device verticals including smartphones, tablets, consumer robotics, smart speakers and smart wearables. Three impact scenarios, low, medium and high, illustrate a range of possible […]

March 26, 2020

Frozen 2 makes 2nd biggest digital debut of all time

Frozen 2 has a very successful first week on the Official Film Chart, landing the second-highest opening week of digital download sales ever, according to the Official Film Chart from BASE, the British Association for Screen Entertainment. With a huge 218,700 digital downloads, Frozen 2 is bested in first-week sales only by Avengers: Endgame, which […]

March 26, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Research: 60% US would cancel pay-TV before broadband

Consumer research from Parks Associates finds that more than three-quarters of US broadband households report it would be difficult for them to do without broadband service, a finding likely to increase following the widespread COVID-19 outbreak. 360 View: Broadband Services in the US reports

March 25, 2020

Survey: 28% young adults likely to add new TV subscriptions

The coronavirus has halted most aspects of familiar life, but TV watching has increased dramatically as consumers spend more time on subscriptions they have and consider new sources to fill the hours. On March 18th and 19th, Hub fielded an online survey of 1,274 US TV consumers to see how social distancing and increased stress […]

March 25, 2020

Analyst: F1 disruption could be profound

Following the recent news that the Monaco Grand Prix has been cancelled in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the potential for a truncated Formula One (F1) season is now a real possibility. However the impact that this will have on F1 in general and specifically with media and sponsorship partners could be profound, according to […]

March 25, 2020By Colin Mann

Comscore: US in-home data usage surges

Research from Comscore shows how in-home data usage has jumped as millions more people work from home and at least 70 per cent of American schools have shut down amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Comscore’s Total Home Panel data, average in-home data usage is up 18 per cent so far in March 2020 vs. […]

March 25, 2020

Forecast: Sports to lose $2bn media revenue in 2020

The emergence of a global public health crisis with the spread of coronavirus has proved destructive to the 2020 sports calendar. The pandemic has disproportionately affected life in Europe and North America while Asia slowly recovers after the first wave of infections. Such disruption across the sports ecosystem is unique and is the first of […]

March 24, 2020

Analysts: Disney+ still set for strong launch

With Disney+ expanding to seven new Western European markets today (March 24th), analysts at consultancy firm Omdia have shared their thoughts on its arrival and prospects with advanced-television. Disney+ is now available in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, UK and Switzerland, taking its total country count to 13. In France, the launch of Disney+ has […]

March 24, 2020

Report: Covid-19 “watershed moment” for AVoD platforms

The coronavirus is by far the most significant theme to affect the technology industry in 2020, and traditional TV will be disrupted heavily – with casualties including audience-based talk shows and live sport. SVoD streamers such as Netflix will not see huge profit surges because existing users pay a flat fee, and increased viewing hours […]

March 24, 2020

Report: US CTV warming to AVoD

Regardless of the vehicle, Connected TV (CTV) is growing in ubiquity in the US: almost 9 in 10 consumers have access to a connected TV. Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global player in digital ad verification, today released results of a survey on streaming trends among American consumers. The report shows that alongside the growth […]

March 24, 2020