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Research: Half UK adults exposed to fake Covid-19 claims

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 […]

April 9, 2020

Twitter chief donates $1bn to Coronavirus relief

Jack Dorsey, the founder of social media platform Twitter and payment app Square, has said he will donate $1 billion towards efforts to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic. According to Dorsey, who made the announcement (naturally) on Twitter, the donation represents approximately 28 per cent of his total wealth. Dorsey will use shares he owns in […]

April 8, 2020

WrestleMania 36 sets digital viewership records

WWE set WrestleMania Week viewership records with more than 967 million video views across the company’s digital and social platforms including WWE Network, WWE.com, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, an increase of +20 per cent year-over-year. Additionally, a record 46 million hours of content was consumed during WrestleMania Week, an increase of +28 […]

April 8, 2020

Study reveals most in-demand lockdown genres

Content demand data specialist Parrot Analytics has tracked increases and decreases in demand for various content genres since the global Covid-19 pandemic gave rise to lockdowns around the world. Its resultant study shows differences in genre trends between the US and Europe, as well as between specific European markets. For the US study, Parrot Analytics […]

April 7, 2020

WrestleMania 36 sets WWE social media record

The 36th WrestleMania, WWE’s flagship annual PPV event, went ahead this weekend despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The event, which was scheduled to take place inside the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida in front of some 80,000 fans, was instead broadcast live from the company’s performance centre in Orlando over 2 nights (April 4th […]

April 7, 2020By Nik Roseveare

UK MPs call out social media false information

Julian Knight, Chair of the UK parliament’s DCMS Committee, is supporting actions by the Government to hold social media companies to account for the spread of conspiracy theories about 5G technology helping transmit coronavirus. MPs are appealing for members of the public to send examples of disinformation in its own inquiry into Disinformation on COVID-19 […]

April 6, 2020

Report: 2020 the year of streaming

Mobile app intelligence specialist Apptopia, and customer engagement platform Braze have revealed key findings from a joint report, 2020: The Year of Streaming, analysing the state of the streaming industry, with streaming poised for a breakout year in 2020. Disney+ has demonstrated that new streaming services can enter a crowded market and be successful, and […]

April 2, 2020

Report: Global streaming up 20%; Primetime shifts

To understand the recent impact of Covid-19 on streaming and social media, Conviva has analysed global streaming data from the 21-day period between March 3rd and March 23rd, comparing the last 7 days ending March 23rd to two weeks prior. At a time when society has never been more digitally connected, countries around the globe […]

April 1, 2020

Research: Gen Z driving Covid-19 media habits

Gen Z is demonstrating the largest increase in media consumption during the Coronavirus outbreak, according to research by GlobalWebIndex across 13 markets. For example, Gen Z audiences are twice as likely as Gen X and seven times more likely than Baby Boomers to be using audio streaming services like Spotify more. Well over half (58 […]

March 27, 2020

Australia: Nine partners with Grabyo

Nine, the Australian television, digital, video, radio and publishing company, has partnered with Grabyo to strengthen its multi-platform content distribution strategy throughout 2020. The broadcaster uses Grabyo’s browser-based video platform to clip, edit and share content across its core areas – news, current affairs, sport and entertainment – ensuring Australian audiences can access this content […]

March 27, 2020