Year-to-date figures show consumers continue to view ownership as an important part of their consumption of screen entertainment, with more than 38 million copies sold across DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats so far in 2018, according to the British Association for Screen Entertainment. With a wealth of box office success stories and critically acclaimed TV […]
Pay-TV penetration in the Americas is set to decline through 2022 due to ongoing cord-cutting trends in North America, where an increasing number of households are swapping their traditional pay-TV subscriptions for OTT alternatives, says GlobalData, a data and analytics company. In Latin America, where cord-cutting is still not affecting any markets yet, GlobalData expects […]
Does the recent recognition for Netflix in the Emmy nominations reflect the content that American audiences actually care about? Parrot Analytics investigated US audience network demand, and compared this to the number of Emmy nominations received per network, to see if the hype is justified. The blue line marks where a network would be if the […]
India’s media giant ZEEL says its local advertising revenues grew 22.3 per cent in the quarter to March 31st, to an impressive $159 million, and up from $131 million in the same quarter last year. During the quarter year ZEEL enjoyed significant ratings success with an all-India viewing share of 19.2 per cent. The main […]
France may have lifted the World Cup, but they were not the only winners as big brands basked in World Cup glory. And according to the latest Harris 24 survey conducted by Harris Interactive, food and drink companies had the most impact with UK consumers during Russia 2018. The study looked at attitudes towards the footballing spectacle, […]
Paris, Châtillon and Linas-Montlhéry are the next zones confirmed for 5G tests by Orange. The announcement comes following the ARCEP agreement on the allocation of frequencies in the 3400-3800 MHz band for 5G tests. Starting this autumn, Orange will offer its partners the chance to test innovative products and services in a 5G laboratory at […]
Nearly half of Brits (45 per cent) are more worried about keeping their kids entertained whilst travelling than they are about printing boarding passes, or exchanging foreign currency according to Amazon research. With this summer predicted to be one of the busiest for travel since records began, following a record-breaking 770,000 flights handled in the UK last […]
Sky’s streaming service NOW TV is adding the hayu Pass to its range of contract-free, pick-and-mix passes. The hayu Pass is launching ahead of the August 6th Season 15 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and will let subscribers enjoy over 200 reality shows for £3.99 per month. Offering over 6,000 episodes of reality […]
Virgin TV is bolstering its family and entertainment offering by adding three new channels: Love Nature HD, ZooMoo HD and IQTV. Love Nature HD and ZooMoo HD are owned and operated by Blue Ant Media, have animals and nature at its core and have a range of diverse shows and content to suit all ages. […]
India’s broadband audience grew 2.01 per cent in May, and well ahead of April’s 1.73 per cent. According to India’s TRAI regulator, this equates to 10.2 million extra connections (compared to 7.19 million in April). TRAI says that a major portion of new users signed up for wireless broadband, and its cell-phones and laptop ‘dongles’ […]