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Nielsen: US live TV viewing up 16min in 6 months

The amount of time Americans spend with media continues to increase, largely the result of the widespread connectivity and available content platforms. In just the few months since the end of the third quarter of last year, US consumers 18 and older increased their time with media by more than a full half hour, according […]

August 23, 2018

Microsoft joins Movies Anywhere

Digital content ownership ecosystem Movies Anywhere and Microsoft Movies & TV have joined forces, which they say will make it easier for film fans to access and grow their movie collections. Users simply sync their Microsoft account with Movies Anywhere to centralise their favourite digital movies purchased from Microsoft alongside their movies purchased from other […]

August 7, 2018By Colin Mann

Ofcom: For 72% smartphone most important device

Most people in the UK are dependent on their digital devices, and need a constant connection to the Internet, following a decade of digital transformation, according to findings from Ofcom’s Communications Market Report – a study of how communications services in the UK are changing. 2008 was the year the smartphone took off in the […]

August 2, 2018

Turner Australia reveals kids viewing behaviour

Turner Australia has unveiled the findings of its latest New Generations report at events in Melbourne and Sydney this week, lifting the lid on what makes Australian youngsters tick. The report looks at a variety of aspects facing children aged 4-14 including screen time, content preferences and how they find out about the latest products. […]

July 26, 2018

Amazon: Digital downloads a priority for vacation parents

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 […]

July 19, 2018

Study: US smartphone ownership nearing TV

Smartphones continue their meteoric popularity and are now owned in 87 per cent of US homes, second only to televisions at 96 per cent ownership, according to Consumer Technology Association (CTA) research. CTA’s 20th Consumer Technology Ownership and Market Potential Study also shows that for the first time, the top three most-frequently owned tech products […]

June 27, 2018

CBS All Access launches in Canada

CBS All Access, CBS’s direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand service, has launched in Canada, marking its first expansion into an international market. For C$5.99 (€3.82), CBS All Access will offer Canadian viewers more than 7,500 commercial-free episodes on demand, spanning full current seasons of select CBS series, entire previous seasons and classic shows, as well […]

April 24, 2018

BARB confirms multiscreen measurement

The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has revealed the next stage of Project Dovetail, which has the objective of delivering total reach of programme and commercial audiences across multiple screens. The rise of online delivery of programmes and commercials has been a catalyst for Project Dovetail. Dealing with audience fragmentation has been an aspect […]

April 5, 2018

26% of US adults are “almost constantly” online

As smartphones and other connecteddevices have become more widespread, 26 per cent of American adults now report that they go online “almost constantly,” up from 21 per cent in 2015, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January 2018. Overall, 77 per cent of Americans go online on a daily basis. That figure […]

March 16, 2018

Discovery hails Winter Olympic success

With the closing of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Discovery says it has delivered on its commitment to engage more people, on more screens than ever before across Europe. Viewers embraced Discovery’s production of the Olympic Games in record numbers, including the most immersive coverage, every minute live on digital, and the best experts analysing […]

February 27, 2018