A new report from Sky – The Attention Index – reveals what is grabbing the attention of audiences in today’s information-rich world. From the big screens in living rooms, to the small screens on mobiles, the report provides an insight into where people are focusing their attention, how people watch and how they stay connected. […]

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows UK ad spend increased 9.3 per cent to £9.2 billion (€10.9bn) during the first three months of 2024 – setting a new high for a first quarter period. Data reveals this rise was almost three percentage points (pp) ahead of forecast, due to stronger-than-expected online growth, with online […]

beIN Sports, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) sports broadcaster, has set a new record with cumulative viewership of more than 1.2 billion views of its multilingual coverage of the Euro 2024 tournament held in Germany. The broadcaster’s coverage of the Euro 2020 tournament generated 0.96 billion views across the same numbers of matches, […]

Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is now the highest-grossing animated film of all time, with $1.462 billion (€1.35bn) to date at the global box office. In addition to surpassing Disney’s Frozen 2 (2019) on the animated chart, the film has also moved into the #13 spot in the all-time industry global box office rankings. […]

Kantar, the evidence-based insights and consulting company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Disney+ took the top spot from Apple TV+ for new subscriptions in Q2 2024 with a 19 per cent share, whilst Netflix’s Baby Reindeer was identified as the most enjoyed series in the quarter. […]

Ofcom has published its initial findings on the local media landscape in the UK. Given the range of duties that Ofcom has relevant to local media, the media regulator says that “it is important that we maintain an up-to-date understanding of this rapidly changing sector”. Ofcom therefore launched a two-stage review of local media at […]

In the first quarter of 2024, streaming subscriptions in Italy grew by 12.5 per cent, surpassing pay-TV subscriptions for the first time and accounting for 20.4 per cent of total revenues. According to Mediobanca Research, the Italian broadcasting sector experienced modest growth of 1.6 per cent in 2023, reaching €8.9 billion in turnover. All sectors […]

Ofcom research has found that 43 per cent of people aged 16+ say they have seen at least one deepfake online in the last six months – rising to 50 per cent among children aged 8-15. Among adults who say they have seen deepfake content, one in seven (14 per cent) say they have seen […]

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members meeting at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris have received an update on the IOC’s digital engagement and marketing initiatives, including the record-breaking levels of Olympic digital engagement on the Road to Paris 2024. “The main objective of the IOC Digital Strategy is to promote athletes and sports, by growing […]

Communications service providers (CSPs) have experienced substantial consolidation in recent years with 514 mobile and wireline M&A deals worldwide over the 2019-23 period, Omdia’s research shows. There have been more wireline M&A deals than mobile, with 392 wireline and 122 mobile M&A deals over the 2019-23 period. The mobile M&A includes prominent deals such as […]