Research: MENA SVoD revenues to triple to 2025
MENA SVoD revenues will reach $2.97 billion (€2.69bn) by 2025; or $2.1 billion more than the 2019 total. SVoD revenues will triple between 2019 and 2025. Turkey will total to…
Brexit: TV channels based in UK down 5%
The European Audiovisual Observatory’s MAVISE TV and VOD database has been updated with new 2019 data showing that the market share of TV channels based in the UK drop by…
Analyst: Telcos must explore growth opportunities
Despite the continued competitive onslaught from tech firms and over-the-top (OTT) providers, telco communication and data services will still command 50 per cent of the overall digital consumer services industry…
Research: Internet economy adds £45bn to UK GDP
The Internet is an economic powerhouse that is driving the whole UK economy through jobs, businesses and output, new Internet Association (IA) analysis reveals. The research highlights the value the…
F1 broadcast to 1.9bn fans in 2019
For the third year in a row, Formula 1 has seen its audience figures grow across both TV and digital platforms compared to the previous season. The total global TV…
Report: How Netflix won back US Latino subs
After suffering a sharp decline in penetration among US Latino viewers in late 2018 and early 2019, Netflix has made a comeback due to its extensive investment in Spanish-language content,…
Research: beIN ban hits MENA pay-TV revenues
Pay-TV revenues for the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region fell by 12 per cent between 2016 and 2019 to just under $3 billion (€2.7bn). Given…
Analyst: Super Bowl ads hit $4.5m per 30sec in 2019
While the team that wins the Super Bowl may change each year, the network hosting the game will always declare victory. Despite some slippage in ratings and some larger declines…
Survey: Most advertisers used advanced TV solutions in 2019
FreeWheel, a Comcast company, has revealed that according to a survey of over 300 marketers and agencies, advanced TV is being used by the majority of advertisers to reach their…
Study: Connected TV extends ad reach
As consumers increasingly demand more focused and relevant advertising, a study reveals that connected TV (CTV) significantly extends reach, provides more interactivity and increases earned time over standard ad experiences.…
Report: $240bn mobile ad spend in 2020
App Annie, the mobile data and analytics company helping brands and publishers win on mobile, has released The State of Mobile 2020 report. This annual appraisal provides insight into mobile’s…
Data: Disney+ app 41m downloads
Two months after Disney’s launch of its Disney+ SVoD service, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data confirms that the service’s mobile app has now been downloaded nearly 41 million times across…
Forecast: US pay-TV subs down 20% by 2023
Pay-TV subscriptions in the US are expected to decline by 20 per cent by 2023 according to analysts at media research firm Broadcast Intelligence. As the SVoD market continues to…
Report: Piracy, account sharing cost $67bn
Findings from research firm Parks Associates suggest that the value of pirate video services accessed by pay-TV and non-pay-TV consumers will exceed $67 billion (€60bn) worldwide by 2023. The report,…
UK tech sector leads global growth
In what was another record-breaking year, investments in the UK tech sector soared to £10.1 billion (€11.8bn) in 2019 – a £3.1 billion increase on 2018’s very strong figures and…