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Research: UK lockdown drives comms app usage

UK multiplay telco EE, a BT Group company, has released its Mobile Network data report from February to May 2020, tracking the changing trends and habits of the UK’s most used apps and services throughout lockdown. The insights highlight: The stockpiling shopping patterns in March The shift to limited exercising outdoors Changing behaviours around food […]

May 27, 2020

Australia: Disney+ hits 2m subs in 4 months

Data from Roy Morgan shows Disney+ continuing its stellar growth with over 2 million Australians now using the SVoD service after only launcing in the country four months ago. As a comparison, it took market leader Netflix six months from launching in Australia in March 2015 to attract over 2 million viewers. Overall, Netflix has […]

May 26, 2020

Research: US lockdown drives broadband service upgrades

According to research from actionable intelligence firm The Diffusion Group (TDG), 7 per cent of US broadband households upgraded their service in April 2020, a rate that varies dramatically relative to the number of children under 18 living at home. Only 4 per cent of broadband households without children under 18 at home upgraded their […]

May 26, 2020

Covid-19 sees 25% of Q3 US TV ads cancelled

Covid-19 has seen US advertisers cancel 15 per cent to 25 per cent  of the Q3 advertising time bought during the 2019-20 upfront reports Cable & Broadcast. Executives said the cancellations

May 26, 2020

Study: Which countries have best-rated Netflix content?

Netflix is currently available in over 190 countries, but the shows and movies on the service are different in every country. VPN provider Surfshack used Flixwatch, the largest Netflix database site with libraries for 70 countries, to find out what TV shows and movies are available in each country. They then collected the IMDb rating, […]

May 26, 2020

Study: UK confused about 5G

With 5G conspiracy theories prompting a spate of attacks on mobile network infrastructure and essential workers across the UK, a study from mobile network benchmarking firm Global Wireless Solutions (GWS), conducted before the current pandemic, reveals a

May 22, 2020

ASA: Kids’ exposure to gambling & alcohol ads remains low

UK advertising regulator the ASA has published its latest report on children’s exposure to TV ads for alcohol and gambling, providing exposure figures for 2019. The UK advertising rules contain scheduling restrictions designed to reduce significantly under-18s’ exposure to ads for age-restricted product categories such as alcohol and gambling. Reflecting that, reporting on exposure data […]

May 22, 2020

Analyst: 5G to transform media landscape

While 2019 has seen the first deployments of 5G in the consumer domain, 2020 will be the year of large scale commercial 5G roll-outs across the globe. In line with this, 5G-generated revenues for cloud-based entertainment services is forecast to rise sharply until at least 2024, according to tech advisory firm ABI Research. According to […]

May 21, 2020By Colin Mann

Analysis: M&E to take $160bn Covid-19 hit

The latest forecast revisions from Ampere Analysis reveal that the global entertainment sector is set to lose $160 billion (€146bn) of growth as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic over the next five years. While the biggest impact will be felt in 2020 and throughout 2021, growth will be reduced each year for the duration […]

May 21, 2020

Survey: Millennials most interested in HBO Max

Television analytics platform TV Time has conducted a survey to gauge awareness and interest to subscribe to HBO Max prior to launch and what content appeals most to viewers, with Millennials expressing the highest level of intent to subscribe, and Older Gen X and Millennial audience segments most interested in HBO titles and Max Originals […]

May 20, 2020