Major film titles have seen nearly three times as many links to illegal streams appearing online since the beginning of the lockdown period, reports UK intellectual property protection body FACT. Analysis of specific films
With net losses that were more than in any previous quarter, findings from research and analysis firm Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 2,065,000 net video subscribers in Q1 2020, compared to a pro forma net loss of […]
Global advertising revenue will drop by at least 7.4 per cent in 2020 as the ripple effects of the coronavirus pandemic force advertisers to cut budgets, resulting in reduced income for media owners, according to technology research specialist Omdia. The 7.4 per cent drop represents Omdia’s best-case scenario, assuming the market will improve in the […]
In what was a difficult month for businesses across the UK and the world, advertising spend on traditional channels reflected both consumption changes and new behaviours from homebound consumers, Nielsen data reveals. As Covid-19 hit the UK in March, total advertising spend on traditional channels – which includes TV, press, cinema, out of home and […]
Investment bank Berenberg has just expanded its coverage of the UK and EU video gaming sector having helped raise about €300 million for video games companies since February 28th this year. The bank says: “Investors are clearly
Analysts at research firm Ampere Analysis are publishing a regular podcast discussing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry. Here is a top line summary of the most recent, with comments as to what it means for the entertainment industry now, and for a post-lockdown future. Gaming keeps on winning: Piers Harding-Rolls, […]
The latest findings from the Global Pay TV Subscriber Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research predict 35 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2019 and 2025, taking the global total to 1.06 billion. Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of pay-TV subscribers passed 1 billion in 2018. Excluding analogue cable TV, the […]
According to new research from actionable intelligence provider The Diffusion Group (TDG), six in ten US adult broadband users who use pay-TV on-demand services have increased viewing as a result of Covid-19-related stay-at-home directives, with 19 per cent reporting a significant increase. “Much has been written about recent spikes in the use of on-demand streaming […]
Findings from research and analysis firm Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that the largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 96 per cent of the market – acquired about 1,165,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in Q1 2020, compared to a pro forma gain of about 955,000 subscribers in Q1 2019. […]
“I attribute everything that has gone wrong to Coronavirus. Everything. But we own it,” Jeffrey Katzenberg told The New York Times as he lamented the poor start for Quibi, his smartphone short-form play. “Is it the avalanche of people that we wanted and were going for out of launch? The answer is no. It’s not […]