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Report: YouTube top for sport news

A report reveals YouTube emerging as the dominant platform for sport news. According to the 2024 State of Sports Media report by Harker Bos Group’s Crowd React Media, YouTube boasts a 90 per cent reach among sports fans in the US, solidifying its position as the go-to destination for sports news, highlights, and analysis. The […]

October 28, 2024

Data: Strictly dominates UK news

Strictly Come Dancing has comprehensively dominated UK reader interest since the latest season launched, generating over 42 million article views – or nearly 10 per cent of all UK news traffic – over the last six weeks, data from content recommendation platform Taboola shows. Nearly 5,500 articles have been written about BBC’s Strictly across Taboola’s […]

October 28, 2024

Forecast: 8m Starlink customers by end 2025

Researcher and industry consultant Dr Tim Farrar, of TMF Associates, has predicted that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system is likely to end this year with around 5 million customers (although he stresses that they must not be termed as ‘subscribers’), and that during 2025 these would grow to around 8 million. Back in 2021 Elon Musk […]

October 28, 2024By Chris Forrester

Indonesia: Telco, pay-TV revenue to increase at 4.5% CAGR

The growing adoption of 4G/5G services and steady growth in fibre broadband subscriptions will drive the total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Indonesia at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5 per cent from $15.1 billion (€13.9bn) in 2023 to $18.8 billion in 2028, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Indonesia […]

October 28, 2024

Research: The perfect horror movie formula

With 34 million Brits set to enjoy a horror movie this Halloween, research from Sky Cinema and NOW has conjured the perfect horror movie formula, revealing the chilling cinematic elements that make Brits’ blood run cold. According to the study, whilst half (51 per cent) of Brits struggle to sleep after watching a horror movie, […]

October 28, 2024

Analysis: Nubank bundle boosts Max subs in Brazil

Following the launch of Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Max streaming service across Latin America in Q1 2024 (replacing HBO Max) the service saw a notable jump in subscribers. But while the overall region saw growth of 2.8 million subscribers year-over-year (13 per cent) in Q2, Ampere Analysis reports that one country in particular has emerged […]

October 25, 2024

Data: Disney+ remains #1 in new UK sub additions

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the behaviours within the VoD market between July to September 2024. Emmys and high-profile partnerships propel Disney+ Off the back of a hugely successful Emmy awards season, […]

October 24, 2024

Report: Surge in sports streaming on FAST platforms

Amagi, has released the 13th Amagi Global FAST Report, which reveals significant growth in sports content in the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) ecosystem. The report highlights a 150 per cent increase in global sports channel viewership on FAST compared to an overall viewership growth of 40 per cent, showcasing the increasing demand for sports […]

October 24, 2024

Survey: Europeans demand gigabit connectivity

Connect Europe, the association representing the leading connectivity providers in Europe, and market research  firm IPSOS, have released Europe’s Digital Pulse: connectivity trends and consumer insights, a new consumer survey examining the digital habits and expectations of consumers across 30 European countries. The main finding of the survey is that an overwhelming majority of Europeans […]

October 24, 2024

Research: SVoD ad-tier take up strong in Norway

Streaming subscriptions with ads continue to show strong growth in Norway during autumn 2024. The low price seems to appeal to an increasing number of households, both in Norway and across the Nordic region, according to research from Mediavision. Nearly 600,000 households in Norway report having at least one paid streaming subscription with ads – […]

October 24, 2024