The ITV Hub has revealed its performance results for the first three months of 2020, with the VoD platform achieving an uplift in both reach and consumption hours. Year on year consumption hours have increased by 82 per cent, while monthly reach on the platform has risen by 40 per cent. ITV Hub plus, ITV’s […]
Hub Entertainment Research has released the findings from its Connected Home 2020 study that shows US consumers are getting smarter in their homes. The study showcases a rise in smart speaker purchases, a dramatic increase in smartphone viewership, and Amazon’s entrenchment as a leader in the smart electronics space (most notably smart speakers, smart devices, […]
Covid-19 has been having a devastating impact on the TV broadcasting industry as firms have been reluctant to spend on ads, reports GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Danyaal Rashid, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Covid-19 has led to significant cuts in TV ad spending, affecting those broadcasters that rely on ad revenue to survive. […]
Analysis from evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar’s Covid-19 Barometer, which explores the market implications of the Coronavirus, suggests that news consumption is up, as people seek to stay informed, revealing how people are reacting and adapting to the ‘new normal’ as the pandemic progresses. Now surveying more than 30,000 consumers across over 50 markets, […]
Broadband usage experienced a one-day spike to new Sunday highs on Easter, according to data from OpenVault, a provider of technology solutions and industry analytics for broadband operators. Easter Sunday downstream consumption was 16.3 GB per subscriber, an increase of 15.8 per cent over the previous Sunday (14.1 GB) and of 37.9 per cent over […]
Disney has reported that its Disney+ SVoD platform now has over 50 million paid subscribers globally – five months after the service launched in select markets. “We’re truly humbled that Disney+ is resonating with millions around the globe, and believe this bodes well for our continued expansion throughout Western Europe and into Japan and all […]
A report from investment bank Berenberg says that the Coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on television advertising. The bank’s note says that while it is still too early to assess how badly marketing spend will be affected in FY 2020, it is clear that the initial response to the virus has been a rapid fall-off […]
Almost half of UK online adults came across false or misleading information about coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last week, media regulator Ofcom has found. Ofcom is conducting weekly research to help understand how people are receiving and acting on information during the current pandemic. Its first results from week one of the ‘lockdown’ show that […]
Netflix docu-series Tiger King pulled in 34.3 million unique viewers in the US during its first 10 days on the platform from March 20th to 29th, according to Nielsen. The performance surpassed the benchmark set by the second-season premiere of Netflix series Stranger Things, which drew 31.2 million unique viewers. Focused on the colourful lifestyles […]
Netflix’s global hit series La Casa de Papel (also known as Money Heist) rolled out its highly anticipated fourth season on April 3rd only to see it immediately soar to the number one most in-demand series in the world, according to global demand data insights company Parrot Analytics. From April 3rd to 5th, La Casa de Papel was 31.75 times […]