Data: Record viewership for Mandalorian s2 finale
The season 2 finale of Disney+’s The Mandalorian had the internet ablaze all weekend, after debuting on the streaming platform on December 18th. Some 1.1 million US households streamed The Mandalorian…
Survey: It’s A Wonderful Life is best Xmas movie
It’s a Wonderful Life has been voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners to be their favourite Christmas film of all time. A long list of 25 classics to choose from…
Channel 4 draws record young streamers
Channel 4 has unveiled its most popular shows, viral social clips and viewing trends of 2020, a year which saw growth in viewing across all key platforms, particularly amongst young…
Analysis: Entertainment sector will hot up in 2021
The media and entertainment industry has been the lead player in its own disaster movie with both heroes and victims as the Covid pandemic was felt across the globe. But…
Analyst: Will SVoDs replace pay-TV?
In presenting an overview of the changing TV and media landscape, Tristan Veale, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting has questioned whether shifting content consumption habits will lead to an SVoD…
Survey: TV expects bumper Xmas ratings
Christmas is set to look very different this year, but if there’s one staple that the nation will be relying on, it’s gathering in front of the TV screen to…
Report: Apple & Google key to driving TV sales
Global TV sales remain stable and will stay that way, with Futuresource Consulting forecasting growth of less than one per cent CAGR between 2018 and 2024. This obscures the underlying…
S Korea: Fixed broadband to drive fixed comms market growth
The fixed communications services market in South Korea is expected to reach $6.2 billion in 2025, recording a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2 per cent between 2020 and…
Analysis: Record growth for SVoD subs
The continued strength of the video streaming market is confirmed by the latest analysis from Strategy Analytics’ TV and Media Strategies research. The report, Q3 2020 Global VOD Service Competitor…
Report: Gigabit broadband reaches 1 in 4 UK homes
Eight million UK homes can now access gigabit-speed broadband according to UK comms regulator Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report, which analyses the availability of broadband and mobile services across the…
Virgin Media reveals record-breaking 2020
As a tumultuous 2020 draws to a close, UK multiplay operator Virgin Media has revealed how the year’s events have accelerated broadband usage, shifted TV habits and reconnected loved ones.…
Entain, Verizon Media innovation alliance
Media and technology company Verizon Media and sports-betting and gaming operator Entain have formed a global innovation alliance to develop new opportunities across interactive sports and entertainment. Entain brands include…
Survey: Consumers savvy about brand safety issues
Consumers express a nuanced appreciation of the complexities of the brand safety decisions faced by advertisers, according to a new survey conducted by the digital advertising industry certification programme the…
Data: Good Morning Britain most tweeted TV of 2020
Data from Kantar Media has revealed the most tweeted about TV programme/series of 2020 overall was ITV’s Good Morning Britain (with 4,930,926 tweets) followed by Love Island (3,172,459), BBC Breakfast…
Analyst: TV market boosted by lockdown western consumers
The global TV market is on track to achieve 1.2 per cent growth in 2020 and is set to end the year on more than 233 million shipments, according to…
Sky: “More Brits excercising at home”
A study from Sky suggests the home has become the new fitness haven for Brits with an average saving of £100 a month compared to going to the gym. Nearly…