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UK broadcasters warned on due impartiality

Ofcom research underlines the significant value UK viewers and listeners place on due impartiality as the media regulator puts broadcasters on notice that they must maintain the highest editorial standards ahead of a General Election. The qualitative research explores audiences’ understanding of news and current affairs content and their expectations of due impartiality when politicians […]

April 24, 2024By Colin Mann

Report: Surge in CTV, podcast, social video adspend

Advertisers are seeking out digital ad formats that capitalise on the engagement offered by the array of entertainment online, according to IAB’s Digital Adspend report for 2023, conducted with PwC. Spend on podcast ads grew by 23 per cent year-on-year, while connected TV (CTV) was up 21 per cent and social video continued to perform […]

April 24, 2024

24m UK homes accessing gigabit broadband

Eight in 10 UK homes (80 per cent) are now able to get gigabit-capable broadband, up from 73 per cent the same time last year, according to new data published by comms regulator Ofcom. The figures from Ofcom’s Connected Nations spring update also show that, as of January 2024, 62 per cent of households can […]

April 24, 2024

Study: Advertising is profitable business growth driver

A comprehensive study of advertising effectiveness has proven that advertising is a profitable driver of business growth and that all forms of advertising pay back, especially when their sustained effects are measured. The study – Profit Ability 2: the new business case for advertising – was commissioned by Thinkbox from Ebiquity, EssenceMediacom, Gain Theory, Mindshare, […]

April 24, 2024

CNA debuts on Freeview

Asia-based news and current affairs channel, CNA, is now available in the UK on Freeview UK, the country’s largest TV platform. The CNA free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel offers viewers the latest news from Asia, as well as award-winning documentaries and current affairs programmes with an Asian perspective. Some of the content viewers can […]

April 24, 2024

LG Channels expands line-up in Europe

LG TV owners across European countries can gain access to new free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels, including Sony Pictures’ Sony One Channels, and a suite of channels from Lionsgate. With Sony One Channels now available in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, and Lionsgate channels available in the UK, […]

April 24, 2024

Ireland: Large increase in adult BVoD, SVoD users

Kantar’s TGI ROI has published figures on Irish adults’ evolving viewing / listening habits. The sample is representative of 4,000 adults aged 16+ in Republic or Ireland, based on fieldwork from March 2023 – February 2024. The data uncovers that Irish adults spend 24.2 hours a week watching TV. RTE One remains the popular channel […]

April 24, 2024

Denmark: HVoD, sport, password crackdown to boost streaming

The Danish streaming market showcases stability during the first quarter of 2024, reports Mediavision. Household penetration of direct-to-consumer services remains at roughly 65 per cent, which equals approximately 1.7 million households. Stacking (number of paid streaming subscriptions per household) in Denmark is stable at just shy of three subscriptions per household. In total, Danish households […]

April 24, 2024

MPEG-5 could unlock UHD

Thierry Fautier, until recently a senior figure at Harmonic and now MD at Your Media Transformation, in a comprehensive paper presented at NAB, said it is about time to change the game on UHD deployment. He especially drew attention to the Brazil TV 3.0 announcement, and its plans to standardise on a UHD VVC together […]

April 24, 2024By Chris Forrester

SES’s O3b mPOWER now operational

SES has announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation software-enabled satellite system, is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or 8,000km away from the Earth and with extensive ground infrastructure built around the world, SES will be introducing […]

April 24, 2024

Forecast: Handheld gaming devices near 30m in 2028

Research from Omdia reveals 19.3 million handheld gaming devices were sold globally in 2023. The Games Handhelds Database forecast, which spans the full breadth of dedicated handheld gaming hardware, estimates this will grow to 29.3 million units by 2028. Handheld gaming experienced a resurgence led by the Nintendo Switch, following its displacement by mobile gaming […]

April 24, 2024
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