With streamers nearing market saturation in Western markets, retaining subscribers is more important than ever. A report from Ampere Analysis shows that households with children are less likely to cancel streaming service subscriptions than those without them. As a result, streamers are scooping up kids’ titles to appease this influential audience. Olivia Deane, Research Manager […]
Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, in delivering his keynote speech at the Royal Television Society London Convention, began by declaring that Britain is one of the best places for TV and film production. “The Royal Television Society always holds a special place in my heart because it was here, back in 2016, that I showed […]
The UK Culture Secretary is to challenge the TV industry to commission and make more shows outside London and the South East. In her Royal Television Society convention keynote address, Lisa Nandy will say that broadcasters must be more ambitious in continuing to grow the UK’s world-leading TV sector beyond London and the South East, […]
ScreenThink, MTM’s market intelligence insights tool for the TV and video industry, has revealed the findings of its research report which explores the impact of advertising tiers on SVoD services. Contrary to initial concerns, the latest data reveals that the introduction of ad tiers has had a surprisingly positive effect on the streaming brands. Despite […]
RTL, the German broadcaster, and Paramount have withdrawn their bid to merge Super RTL, the children’s television network, with Nickelodeon, according to Reuters. The German cartel office said the withdrawal had occurred after it informed the companies that it intended to prohibit the planned merger. Super RTL, belonging to Bertelsmann’s RTL Group, first announced in […]
Barb and PAMCo have announced a jointly run beta-stage trial of shared data collection in October, to be carried out by mutual data-collection partner Ipsos. This continues the review process being undertaken by PAMCo as it looks to deliver an evolved measurement system for 2025. The trial will include a sample of participants in the […]
Enterprise influencer marketing platform CreatorIQ has released its Winning Strategies in Streaming: How Industry Leaders are Harnessing Creator Marketing report, which highlights the increased role creators play in driving tune-in and combatting churn. The report leverages CreatorIQ’s proprietary data, insights and industry-standard Earned Media Value (EMV) metric to uncover valuable insights into the creator marketing […]
One in three Americans now pay for a subscription they never use and 35 per cent have lost track of how much they spend on subscriptions each month. According to a report from Bango, this makes American subscribers the most likely to lose track of their spending, compared with Europeans (28 per cent) and those […]
DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI), in collaboration with BB Media, has provided a fresh overview of the digital APAC entertainment landscape. This data allows a greater understanding of the region, while increased knowledge of both the established and emerging players provides greater depth to the conversation around discoverability, and potential consumer confusion. This […]
Netflix has announced an expanded relationship with producer, writer and actor Richard Gadd as they enter a multi-year scripted series first-look deal. The news was revealed by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on stage at The Royal Television Society (RTS) London Convention. Netflix’s first collaboration with Gadd was as Executive Producer of the breakout series Baby […]
Ade Rawcliffe has been named ITV Chief People Officer effective from January 2025. Rawcliffe is currently the company’s Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion and has sat on the Management Board since 2020. Current Chief People Officer David Osborn is to leave ITV in spring 2025 and will work with Rawcliffe to hand over responsibilities […]
Rivada Space Networks issued a press release to coincide with Euroconsult’s Paris Space Business Week which said that it is “partnering” with Peraton, “a next-generation national security company and transformative enterprise IT provider” who will now work with Rivada once its planned 300 satellite constellation is in place. However, there was no news on whether […]
It seems a bit unkind to refer to players in their 40s, 60s and 70s as nepo babies but, as they say in Hollywood: “whatever”. Is it just a coincidence that a third nepo has joined the fray – the never-ending fray – over who will win control of Paramount? Edgar Bronfman Jr – scion […]