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Poll: 30% Brits plan to skip work for England vs Denmark

Nearly one in three (30 per cent) or Brits are planning to call in sick or make an excuse on June 20th, to watch the England vs Denmark Euro 2024 Groupmatch, according to a nationwide poll from Amazon Fire TV. Football fans in London (51 per cent), Leicester (41 per cent), Nottingham (32 per cent), […]

June 19, 2024

Research: Half US adults watch connected TV device daily

Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 88 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices (like Roku, Amazon Fire TV sticks or boxes, Chromecast or Apple TV), connected video game systems, and/or connected Blu-ray players. This compares to 82 per […]

June 5, 2023

Report: Amazon Fire TV most impacted by sideloaded apps

Pixalate, the fraud protection, privacy and compliance analytics platform for connected TV (CTV) and mobile advertising, has released the Q3 2022 Sideloaded CTV Apps Report. Sideloaded apps are apps that are downloaded and installed on a device but not from the device’s official app store. Pixalate’s study of programmatic advertising on sideloaded apps reveals that […]

December 16, 2022

VlogBox partners with Twin Sisters

VlogBox has partnered with Twin Sisters Digital Media to help distribute their content across top CTV platforms – Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV. Two CTV channels have been developed by VlogBox so far: Twin Sisters Music (a music library) and Twin Sisters Storytime Anytime (a collection of audio tales). Kim Mitzo Thompson and Karen […]

July 8, 2022

Research: 46% US adults viewing via CTV device

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that 87 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices (such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV sticks or boxes, Chromecast, or Apple TV), connected video game systems, and/or connected Blu-ray players. This compares to 80 per cent […]

June 6, 2022

Report: Amazon Channels struggle in Europe

Despite being available in Europe for almost five years, Amazon Channels remains somewhat unknown in the European OTT landscape, suggests a report from Dataxis. Originally launched in May 2017 in the UK and Germany, the service experienced two waves of expansion across 2019 with France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and at the end of 2020 […]

April 12, 2022

Data: Strong streaming growth in Europe

Streaming adoption throughout Europe continues to grow at a rapid pace, according to the Q4 2021 State of Streaming: Europe report from streaming media continuous measurement platform Conviva. While Europe as a whole experienced a 20 per cent increase in streaming viewership, Southern and Western Europe saw roughly double that growth with 44 per cent […]

March 17, 2022

Report: Asia streaming adoption up 46% YoY

Despite predictions of a ‘pandemic peak’, streaming adoption continues to gain ground worldwide and Asia is no exception, experiencing 46 per cent year-over-year growth in Q3 2021 according to the Q3 2021 State of Streaming: Asia report from Conviva, the continuous measurement platform for streaming media. Asia’s streaming growth was led by the western and southeastern regions of […]

November 12, 2021

F1 TV now on CTV devices

F1 TV will be launching on connected TV devices, including Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google TV set-top-boxes, ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil on November 14th. Fans will now be able to watch the conclusion to the championship battle on their large-screen devices. F1 TV, which was revamped with new […]

November 12, 2021By Colin Mann

ClixTV goes live

ClixTV, a multi-platform streamer at the intersection of entertainment, e-commerce and technology, has launched its free streaming service on over 80 channels, web, and apps, including Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, IMDb TV, Box One, LG Smart TV, and all Plex TV channels as well as on ClixTV.com, IOS and Android. ClixTV says it […]

October 19, 2021