Increases in both co-commissions between traditional broadcasters and SVoDs, and in sole commissions, drove investment in British TV drama to a record £2.6 billion (€2.88bn) in 2019, according to a new report commissioned by COBA, the industry association for commercial broadcasters and on-demand services. Fuelling the growth, co-commissions surged by 17 per cent, from 30 […]
A growing number of Australian consumers are cutting their pay-TV subscriptions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey of 1,000 Australians by JWS Research for The Trade Desk Fourteen per cent of Australians that use pay television services intend to cancel, put on hold or let lapse their pay-TV services […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Conquering Content study, which tracks how TV viewers discover and watch new TV shows, suggests that a perfect storm of developments – the steady stream of new viewing platforms, the rapid growth in exclusive streaming content, and the continuing decline in MVPD subscriptions – has combined to accelerate the […]
Zenith forecasts video entertainment advertising will shrink by just 0.2 per cent in 2020 across ten key markets this year, according to its Business Intelligence – Video Entertainment report. Video entertainment adspend will far outperform the ad market
With the start of the delayed 2020/21 season days away, the English Premier League has launched anti-piracy media campaigns in Hong Kong and Malaysia. The ‘Boot Out Piracy’ advertising campaign aims to raise awareness of the compromised viewing quality and risks faced by fans watching matches via illegal streams. It will highlight the dangers illegal […]
The average UK adult will spend nearly £1 million (€1.12m) in bills over their lifetime – and now spends more on tech, such as TV subscriptions, mobile phone contracts and music streaming services, than they do on utilities, according to a study conducted by multiplay telco O2 to celebrate the anniversary of its flexible custom […]
Parks Associates consumer research finds 62 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to a traditional pay-TV service via a cable or satellite provider, down from 69 per cent in Q1 2019, even as the average amount of video watched per week has spiked to more than 37 hours per household. “The explosion of online […]
The latest figures from research firm Ampere Analysis suggest that there is room for three billion additional streaming subscriptions across the world’s largest media markets, even though some territories are moving towards a ‘stacking ceiling’. As SVoD growth becomes increasingly
The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted home entertainment subscription services in Australia according to research from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Australians added 5.6 million new subscriptions to the end of June 2020, an increase of 18 per cent from a year ago. This growth was across streaming video on demand (SVoD), streaming music and games-related […]
Officers from the Suffolk Constabulary in the East of England have arrested a man near Woodbridge in connection with suspected illegal streaming of premium television channels, and other copyrighted material. Officers from the Cyber and Serious Organised Crime team conducted a warrant at a property in the Hollesley area concerning the illegal streaming of premium […]