Media Consumption
Over half of UK households own a smart TV
Over half of 18-24 year olds say they spend more time watching video-sharing platforms than broadcast TV
Media Consumption
Media Consumption
Global online video use increases 4x compared to pre-pandemic
Current global average for online video viewing is four hours and 3 minutes per day
Media Consumption
BT Sport launches Watch Together for small screen app
New feature is currently in beta testing
Media Consumption
Formula 1 Virtual Grand Prix Series reaches 30 million viewers
Races reached 21.8 million viewers on digital platforms, with another five million watching on TV
Media Consumption
‘The crown jewels of UK sports broadcasting is back’: The Premier League returns
Analyst Paolo Pescatore talks to TVBEurope about the return of the Premier League
Media Consumption
International coalition shuts down illegal streamer with more than two million subscribers
Illegal IPTV streaming network offering more than 40,000 video channels and VoD content
Media Consumption
BT Sport’s Hindhaugh: No long term future for esports on pay-TV
"I’ve not had many people knocking on my door wanting to pay for something they can get for free"
Media Delivery
Global streaming accounts predicted to surpass pay-TV numbers by end of 2020
New figures from GlobalData
Media Delivery
Disney Plus signs up over 4 million UK subscribers
Already the third most popular SVoD in the UK
Media Consumption
Enders Analysis warns of troubling trends for broadcast television
Analysts warn of inevitable fatigue around "stale" TV schedules
Business
Is Apple TV Plus planning a move into sports?
Company has hired former Amazon Video exec James DeLorean
Media Consumption
One in seven OTT households are “borrowing” accounts
Research suggests 70 million households are borrowing one or more OTT accounts across 22 markets worldwide
Media Consumption
Over half of sports fans watch pirated content once a month
The Charting Global Sports Piracy report draws on results from a 10-country study of over 6,000 sports fans
Media Consumption
Beeb moves to beta testing
BBC's voice assistant is being tested by UK-based members of Microsoft's Windows Insider Programme
Media Consumption
Great content still needs a great engagement strategy to drive viewers
By James Manderson, general manager at customer engagement platform Braze EMEA
Media Consumption
Pay-TV revenues set for $150 billion hit
According to Digital TV Research, pay-TV revenues for 138 countries peaked in 2016 at $202 billion.
Media Consumption
One in five UK homes has signed up for a new SVoD service during lockdown
Average UK household now subscribes to 2.3 SVoD services
Media Consumption
UKTV Play reports 27 per cent viewer increase during lockdown
Network seeing big gains in viewers aged 16-34
Media Consumption
Changing TV habits in the era of Covid-19
Analyst Paolo Pescatore takes a look at the current situation for TV and streaming services
Media Consumption
720p is no longer HD according to YouTube
Platform reclassifies what constitutes HD quality on its videos
Media Consumption
Global pay-TV subs predicted to reach 1.06 billion by 2025
IPTV predicted to add 84 million subscribers between 2019 and 2025
Media Consumption
BARB: Boomers begin to embrace SVoD services
BARB releases its Viewing Report 2020
Media Consumption
Only a third of UK viewers are aware of AVoD
New figures from study by Rakuten Advertising
Media Consumption
Global streaming up by 50 per cent YoY in March
New figures from Conviva's State of Streaming report
Media Consumption
Havas Media report sees drop in live TV consumption
Latest iteration of Havas Media report points to stabilised consumption habits and a reduction of increased live TV viewing in the UK
Reports
SDI continues to deliver remote localisation for A+E Networks UK during shutdown
Company has been using SessionLinkPRO to deliver 40+ titles for the April schedule
iPlayer sees “most popular day ever” in lockdown
Received a record 20.4 million requests on 23rd March
Disney Plus predicted to hit 220+ million subscribers by 2024
Would be almost four times Disney's own subscriber target
Disney Plus reaches 50 million subscribers globally
Could meet the company's target of 60-90 million global subs four years early
WWE tags DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live and on-demand in the regions
Trusted News Initiative to fight coronavirus misinformation
Shared alert system enables partners to flag potentially harmful content
European pay-TV platforms introduce free packages during lockdown
Canal Plus, Telefonica and Orange offer free subscriptions
Total views of Bird Box “equivalent to 66 million kg of CO2”
"It is equal to driving from London to Istanbul and back 38,879 times"
Tony Hall: “No guarantee” that Netflix would serve British culture
"It comes nowhere near matching the BBC"
Content
Sky Sports to serve more women’s sport
"The evolution will mean no longer grouping women's sport collectively in a standalone programme each week"
Content
BritBox aims to “grab people’s attention” with Spitting Image return
The classic comedy revival is the service's first original commission
Features
The secret of immersive viewing
Luke Gaydon, head of Solutions, Innovation, and Marketing, Accedo, on the rise of AR/VR in sport broadcasting
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special named “biggest TV programme since 2002”
Watched by an audience of 18.5 million
