Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data and analysis on the global video streaming landscape. Kantar’s EoD study uncovers the following behaviours within the global VoD market between Apr to Jun 2024: Ad-supported streaming saw significant growth in Q2 2024, with AVoD increasing by 10 per…

Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios, has announced that its German office has signed a partnership with Studio71, the digital media and entertainment company of ProSiebenSat.1, to launch two channel brands on the free streaming service Joyn. Effective immediately, selected content from Little Dot Studios’ Real Stories Germany and Real Crime Germany channels, will…

The days of flipping through TV channels are long gone as smart TV owners embrace the app-centric viewing environments that deliver more than just TV entertainment. Hub’s Evolution of the TV Set study shows that smart TVs significantly impact how viewers are leaning into streaming services and other entertainment apps as traditional linear pay-TV viewing…

Research from the Sponsorship team at Ampere Analysis reveals how powerful the English Premier League (EPL) is at securing international partner brands. The major European football leagues – as a broad rule – are all relatively successful at attracting international investment, but it is the UK’s Premier League that signs the most sponsorship deals with…

Romanian telco Digi has secured a deal to purchase Portuguese operator Nowo from Spanish firm Lorca JVCO (a joint venture between Orange and MásMóvil) for €150 million. The acquisition, subject to approval by the Competition Authority and the National Communications Authority (Anacom), marks a significant step for Digi as it expands its operations in Portugal.…

Throughout August, Virgin Media is offering its TV customers who don’t currently subscribe to Premier Sports access to the channels at no extra cost. Eligible customers will see the sports channels added to their TV line-up, offering them to chance to watch a variety of sporting including La Liga football, Motorsport, MMA, Scottish Premiership football,…

Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest Less than three hours after the stabbing attack on Monday that led to the death of three children, an AI-generated image was shared on X by an account called Europe Invasion. It depicted bearded men in traditional Muslim dress outside…

Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest Less than three hours after the stabbing attack on Monday that led to the death of three children, an AI-generated image was shared on X by an account called Europe Invasion. It depicted bearded men in traditional Muslim dress outside…

Roku, the streaming specialist, has reported its Q2 results with total net revenue at $968 million, up 14 per cent year over year. In a letter to shareholders, the company said: “We delivered solid results in Q2. Roku grew Streaming Households 14 per cent YoY, Streaming Hours 20 per cent YoY, and Platform revenue 11…

Ex-CNN anchor alleges fraud and breach of contract after X Corp owner abruptly ended video series partnership The former CNN anchor Don Lemon has sued Elon Musk and X over a cancelled deal with the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. His filing in California superior court in San Francisco includes claims of fraud,…