STREAMING MAY BE FLUSH WITH CONTENT BUT DISCOVERY REMAINS A CHALLENGE

17. 3. 2024 | 5 min read While consumers continue to enjoy a myriad of TV show options, discoverability remains a work in progress — and an increasingly valued feature by consumers, according to Hub Entertainment Research. But the firm’s Senior Consultant Mark Loughney believes to avoid flaring the fickle subscriptions of cancel-happy consumers, streamers need to remind viewers of the full reach of their libraries, not just the latest and greatest of their investments.

U.S. TV HOUSEHOLD DATA REVEALS SHIFTING TRENDS IN HOW AUDIENCES ACCESS CONTENT

11. 3. 2024 | 4 min read With so much focus in the media industry on the changing TV landscape, it goes without saying that understanding audience behavior is critical. But advertisers, agencies and publishers need to know more than just what audiences are watching to best serve their clients. They need to understand as much about the audience as they can, including how they access TV content.

STUDY USA: SPORTS INCREASINGLY INFLUENCING CONSUMER STREAMING CHOICES

11. 3. 2024 | 3 min read More than a third of respondents to Hub survey say sports is "much more important than other kinds of content".

STUDY: TV TOP PURCHASE INFLUENCER

8. 3. 2024 | 2 min read US local broadcast television industry trade body TVB has released the findings of the 2024 Purchase Funnel Study which seeks to identify the importance of media platforms in influencing consumers during the purchase decision process.

SURVEY USA: VIEWERS OVERWHELMINGLY WANT TO SEE MORE TV SHOWS DEPICTING REALISTIC WORK-LIFE BALANCE, FAMILY CARE AND GENDER EQUITY

8. 3. 2024 | 4 min read When Hollywood accurately depicts work-family and gender-equity scenarios on screen, it’s good for business by driving up viewership and engagement, according to a new research study.

PRIME TIME DOESN’T CHANGE EVEN IN THE AGE OF STREAMING SERVICES

7. 3. 2024 | 6 min read Prime time, the time when most viewers sit down at their screens and TV stations show the latest or most attractive programmes, has always been between seven and eight in the evening. With the advent of internet TV, viewers have been given the opportunity to change that. According to the TV channels' data, they continue to sit down in the evening most often, with only the rhythm of viewing during the week differing.

DELOITTE: ONE TENTH OF CZECHS CANCELLED THEIR VOD SUBSCRIPTION LAST YEAR

6. 3. 2024 | 4 min read The Czech Republic saw a 30% increase in subscriptions to video-on-demand (VOD) services last year. Netflix, Voyo, Disney+, Spotify and HBO Max were the most subscribed to. This is according to a study by Deloitte.

DESPITE THE BAD PRESS, TV SHOULD PROVE RESILIENT IN 2024

6. 3. 2024 | 8 min read SVOD has reached saturation point, presenting opportunity for linear TV as it continues to adapt and innovate.

THIS NIELSEN DATA SHOWS HOW THE WAY WE WATCH THE SUPER BOWL IS CHANGING

25. 2. 2024 | 6 min read Nielsen’s chief product officer talks about trends in NFL viewing.

IT’S ALL TV: STOP SILO-ING IT BY DELIVERY METHOD

22. 2. 2024 | 3 min read Dave Morgan reflects on how we currently view the world of television and total video.

NPAW: VOD, LINEAR TV VIEWING INCREASED IN 2023 FOR FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS

22. 2. 2024 | 3 min read Viewers worldwide viewed more on demand and linear TV than in the previous two years, according to NPAW’s 2023 Video Streaming Industry Report released this week.

CHALLENGES FOR MEDIA PLANNING IN AN AI-DRIVEN WORLD

21. 2. 2024 | 3 min read Global advertising spend is predicted to top $1 trillion for the first time in 2024, but the adoption of artificial intelligence means there are concerns around media quality which affect all aspects of media planning and buying, says a new WARC report. Why you should read the report The Future of Media 2024 takes a look at platform power in the era of AI, the current state of linear TV, the future of attention measurement, and the growth of in-game advertising.

CONSUMERS ARE WARMING UP TO ADS ON STREAMING – IF IT MEANS SAVING MONEY: HUB

21. 2. 2024 | 4 min read American consumers are warming up to the idea of advertising on streaming and increasingly open to opting for ads in exchange for savings on their monthly subscription bill, new data from Hub Entertainment Research finds.

KANTAR: U.S. STREAMING MARKET NEARS SATURATION

17. 2. 2024 | 5 min read 95% of U.S. homes had at least one VOD service in Dec. 2023, according to Kantar.

USERS OF STREAMING SERVICES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INCREASED, NETFLIX LEADS

13. 2. 2024 | 2 min read According to Axocom, the number of users of streaming services in the Czech Republic increased by about 100,000 last year.

TV VIEWERS FAVOR SHOWS WITH DIVERSE CASTS AND AUTHENTIC STORYLINES

10. 2. 2024 | 8 min read The rapidly changing entertainment industry has had two work stoppages in three years — the pandemic and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — and continues to grapple with an “existential crisis” of inclusion that has been decades in the making. How will Hollywood adapt so that it can move forward? Now that the strikes are over, what’s next? “If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward.” John Wooden

SURVEY USA: 36% PLAN TO STREAM THE SUPER BOWL

8. 2. 2024 | 4 min read The annual Adtaxi Super Bowl Viewership survey highlights both the ongoing shift towards streaming media and the potential impact of Taylor Swift on the game’s audience.

ONE THIRD OF STREAMERS STILL SHARING PASSWORDS

7. 2. 2024 | 4 min read Amid a crackdown on password sharing nearly half were very worried or somewhat worried that streaming services would crackdown on the practice, according to Horowitz.