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Piracy in Portugal at “alarming” levels

Portugal’s piracy problem is reaching “alarming” levels, with an estimated 288,000 households illegally accessing digital and audiovisual services monthly. The claim comes from Pedro Mota Soares, the general secretary of Apritel, the Portuguese association of electronic communications operators. Speaking to the Lusa news agency, he highlighted that young people are particularly affected, with Portugal having […]

April 29, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Data: Long-form content takes 73% of YouTube US viewing time

Consumption of long-form content on YouTube is rising rapidly in the US, accounting for 73 per cent of all viewing time on the platform by the end of October 2024, according to research by Digital i, a provider of cross-platform streaming data and analysis. Findings showed that average viewing time spent by US YouTube users […]

February 6, 2025

Report: Australian SVoDs spend big on sport

With a variety of local streaming services owning exclusive sports rights and several international streamers investing in the genre, Australian SVoD spending on sports is uncharacteristically high. A report from Ampere Analysis explores why the country’s broadcasting landscape is unique. Key report facts: In 2023, Australia-based SVoDs dedicated 21 per cent of their overall content […]

September 30, 2024

France: DAZN scores Ligue 1 deal

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has acquired exclusive live rights, replay, near live highlights and clips to Ligue 1 football in France for the next five seasons. DAZN will become the new home of Ligue 1 McDonald’s football, offering French fans all 306 matches in one place: eight Ligue 1 matches live and exclusively, on […]

August 1, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Tubi live in UK

Tubi, Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, is now live in the UK. Tubi has built momentum in North America by engaging viewers with a free, personalised streaming service that offers an extensive library of blockbuster movies, popular TV series, and exclusive Tubi Originals. With nearly 80 million monthly active users, Tubi has emerged as the […]

July 2, 2024

Report: Live TV events garner longer tune-in

FreeWheel, a technology platform for the television advertising industry, has announced the launch of an enhanced product suite for programmatic transactions on live steaming events—including the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. In addition, FreeWheel has released a report titled: It’s Only Live Once: How TV Advertisers Can Capture Audiences in the Moment…and How Streaming […]

June 18, 2024

Forecast: W Europe OTT revenues €44bn by 2029

Western European OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach $48 billion (€44bn) in 2029, up from $31 billion in 2023, according to the Western Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The UK will contribute $10 billion in 2029, Germany $9 billion, Italy $5 billion and France $7 […]

March 18, 2024

Forecast: Cord-cutting to hit W Europe pay-TV

Western Europe will lose nearly 9 million pay-TV subscribers between 2023 and 2029 to reach 93 million – down by 8 per cent, according to the Western Europe Pay-TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. This is nowhere near as bad as the US as pay-TV penetration will still be 53 per cent […]

March 11, 2024

ThinkAnalytics, Channel 4 renew partnership

ThinkAnalytics, a specialist in Al-based TV content discovery, viewer data insights, and targeted advertising, and Channel 4 have extended their partnership, after successfully using ThinkAnalytics Think360’s viewer behaviour insights and AI to pioneer personalised recommendations on Channel 4’s streaming service and across marketing and CRM campaigns. Channel 4 has integrated Think360 with its customer engagement […]

February 26, 2024

Study: Live sports streaming drives subs growth

Marketing data and analytics company Kantar’s report, Game Changer: The evolution of live sports viewing in the US and Europe, which documents the evolution of live sports viewership, suggests that live sports are the key to unlocking growth in the highly fragmented streaming market. But streaming giants’ bets go beyond live action: sports-themed documentaries and […]

January 9, 2024By Colin Mann