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BT successfully trials MAUD streaming tech

In late 2023, BT launched MAUD (Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery) – the telco group’s technology solution that enhances live video streaming quality and reliability for viewers and increases content delivery efficiency for broadcasters and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Chris Bramley, Managing director, NAS and architecture, Networks, at BT, commented: “It’s the era of box office events […]

March 11, 2025

Research: 65% of US plans to watch Super Bowl LIX

Attest, a New York-based consumer research platform, has published research on how Americans plan to tune-in to Super Bowl LIX on February 9th. Looking back, last year’s Super Bowl gained widespread attention for more than just football, especially with pop star Taylor Swift’s attendance and potential impact on viewership, while online conversations swirled about the […]

February 5, 2025

Research: In-car radio listeners favour solo artists

DTS, a specialist in next-generation audio and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi, has released the Top Most Listened-To Songs In-Vehicle for Q4 2024 in the UK, US and globally, based on data gathered by the DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal. The stand-out trend for the quarter was the staying power of chart-toppers by Shaboozey, Sabrina […]

January 29, 2025

Report: Music industry nears 5 trillion streams in 2024

Luminate, the entertainment industry’s data partner, has unveiled its 2024 Year-End Music Report. Drawing on 23 trillion data points from thousands of artists and core data from over 500 authorised partners spanning digital, retail and airplay, it provides a data-driven look at the key trends shaping the global music industry in the past year. Rob […]

January 16, 2025

Report: Music sales at 20-year high; video games decline

Streaming services and the retail-led vinyl revival pushed UK music consumption and recorded music revenues in 2024 to a 20-year high and an all-time record, exceeding the pinnacle of the CD era, according to annual figures released by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. Consumption reached the equivalent of 201.4 million albums a year. Streaming […]

January 8, 2025

Data: Physical music returns, streaming soars

2024 proved another milestone year for UK recorded music, with BPI analysis based on Official Charts data revealing new heights for streaming, record-breaking success for women and a return to growth for physical music sales. The BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, reveals UK recorded music consumption across […]

December 31, 2024

Report: UK is a nation of split-screeners

The UK has become a nation of split-screeners, secret streamers and event schemers according to research commissioned by BT Group. Network Wrapped is a new annual study that combines mobile and broadband data with consumer insights to reveal the latest trends around how the British public engaged with the biggest cultural moments of the year, […]

December 18, 2024

Global adding 12 new radio stations

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has revealed the details of 12 new radio stations, the biggest single launch in UK radio history – set to go live across the UK on September 12th The new stations will all be available on Global Player, the official app for all of Global’s radio brands and content, […]

September 11, 2024

Kelce brothers sign Amazon podcast deal

NFL stars and brothers, Travis and Jason Kelce. have signed a podcast deal with Amazon, reportedly worth $100 million (€90m). The three-year deal gives Wondery, an Amazon partner company, exclusive multimedia rights to the brothers’ popular New Heights podcast. The siblings launched the podcast in 2022, which sees the pair interviewing celebrity guests and discussing […]

August 28, 2024By Nik Roseveare

The NFL’s growth in media consumption

Since its initial roots in the 1920s before transforming into the NFL in the 1960s, the NFL has been popular and has grown considerably as time goes by. Tech and the increase in different types of media, especially the arrival of social media, has lent the organisation and one of the biggest sporting leagues in […]

July 8, 2024