GroupM's This Year Next Year Mid-Year 2023 Forecast projects global advertising in 2023 to total $874.5 billion, excluding U.S. political advertising, rising 5.9 percent.
Analysis
Report: Talk Shows, Soaps, Streamers Most Vulnerable to Writers’ Strike
June 12, 2023
MediaRadar has found that advertisers spent $633.2 million last quarter on the three categories most vulnerable to the writers’ strike: talk shows, soap operas and OTT streaming platforms.
Samba TV: Streaming Account Sharing on the Rise
May 31, 2023
Samba TV and HarrisX have unveiled new data showing that account sharing is on the rise, with 51 percent of respondents indicating they share their SVOD subscriptions with others.
Study Spotlights Interest in Asian-Themed Content in the U.S.
May 30, 2023
A new study from Horowitz Research has highlighted the opportunities for streamers in the U.S. to tap into the interest in Asian-themed content.
Samba TV: Weekly Releases Drive Viewership, Bingeing Fosters Retention
May 19, 2023
Analytics firm Samba TV has released new research on streaming rollout strategies, finding that weekly releases help drive viewership over time while bulk drops of episodes are better for audience retention.
Global SVOD Base to Hit 1.76 Billion in 2028
May 16, 2023
There is still room for growth in the global SVOD space, Digital TV Research says, projecting the addition of 400 million subscribers between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion.
Hub Report: Viewers Flock to Shows & Brands vs. Platforms
May 9, 2023
Hub Entertainment Research has released a new study that shows streaming providers could face "congestion" as the proliferation of video services has given viewers a logistical problem of deciding what to watch amid a "vast sea of options."
AVOD Revenues to Top $90 Billion in 2028
April 25, 2023
New data from Digital TV Research indicates that global AVOD revenues for TV series and movies will rise by $50 billion from 2022 to 2028 to reach $91 billion.
FAST Revenues to Reach $6.3 Billion in 2023
April 24, 2023
New research from Omdia forecasts that FAST channels will generate revenues of $6.3 billion this year, with 80 percent of that to come from the U.S.
NPAW: Three-Quarters of SVODs to Introduce Ads by 2025
March 31, 2023
According to a new global B2B industry survey by NPAW, 76 percent of subscription-based video-on-demand companies plan to introduce ads in the next two years.