Media & Entertainment
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna goes through the new details revealed about Disney's upcoming video streaming service. Does the price make sense, and is the content compelling enough?
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna discusses the changes in how US consumers are paying for TV. Why are some Americans cutting the cord or never signing up for cable in the first place?
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna talks about March Madness and the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. He explains who's watching, how they're watching, and how much advertisers are dropping on the Final Four event.
Apple Music will gain an additional 5 million monthly active users (MAUs) in the US this year, reaching a total of 33.4 million. We expect the streaming service will continue to grow and take an 18.3% share of US digital audio MAUs by 2021.
Amazon Music will cross 35 million monthly listeners in the US this year. At a growth rate of 17.7% year over year, we expect it will grow faster than any other digital audio service in our forecast.
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna helps us understand whether advertisers are overlooking engagement across devices as dollars move from TV to digital video.
Competitive video gaming is a rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar industry, presenting new opportunities for marketers to reach and engage with fans. Esports ad revenues are poised to surpass $200 million by next year, according to eMarketer’s first forecast on esports and gaming revenues.
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," we take a look at the Academy Awards show, which reversed a string of audience losses even as it jettisoned a traditional hosting role. Who was watching, why, and how does digital intersect with the Oscars?
Revamping a century-old business magazine is like changing car tires at 100 mph, according to Salah Zalatimo, chief digital officer at Forbes. Like a Nascar pit crew, the team responsible for transforming a company like Forbes has to work quickly and precisely.
That’s the date the International Bureau of Weights and Measures has designated as the transition to a new definition of the kilogram. What does the kilogram have to do with TV ad measurement? It illustrates the need to update old standards to reflect new technologies and user behaviors.
Gaming has gone mainstream, with 86% of internet users worldwide noting they have gamed on at least one device within the past month, and that figure climbed to 92% among those ages 16 to 24, according to a March 2019 report from GlobalWebIndex.
In today’s “eMarketer Daily Forecast” video, senior forecasting analyst Chris Bendtsen tees up the numbers on digital music audiences and the top platforms. Tune in.
More than 35 million Americans are enhancing their social media experiences with augmented reality (AR), according to our estimates. In today’s “eMarketer Daily Forecast,” forecasting analyst Showmik Podder provides a quick look at AR usage among US social network users. Tune in.
Apple is expanding its digital media presence at a time when iPhone sales have slowed. Earlier this week, Apple unveiled several new media products, including a subscription news app, gaming platform and video streaming service.
Pandora may be the most popular music streaming service in the US, but it won’t retain the No. 1 spot for much longer. According to our latest forecast on digital music listeners, Spotify will surpass Pandora in terms of users by 2021—one year sooner than we predicted last year.
Hulu’s decision to reduce the price of its most affordable, ad-supported plan will help bring more users—and more ad dollars—to the popular streaming platform.
Earlier this week, 3,000 marketing industry professionals gathered for LiveRamp’s RampUp conference at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco to discuss the latest marketing technology developments. One theme that stood out was that while marketers are making headway with advanced TV, it’s early days with TV ad innovations.
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," we look at the state of augmented reality today and what the future may hold. Will AR largely be a smartphone function, or will other devices come into play?
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," we're digging into the data behind the Grammy Awards. What do the audience trends suggest for the future? How are shifting TV audience trends affecting the awards show and are political controversies driving interest or leading viewers to opt out?
In 2018, esports captured the attention of nearly 400 million viewers worldwide—and cable and OTT platforms took note, with media rights revenues topping $180 million.