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Disney+ Audience Soars With Shorts Push

Disney+ has increasingly been focusing on YouTube Shorts to push both awareness of the service and highlight specific content options. Combined with some ad spend, the strategy netted the service 75% more unique U.S. viewers on YouTube in June 2025, according to new data from Tubular Labs. Disney+ uploaded

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Women's Soccer Scores With Big Name Sponsorships

This Week On The Measure:  * Top Brands Score With NWSL Sponsorship * Shorts Leap For Dance Videos * 55% Of Millennials Shop Online 2-3 Times Per Week * Streamers Still Leaning On Older Audiences For Revenue * iSpot Disrupt in NYC March 19, RSVP below Top Brands Score With NWSL Sponsorship A recent MarketCast

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Which Brands Advertised During 2025 Oscars? (Full List)

Anora was the big winner during the 2025 Oscars, including honors for Best Picture. But movies' most important night was a major opportunity for advertisers, too. Data from iSpot shows the full list below of brands airing during the live ceremony on ABC, along with some top-line takeaways: * Of

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Streaming Knows Drama: A Picture Of Genre Overload

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. For all of those still mad about The Bear being considered a "comedy," perhaps a look at the streaming landscape informs why that's their (and others') best awards path forward. Data from Parrot Analytics

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Streamers Still Leaning On Older Audiences For Revenue

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Streaming content may be catering more to Gen Z audience sensibilities and interests, but... it winds up that these services are still relying more heavily on older audiences for the majority of their revenues. Parrot Analytics recently broke down

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How Peacock Leans On Broadcast TV Content

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Comcast plans to spin off most of its cable assets into a separate entity. That's interesting in any age, but especially this one, where more inventory seems to be the preferred outcome to less as a boon

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Netflix's Streaming Originals Dominance Sees Incursions In Q3

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Netflix has long been king of the streaming originals market, but Q3 data from Parrot Analytics shows how competitors have started to steal some of that spotlight by share of global streaming premieres. * In Q4 2023, Netflix accounted for

TV Audience

Ad Recall on Streaming: Disney+ Stands Out

As part of its streaming services study, MX8 Labs surveyed viewers about ad attention and more.

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Assessing The Streaming Promo Horse Race On Linear TV

The streaming service landscape continues to shift, and national linear TV promos have moved along with those changes. Data from iSpot reveals quarterly national TV promo media value since the start of Q1 2023, with several points sticking out: * As first reported by Marketing Brew, Apple TV+ is spending less

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Star Wars Series Demand Sputtering For Disney+

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. When Disney+ launched, new Star Wars content was set to be an anchor for the streaming service. Despite initial success with the first season of The Mandalorian, however, subsequent Star Wars shows have not hit the same demand highs

TV Audience

Data: Consumers’ Preferred Content Across Streaming Platforms

A survey from MX8 Labs reveals that Prime Video ranks highest for movies, while Netflix and Hulu are neck-and-neck for original series.

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Top Streaming Services by Viewer Experience, Content Appeal

According to an MX8 Labs study, Netflix was ranked as the No. 1 service for best overall streaming experience by 42% of consumers.

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Are Disney+ And Hulu A Perfect Streaming Marriage?

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Disney+ and Hulu have complementary content libraries by age, but how does that translate to being the best long-term solution for consumers looking for a streaming bundle (and a price discount with it)? Parrot Analytics’ Content Panorama takes a

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Peacock's Olympic-Sized Bet On Subscriber Loyalty

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Peacock is instituting a $2 price increase in July, ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris – which is not a new strategy for streaming services, as the hope is the events drive subscriber acquisition that stays beyond the timeline

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Can Disney, WBD Maximize Audience Reach With New Streaming Bundle?

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. As streaming prices rise and consumers look for ways to cut down on the pure number of subscriptions they have at once, bundles are back in play. One of the most recent, between Disney and Warner Bros., provides access

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Demand For Kids Streaming Content Still Outpaces Supply

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. One content genre that is consistently in high demand on U.S. streaming platforms, but in lower supply, is children's programming. Data from Parrot Analytics suggests that broken down by platform, it’s clear the majority of

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The Value of Disney+’s Taylor Swift Era

This week on The Measure: * The Value of Disney+’s Taylor Swift Era * Consumer Cellular Dials Up More Ad Reach * Hulu Hits New Social Video Heights * NBA Postseason Audiences Are a Slam Dunk * Video Game Adaptations Have Room to Grow * This Week’s Free Report: Engaging Gamers & Understanding their

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Hulu Hits New Heights on Social

Hulu was the No. 3 media & entertainment creator in the U.S. in March, reaching 40.6 million unique U.S. viewers across both Facebook and YouTube.

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Disney+ Leads Streamers for March Growth in Earned Media Value

Disney+ netted $25.4 million in Earned Media Value (EMV) in March, a 50% increase from its February EMV, making it the top video streaming service by month-over-month growth, per a recent analysis from CreatorIQ. It also led for month-over-month community expansion, with a 39% increase in the number of

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Netflix Streaming Rivals Still Have The IP To Compete

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. When looking at Parrot Analytics’ most in-demand U.S. TV premieres of 2023 – which takes into account the level of audience demand within the first 30 days after a first episode has aired – a few trends immediately pop out.

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Disney+ Demand Decay Denotes Hulu's Importance

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Hulu's impending integration into Disney+ could be the shot of life the latter streaming service needs, especially in light of its waning demand for original shows. Data from Parrot Analytics reveals how Disney+ titles have lost steam

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Could Disney+ And Hulu Dethrone Netflix?

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Hulu's integration into Disney+ (in a beta version this December and rolling out wide in March) sounds may not sound like a big deal on paper. But the combination of the two content libraries actually helps create

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Tubular Data: Streaming/Broadcast Audience Overlap Still Relatively Small

As more streaming shows are airing on broadcast TV (and cable), it's natural to wonder how many of those traditional TV viewers are actually tuning in for the first time. It ends up being quite a few, according to new data Tubular Labs shared exclusively with Deadline this

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Streaming Services Hit The Right Holiday Promo Notes

There is no shortage of holiday ads on TV right now, but some spots are landing better than others for audiences. And while many industries are finding success with their respective holiday commercials, responses from iSpot's Creative Assessment Survey shows that some of the most effective ads so

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Could Hulu Stymie Disney's Streaming Outlook?

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Comcast’s remaining 33% stake in Hul. But what exactly is Disney getting with this deal? Data from Parrot Analytics looked at demand shares to shed light on how Hulu is still very