At the end of the quarter, the company had 17 million paying subscribers, but since the end of June, Discovery’s direct-to-consumer streaming services attracted another one million more, thanks to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Canadian audiences engaged on all CBC television, streaming and digital platforms during the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, with the channel marking record high digital audiences.
Since January 2020, the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) has reported reach and time spent viewing across TV sets, tablets and PC. Now, it launched a total four-screen viewing with the inclusion of smartphones.
UK adults sought solace in screens and streaming in 2020, spending a third of their waking hours watching TV and online video content, according to Ofcom’s annual study of the nation’s media habits.