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Stat: Decline in sex and nudity in top films highlights Gen Z’s changing media preferences

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Stat: Decline in sex and nudity in top films highlights Gen Z’s changing media preferences

The prevalence of sex and nudity in top-grossing American films has declined significantly since 2000, according to new research by film data analy...
Pop Culture : Media : Sexual Wellness
Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, intern

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Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, intern

Every Friday, the Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...
Foresight : India : Climate Change
Sony’s portable theatre system brings cinematic sound home

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Sony’s portable theatre system brings cinematic sound home

In July 2023, Japanese tech behemoth Sony introduced the HT-AX7, a new portable speaker system that can surround users with an immersive cinema-lik...
Technology : Sound : Sony
The Interview: Remixing Wellness

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The Interview: Remixing Wellness

In May we spoke to Stephen Mai, the founder of Woo, a next-gen media brand merging content and retail, on how wellness can be reframed as feel-good...
Health & Wellness : Youth : Media & Entertainment
Stat: Families are cutting the cord on linear tv

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Stat: Families are cutting the cord on linear tv

The rise of streaming and the fall of linear tv continues apace, according to a small survey by advertising platform Future Today.
Media And Entertainment : Tv : Streaming
Love Island ditches fast fashion for eBay

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Love Island ditches fast fashion for eBay

The reality tv show is promoting more sustainable fashion habits through its decision to work with second-hand marketplace eBay, showing a major de...
Fashion : Media & Entertainment : Society
Jack Wolfskin promotes eco-activism through tv

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Jack Wolfskin promotes eco-activism through tv

Outerwear brand Jack Wolfskin is joining eco-activist streaming service WaterBear as a founding partner.
Media : Technology : Sustainability
Stat: TV shows are fuelling sports fandom

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Stat: TV shows are fuelling sports fandom

Thanks to Netflix programme Drive to Survive, Formula 1 is attracting more support in the US than ever before.
Media & Entertainment : Society : Sports & Leisure
Dimpact is a carbon calculator for streaming services

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Dimpact is a carbon calculator for streaming services

Computer science researchers at the University of Bristol are encouraging streaming services to monitor and challenge their digital carbon footprint.
Tech : Carbon Footprint : Carbon Emissions
Stat: Social media advertising divides global trust

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Stat: Social media advertising divides global trust

A survey by YouGov reveals that, around the world, consumers find traditional advertising more credible than social media marketing.
Stat : Technology : Advertising
Gen Z audiences are rewriting entertainment

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Gen Z audiences are rewriting entertainment

Aron Levitz, head of Wattpad Studios, explains how the storytelling app is creating an entertainment universe powered by data, fandom and teen crea...
Youth : Media : Entertainment
Vans becomes a broadcaster for local communities

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Vans becomes a broadcaster for local communities

The footwear brand has launched Channel 66, a digital live-stream designed to engage with its consumers through community-first broadcasting.
Media : Shoes : Fashion
Reddit’s five-second Super Bowl ad undercuts big brands

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Reddit’s five-second Super Bowl ad undercuts big brands

In the wake of GameStop, Reddit drew attention to the power of underdog communities in its five-second-long Super Bowl ad.
Advertising : Marketing : Tv
Stat: UK consumers opt for tv ads over paid services

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Stat: UK consumers opt for tv ads over paid services

With UK consumption of connected tv (CTV) – streaming of tv over the internet on any device – having gone up during Covid-19, new research by Unrul...
Stat : Statistic : Media And Entertainment
Luxtainment

Micro Trends

Luxtainment

As spending moves online, luxury brands are exploring new content marketing opportunities that combine entertainment with expertise and acquisition.
Luxury : Retail : Entertainment
Stat: Co-viewing bolsters advertising receptivity

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Stat: Co-viewing bolsters advertising receptivity

A study by Vevo in partnership with Magna and IPG Media Lab reveals how streaming services increase co-viewing and people’s receptivity to ads.
Advertising : Media And Entertainment : Marketing
Else Cinema takes a slower approach to adult streaming

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Else Cinema takes a slower approach to adult streaming

The latest streaming platform by ethical adult film-maker Erika Lust targets viewers who seek a cinematic exploration of erotica.
Sex : Sex Care : Porn
A four-hour car campaign for house-bound Australians

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A four-hour car campaign for house-bound Australians

Audi’s new campaign, The Drive, in partnership with We Are Social Australia, is part of its efforts to reconnect with house-bound Australians.
Mobility : Auto : Entertainment
Stat: YouTube is the top video channel for teens

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Stat: YouTube is the top video channel for teens

YouTube is the most popular video channel for American teenagers, according to Piper Jaffray’s latest Taking Stock with Teens survey.
Media : Entertainment : Technology
Discreet Tech

Micro Trends

Discreet Tech

As consumers seek a more balanced relationship with devices and technology, brands are creating home electronics that blend seamlessly into the bac...
Technology : Design : Future Home
Everyteen TV

Micro Trends

Everyteen TV

Led by an increasingly social mindset, young people are creating hyper-real forms of entertainment in a fight back against highly curated media.
Youth : Entertainment : Media
Apple TV+ is new storytelling experience

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Apple TV+ is new storytelling experience

The streaming service has tapped some of the biggest names in Hollywood to produce original content.
Media : Technology : Tv
Party plugin

Big Ideas

Party plugin

Global – Google Chrome extension Netflix Party lets people share the viewing experience with friends remotely.
The IM Crowd : Netflix : Media Futures
Robotic ruse

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Robotic ruse

London – Adverts for a new type of synthetic human had social media in a flush this week, before the campaign was revealed to be a clever ruse for ...
Channel 4 : Humans : Advertising
BBC begins crowdsourced feedback to guide productions before they are broadcast

Big Ideas

BBC begins crowdsourced feedback to guide productions before they are broadcast

London – A new platform from the BBC enables viewers to become involved in television programming at the development stage.
BBC : Taster : Transmedia Futures
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