Netflix tackles streaming speed issues with Comcast deal

Netflix has struck a deal with US internet service provider Comcast to ensure its videos are streamed faster and more smoothly. The multi-year deal will see Netflix servers connected directly to Comcast’s network, removing third parties that slow down streaming...

Top web brands by unique web audience: US

This chart shows the top online brands in the US by unique monthly visitors and average time spent for the month. Google received the highest amount of unique visitors for the month, but users spent a relatively low average amount of time on the site at 21 hour and 51...

Top 10 online video brands for 2013

This chart shows the top 10 video brands in the US based on their average unique monthly visitors. YouTube comes out on top by a long way with almost 130 million unique views a month for 2013. Perform Group is a digital sports media site that started in 2007 and saw...

Top 10 US web brands for 2013

This chart shows the average US monthly visits for the top 10 web brands in 2013, as well as the percent change from the year before. Notably all 10 sites dropped in number of unique visits in 2013. Facebook, which has the second highest count of unique monthly...

Digital ad spend to near $63bn by 2017

Digital ad spending in the U.S. is forecast to grow at an annual compound rate of 11.3% from 2012 through 2017, according to new research. The data, from eMarketer, indicates that retail businesses and financial services are among the industries leading the way for...

US internet ad revenues rise 15% to record $10.7bn

Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. hit a record-breaking high of $10.69 billion for the third quarter of 2013, according to new research. The findings, from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PwC US, marks a rise of 15 percent over the record-setting...