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Consumer InsightHook NewsMedia Research
09/03/2021

How do we choose what to watch on TV? – Consumer Insight Report 2021

You've reached the end of a long day, and all you want to do is chill out. You sink into the sofa, reach for the remote... and then what? How do you choose what to watch on TV? Understanding TV choice in a complex landscape “I feel like it must…
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Live TV is far from dead
Media Research
21/09/2020

The Death of Live TV or just the evolution of a medium?

Last week a tweet from 2018 resurfaced, going viral for a second time: I feel sorry for Netflix era kids. They will never know the high stakes adrenaline of running to the bathroom/fridge/bedroom in a single ad break, with the beckoning call of a sibling screaming “It’s ONNNNNN” to send…
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Media Research
19/09/2019

The Hook Up (Hook’s Media Newsletter)

Every month, we at Hook sit down and create our Hook Up – a monthly newsletter composed of the most interesting things in the media landscape (combined with some of our own thoughts as well)! Not yet convinced? Take a look at this one – it’s a newsletter we sent…
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Women's Sport
Media Research
24/07/2019

No Longer On The Sidelines: Women’s Sport Isn’t Playing Around

Can you name 5 players in women’s sport? How about 10? Now, think about it – how long would it take you to come up with the names of 10 men in sport? This question alone can tell a story about the undervalued history of women’s sport. Traditionally, men’s sport…
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Classic TV Show
Media Research
10/07/2019

Every Classic TV Show Needs To Have These 10 Things

As viewers we are continually told that we are living in a golden age of TV. We have more, better shows than ever before – at least if you believe the critics. However, with so much quality on our screens how do we divide a ‘classic’ TV show from one…
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Instagram overtourism
Media Research
08/04/2019

Overtourism: the Future of Instagramable Hotspots?

What do you think of when you think about Amsterdam? Canals, bicycles, coffee shops? Chances are, the ‘I Amsterdam’ sign also comes to mind: the iconic, two-metre-tall, red-and-white sign which perched outside the Rijksmuseum for over 14 years. Everyday hordes of tourists would come to sit on the letters and…
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Red Bull and Grime
Brand StrategyMedia ResearchTeen & Youth
18/03/2019

Meet the Clever Clash-ologists: Red Bull and Grime Music

In 2007, David Cameron made headlines by blaming Grime music for knife crime. Ten years later this genre has become a widely accepted part of mainstream British culture. With its new-found popularity, Grime is now ripe for bandwagon-jumping brands: Nike and Adidas, for instance, have all created campaigns in the…
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women-of-the-world-festival-2019
Media ResearchTeen & Youth
13/03/2019

3 Big Takeaways from the Women of the World Festival 2019

This year, The Women of the World Festival celebrated its ninth year of highlighting the achievements of women and unpacking the obstacles that stop them from reaching their full potential (you can read a bit more about the festival here). To get involved in this powerful and important conversation, Hook…
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Sex Education
Media Research
13/02/2019

The United Kingdom of Netflix: Here Comes One-Size-Fits-All Media

Last week, as I was aimlessly scrolling through Netflix, lazily allowing my eyes to pass over Oscar-nominated box office smash here, internationally-acclaimed crime drama there, I came across an original show called Sex Education. This struck me as a rather odd title to begin with – I wondered whether the…
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Urban comedy
Media ResearchTeen & Youth
24/01/2019

Mandem Media: ‘Comedy Has Never Been This Peng’

‘‘All the suit wearing guys in cities can't stand us. They don't understand us. When we speak in slang like this. You get me; bredin; cuz; bredrin; bradda; bredin; safe; bredrin; you get me; bredrin; cuz; bredrin; bradda; bredrin; we speak in slang like this’’. These are the lyrics of…
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Each month, Hook's experts create a roundup of hot takes and insights into the Kids and Media industries... for free!

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DON'T MISS OUT!
Each month, Hook's experts create a roundup of hot takes and insights into the Kids and Media industries... for free!

This information will never be shared with third parties.