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How Has COVID-19 Affected the Anti-Vaccination Movement? A Social Media Analysis
The coronavirus pandemic has provided a fertile ground for vaccination sceptics to put new life into long-debunked conspiracy theories as well as to push new narratives tailored to the ongoing crisis. Examining the social media discussion, we found that most users...
Has Covid-19 Put an End to the Streaming Wars? A Media Analytics Perspective
Just like in the case of most unconventional wars waged in the business arena, winning or losing the 'streaming wars' is a matter of interpretation, of ‘framing’, as we say in communications management. And while the effects of the streaming wars are what consumers...
COVID-19 Business Impact Tracker: Disney’s $1.4 Billion Profit Hit Preoccupies the Debate Around Media & Entertainment
Although consumption of media and entertainment content has reached record highs, with viewers stuck at home during lockdowns, future looks fraught for industry players. Their production plans are halted and advertisements have run dry, as many companies cut marketing...
COVID-19 Business Impact Tracker: Starbucks Dominates the Restaurant Discussion As Big Chains Return to Life
As big food chains have started to cautiously reopen parts of their business amid an easing of lockdowns, they are making efforts to prepare for a new normal by introducing measures such as extra space and technology that limits customers’ interactions with staff. As...
COVID-19 Business Impact Tracker: Verizon’s CSR Activity at the Forefront of the Telco Conversation
Although telecommunications companies are feeling COVID-19's economic hits, many commentators expect that the longer-term outlook for investment in the industry would be favourable, particularly in areas such as automation, virtualisation and cloud enablement -...
COVID-19 Business Impact Tracker: Bank CEOs Most Prominent Corporate Thought Leaders
Alongside medical professionals and government officials, the chief executive officers of the world's most influential companies are some of the most commonly quoted spokespeople in the media debate around the coronavirus pandemic. We decided to use the Commetric...
COVID-19 Business Impact Tracker: Apple and Microsoft Lead Tech’s Coronavirus Innovation
According to many analysts, Big Tech got even bigger during the coronavirus pandemic, as millions are confined at home, relying on services such as online retailing or video conferencing. Tech companies were quick to position themselves as essential not only for...
COVID-19 Business Impact Tracker: Boeing Under the Spotlight as Aerospace Deals with Its Worst Crisis
With almost all its airline customers struggling to survive due to travel restrictions and a slump in demand, the aerospace industry has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. As global airline revenues are now forecast to drop by more than $314bn in...
5G Coronavirus Conspiracy: The Worst Kind of Fake News?
The increasingly popular conspiracy theory linking 5G and the coronavirus pandemic has put telecoms companies in a crisis communications mode, as their masts were attacked by anti-5G activists. Conducting a media analysis of the conversation around the conspiracy, we...
