UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Television and Streaming Services category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Television and Streaming Services – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 19.5451506108
80.4548493892
19%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 54
46
54%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 14%
Transactional 37%
Navigational 6%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 5%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
sky.com 56.28
paramountplus.com 10.77
apple.com 7.4
virginmedia.com 5.38
digital-tv.co.uk 4.1
pluto.tv 3.35
ee.co.uk 2.63
channel4.com 2.5
uswitch.com 1.26
bt.com 1.18
others 5.15
  • sky.com - 56.28%
  • paramountplus.com - 10.77%
  • apple.com - 7.4%
  • virginmedia.com - 5.38%
  • digital-tv.co.uk - 4.1%
  • pluto.tv - 3.35%
  • ee.co.uk - 2.63%
  • channel4.com - 2.5%
  • uswitch.com - 1.26%
  • bt.com - 1.18%
  • others - 5.15%

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Sky.com dominates with 56.28% click share, overshadowing others like Paramountplus.com at 10.77% and Apple.com at 7.4%. ‘Others’ collectively hold 5.15%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date sky.com virginmedia.com digital-tv.co.uk paramountplus.com apple.com uswitch.com ee.co.uk bt.com broadband-finder.co.uk disneyplus.com
2026/04/01 54.38% 8.91% 15.32% 2.72% 4.06% 1.82% 1.41% 1.51% 3.79% 0.62%
2026/04/02 53.08% 8.9% 13.7% 2.91% 5.94% 2.24% 1.45% 2.36% 4.21% 0.42%
2026/04/03 58.53% 9.2% 8.47% 2.9% 5.42% 2.24% 1.62% 3.48% 3.14% 0.43%
2026/04/04 58.08% 8.97% 8.84% 2.63% 6.17% 1.92% 1% 3.72% 3.16% 1.06%
2026/04/05 57.9% 9.02% 8.99% 2.76% 5.59% 1.8% 1.55% 4.67% 2.16% 0.7%
2026/04/06 63.9% 8.46% 8.89% 2.72% 2.71% 2.45% 1.14% 3.08% 2.31% 0.71%
2026/04/07 61.82% 9.63% 9.23% 2.75% 3.69% 2.3% 0.83% 3.63% 2.12% 0.29%
2026/04/08 61.13% 8.68% 8.48% 3.08% 5.14% 1.84% 1.04% 3.51% 2.5% 0.45%
2026/04/09 59.85% 7.26% 9.36% 3.32% 5.75% 1.84% 1.3% 3.17% 3.01% 0.46%
2026/04/10 58.03% 8.09% 8.8% 3.46% 5.03% 3.85% 1.39% 3.13% 3.65% 0.6%
2026/04/11 59.06% 9.37% 7.4% 3.29% 6.18% 4.66% 1.8% 2.35% 1.67% 0.72%
2026/04/12 61.39% 9.65% 5.84% 3.38% 4.18% 5.22% 2.12% 2.54% 1.88% 0.7%
2026/04/13 59.61% 8.97% 7.64% 3.2% 6.64% 2.89% 2.22% 0.86% 2.02% 0.49%
2026/04/14 62.44% 8.88% 8.47% 3.35% 3.18% 2.25% 2.17% 0.77% 2.48% 0.42%
2026/04/15 61.34% 9.42% 7.01% 3.46% 4.24% 3.94% 1.39% 0.5% 2.21% 1.79%
2026/04/16 60.98% 9.04% 8.45% 3.49% 3.12% 3.61% 2.43% 0.27% 2.38% 1.06%
2026/04/17 61.91% 8.22% 7.59% 4.07% 4.85% 2.4% 2.79% 0.84% 1.88% 0.78%
2026/04/18 60.29% 9.02% 6.07% 4.19% 4.27% 3.65% 2.51% 1.49% 2.13% 0.73%
2026/04/19 62.05% 8.18% 7.31% 3.29% 4.35% 2.89% 2.24% 0.89% 2.36% 1.25%
2026/04/20 61.93% 8.29% 8.45% 3.24% 2.89% 2.76% 2.6% 0.36% 4.13% 0.78%
2026/04/21 62.7% 9.91% 5.46% 3.82% 5.58% 2.8% 2.09% 0.39% 2.36% 0.61%
2026/04/22 63.65% 8.88% 6.83% 3.72% 3.9% 2.35% 2.36% 0.46% 2.44% 0.43%
2026/04/23 61.62% 9.34% 5.53% 3.77% 4.6% 2.45% 2.85% 1.56% 2.06% 1.07%
2026/04/24 61.71% 8.48% 6.43% 3.42% 4.2% 2.47% 1.87% 2.94% 2.31% 1.04%
2026/04/25 65.92% 8.21% 5.4% 3.47% 4.6% 1.72% 1.49% 2.37% 1.26% 1.44%
2026/04/26 64.83% 9.1% 4.75% 3.37% 4.83% 2.15% 1.7% 1.95% 1.05% 1.24%
2026/04/27 59.8% 7.81% 4.65% 4.13% 4.6% 2.13% 2.35% 4.15% 0.88% 0.94%
2026/04/28 65.3% 6.5% 5.31% 3.32% 3.38% 1.75% 2.66% 4.47% 1.78% 1.05%
2026/04/29 57.73% 6.77% 5.22% 3.17% 2.26% 1.66% 1.66% 2.35% 1.15% 13.78%
2026/04/30 60.43% 9.84% 6.5% 3.71% 3.61% 2.32% 2.2% 2.03% 1.77% 1.16%
  • sky.com
  • virginmedia.com
  • digital-tv.co.uk
  • paramountplus.com
  • apple.com
  • uswitch.com
  • ee.co.uk
  • bt.com
  • broadband-finder.co.uk
  • disneyplus.com

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Sky.com dominated April’s PPC landscape, peaking at 65.92% on April 25. Virginmedia.com fluctuated, ending strong at 9.84%. Digital-tv.co.uk declined, while paramountplus.com saw steady growth. Apple.com and uswitch.com showed varied trends.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/04/01 72
2026/04/02 79
2026/04/03 85
2026/04/04 81
2026/04/05 79
2026/04/06 76
2026/04/07 77
2026/04/08 74
2026/04/09 68
2026/04/10 76
2026/04/11 66
2026/04/12 68
2026/04/13 68
2026/04/14 70
2026/04/15 75
2026/04/16 65
2026/04/17 68
2026/04/18 74
2026/04/19 75
2026/04/20 69
2026/04/21 73
2026/04/22 72
2026/04/23 73
2026/04/24 69
2026/04/25 69
2026/04/26 69
2026/04/27 71
2026/04/28 68
2026/04/29 71
2026/04/30 77

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April began with 72 advertisers, peaking at 85 by the 3rd. A mid-month dip to 65 on the 16th was followed by a steady rise, ending at 77.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
paramountplus.com 1.34%
pluto.tv 0.78%
nowtv.com 0.75%
ee.co.uk 0.54%
sky.com 0.32%
broadband-finder.co.uk -0.3%
bt.com -0.41%
skystore.com -1.01%
apple.com -1.16%
digital-tv.co.uk -1.27%

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Paramountplus.com surged with a 1.34% click share increase, while digital-tv.co.uk dropped by 1.27%.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date sky.com digital-tv.co.uk virginmedia.com paramountplus.com apple.com pluto.tv broadband-finder.co.uk ee.co.uk ebay.co.uk uswitch.com
2026/04/01 41.46% 23.75% 6.36% 4.23% 4.5% 1.68% 5.18% 1.26% 2.66% 0.91%
2026/04/02 38.73% 21.88% 6.45% 4.75% 6.46% 0.88% 6.37% 1.57% 2.48% 1.84%
2026/04/03 42.92% 15.31% 7.33% 5.37% 5.91% 1.06% 5.2% 1.98% 2.88% 1.84%
2026/04/04 41.41% 15.83% 7.22% 4.77% 7.99% 1.62% 5.05% 1.33% 3.91% 1.33%
2026/04/05 42.01% 15.77% 7.68% 4.95% 6.84% 1.84% 3.43% 1.91% 3.7% 1.08%
2026/04/06 47.99% 16.74% 7.34% 5.2% 2.32% 1.55% 4.03% 1.53% 2.15% 2.13%
2026/04/07 46.93% 17.52% 8.15% 5.37% 3.43% 1.68% 3.82% 1.4% 2.01% 1.6%
2026/04/08 46.56% 15.8% 7.15% 5.93% 5.43% 2.35% 4.54% 1.52% 1.05% 1.14%
2026/04/09 43.7% 16.54% 5.3% 6.11% 7.34% 2.28% 4.78% 1.73% 1.26% 1.07%
2026/04/10 37.78% 14.06% 6.15% 5.65% 4.95% 1.25% 5.26% 1.57% 1.22% 14.08%
2026/04/11 43.57% 13.63% 7.52% 6.11% 6.51% 2.06% 2.8% 2.22% 2.14% 5.24%
2026/04/12 48.01% 11.06% 7.95% 6.55% 3.66% 1.77% 3.22% 2.71% 1.05% 5.22%
2026/04/13 44.5% 14.11% 7.31% 6.06% 8.09% 1.95% 3.38% 2.47% 1.94% 2.12%
2026/04/14 47.46% 15.84% 6.9% 6.56% 3% 2.93% 4.16% 2.51% 1.61% 1.42%
2026/04/15 45.6% 13.06% 7.82% 6.62% 4.6% 1.48% 3.85% 1.85% 1.51% 2.37%
2026/04/16 45.31% 15.2% 6.94% 6.63% 2.68% 2.44% 4.03% 2.92% 2.03% 2.18%
2026/04/17 46.01% 14.14% 6.39% 8.19% 4.75% 2.67% 3.06% 3.4% 1.19% 1.5%
2026/04/18 45.75% 11.05% 6.82% 8.02% 4.33% 2.89% 3.11% 2.87% 3.35% 2.2%
2026/04/19 45.31% 13.46% 6.79% 6.42% 5.06% 2.25% 3.62% 2.55% 2.54% 2.26%
2026/04/20 44.96% 15.48% 6.93% 6.25% 2.29% 2.12% 6.44% 2.95% 2.24% 1.84%
2026/04/21 48.38% 10.15% 8.29% 7.53% 6.28% 2.35% 4.05% 2.42% 2.26% 1.72%
2026/04/22 47.45% 12.9% 7.5% 7.15% 4.13% 1.57% 4.24% 2.61% 2.83% 1.65%
2026/04/23 45.31% 10.32% 7.77% 7.3% 5.01% 2.72% 3.71% 3.23% 2.17% 1.74%
2026/04/24 46.82% 11.66% 7.22% 6.8% 3.97% 2.75% 4.11% 2.23% 1.27% 1.53%
2026/04/25 50.06% 10.63% 6.54% 6.87% 5.47% 2.77% 2.38% 1.97% 1.34% 1.12%
2026/04/26 48.88% 9.2% 7.16% 6.61% 5.93% 1.68% 1.74% 2.1% 3.78% 1.36%
2026/04/27 41.01% 7.96% 5.76% 8.28% 6.83% 2.56% 1.39% 2.63% 5.32% 1.36%
2026/04/28 50.87% 10.27% 5.29% 6.69% 3.16% 1.83% 3.15% 3.3% 2.63% 1.41%
2026/04/29 45.02% 10.24% 5.36% 6.31% 1.85% 2.3% 2.21% 2.12% 2.15% 1.06%
2026/04/30 45.57% 12.14% 7.65% 7.01% 3.1% 3.07% 3.06% 2.73% 2.06% 1.84%
  • sky.com
  • digital-tv.co.uk
  • virginmedia.com
  • paramountplus.com
  • apple.com
  • pluto.tv
  • broadband-finder.co.uk
  • ee.co.uk
  • ebay.co.uk
  • uswitch.com

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Sky.com dominated April with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 50.87%. Digital-tv.co.uk saw a decline, ending at 12.14%. Virginmedia.com and paramountplus.com showed steady growth, while apple.com experienced volatility. The month concluded with sky.com leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Telecommunications Television and Streaming Services - Last month
  1. 1
    Apple TV https://tv.apple.com › uk

    Now streaming — Watch The Last Thing He Told Me, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and more iconic stories.

  2. 2
    From £3.99 a month | For 3 Months | Hurry, offer ends May 6th https://www.disneyplus.com

    Must be 18+ without an active Disney+ subscription. After 3 months auto renews from £5.99/mo...

  3. 3
    Sky, HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+ | Only with Sky £24p/m https://www.sky.com › sky-stream › --

    £24p/m. Prices may change in 24mth subscription. New TV Customers. Sky, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Hayu, All in One Subscription.

  4. 4
    Virgin Media Broadband Deals: Compare in April 2026 - Uswitch https://www.uswitch.com

    Compare our best broadband, TV & phone deals from Virgin Media - one of the UK's fastest internet providers using its own cable broadband network. Get Help. Explore Our Products. Create An Account. Brands: SSE, First Utility, OVO, EDF, E.ON.

  5. 5
    Virgin Media TV Bundles | TV & Broadband From £34.99/m https://www.virginmedia.com

    TV Packages From £34.99/m For 24 Mos. £38.99/m From April 2027. £42.99/m From April 2028.. Join Virgin Media Today & Experience Our Best TV...

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Apple TV captivates with iconic stories, while Disney+ entices with a limited-time offer. Sky bundles major streaming services for a comprehensive experience. Uswitch highlights Virgin Media’s broadband prowess, and Virgin Media promotes enticing TV bundles.

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