Nearly one third of Romanians (31%) prefer YouTube Premium as their choice of social networks, according to a survey published on Thursday.According to United Media Services, opinions on the usefulness of premium subscriptions are divided, with people rather believing that it is not worth paying for some premium benefits and features of the social media platforms they use. Thus, the vast majority (87%) of Facebook and/or Instagram users, for example, are not interested in paying for a premium (ad-free) subscription to Meta.According to the source, three out of ten social network users said they currently pay for some premium subscriptions, with YouTube Premium being the most used (one in five YouTube users). One in ten Facebook/Instagram users also mentioned that they have already subscribed to Meta Premium.The research reveals, according to the data analysed, that YouTube has the most attractive premium services for social media users (31% are interested in YouTube Premium), followed by Meta Premium (Facebook & Instagram) - with 11%, Spotify Premium (10%) and LinkedIn Premium (8%).The study was conducted in the form of online interviews by United Media Services agency, between 9 and 14 November 2023, on a target group of active Romanians, aged 18-55, from urban areas, and focused on how they use social media platforms and their paid content, attitudes and interests in premium subscriptions.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
