Mobile devices (including both smartphones and tablets) will account for 73 per cent of time spent using the Internet globally in 2018, up from 70 per cent in 2017 and 65 per cent in 2016, according to Zenith’s Mobile Advertising Forecasts 2017. Mobile Internet use has doubled since 2011, when it accounted for 36 per […]
Hot on the heels of its release in the UK, streaming platform and device specialist Roku is to launch its popular Roku Express streaming player in France. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in France, priced at €34.99 MSRP. It comes with everything in the box to get started, including […]
Findings from the Ericsson ConsumerLab study suggest that linear and VoD viewing will be almost equal in just three years, with 50 per cent of all viewing being done on a mobile screen, with half of this done on the smartphone alone. The eighth edition of Ericsson’s annual ConsumerLab TV and Media report details the […]
Vodafone has launched Vodafone Video Pass in Spain, allowing subscribers to watch unlimited streamed TV without using their data allowance. The Video Pass is priced at €8 for 720p image resolution and €17 for HD TV content up to 1080p. With the Pass, subscribers will be able to watch all content from OTT services like […]
According to the Q2 2017 Global Video Index from video software and services provider Ooyala, video consumption on mobile devices stayed essentially flat in the second quarter of 2017. The quarter’s report also tracks global variances in video consumption including greater Q/Q growth for tablet viewing, mobile growth in global markets, as well as emerging […]
As anticipated, Sky has launched an OTT TV streaming service in Spain, a market where it doesn’t have a DTH presence, offering what it describes as “great entertainment and contract-free viewing” to customers to watch on all their devices. The new service will offer the best of Spanish pay TV channels, TV series and on-demand […]
AT&T is launching the AT&T Primetime tablet, available from August 25th for the multiplay operator’s business and consumer customers to purchase for $10 (€8.47) a month for 20 months with an AT&T Instalment plan, or $29.99 with a two-year contract. This AT&T exclusive tablet is loaded with entertainment and productivity features like such as TV […]
Online video viewing will rise 20 per cent in 2017, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2017. Global consumers will spend an average of 47.4 minutes a day viewing videos online this year, up from 39.6 minutes in 2016. This increase will be driven by a
A Smartphones Usage and Behaviour report from Kantar IMRB and MMA shows that time-spent on smartphones jumped by 16 per cent in the period Jan-March 2017 over the previous quarter. Strong demand for messaging services, social media platforms, and entertainment apps helped to drive the expansion of mobile internet usage. The average time spent on […]
Australian triple play operator Optus is boosting its fixed offering with the launch of new broadband plans and Yes TV by Fetch Multiroom. According to Ben White, Managing Director of Marketing and Product at Optus, whether customers want a simple bundle with unlimited data for endless browsing, loads of entertainment, or a bundle that fits […]