In 2016, for the first time, adults in the UK will spend more time with their mobile devices than with desktop and laptop computers, eMarketer projects. This year, mobile time – which includes nonvoice time with tablets and mobile phones – will account for more than a quarter of daily media time for the average […]
A Juniper Research study has forecast that there will be nearly 60 million smartphone VR headsets shipped in 2021, an increase of around 240 per cent on an expected 16.8 million this year. However, the lower price of these devices means they will only account for 7 per cent of hardware revenue. While millions of […]
ITV has selected digital fan interaction technology company, Monterosa, to deliver the next generation of its I’m a Celebrity app when it returns for its 16th series in the jungle later this month. Having introduced the I’m a Celebrity app for the first time last year, ITV has now tasked Monterosa with creating a modernised, […]
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries says they are focused on developing a “quad-play bundle in every market” and that means dramatically ramping up mobile provision. He said mobile was “strategically critical” and outlined plans to more than double its mobile base in the next five years. In Liberty’s third quarter earnings call, Fries said “mobile […]
Virgin Media has launched its first 4G tariffs, the last major UK network to offer high-speed mobile Internet plans. Addressing the delay, a Virgin Media told the BBC: “We wanted to make sure we launched 4G properly and wanted to do something different from our competitors. That difference is zero-rating WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger so […]
US consumer spending on home entertainment products rose 3.8 per cent in the third quarter from previous year, according to the Third Quarter 2016 Home Entertainment Report from trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, compiled by DEG members, tracking sources and retail input. To date, sales are up 2.5 per cent in the first […]
More than a quarter of British consumers (13.9 million or 27 per cent of the adult population) subscribe to video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Video, according to research published by YouGov and subscription commerce, billing and finance solutions provider Zuora. The rising popularity of these services has a huge effect on TV […]
Orange Spain is rebranding its convergent package with the launch of a new integrated offer ‘Love’ which will replace the Canguro services. The company is launching a huge media campaign based on the The Beatles’ song All You Need Is Love to raise awareness of the new package. The rebranded package will include all services […]
The juggernaut of mobile phone use is changing the viewing dynamic, but not in the way most assume, according to the Video Advertising Bureau’s (VAB) latest State of Digial Video report. Viewers continue to leave the desktop for smartphones in droves as they take advantage of more on-demand options, while viewing on enabled smart TVs […]
Swedish telco Telia has criticised the decision by the national regulator PTS to discontinue the on-going auction of frequencies in the 700 Mhz band for mobile broadband, suggesting it was a step back for digitalisation in Sweden. The Swedish Government made the decision that the 694-790 MHz frequency space should be available for terrestrial television […]