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Consumer Behaviour

France: IPTV, connected TV grow in 2020

French TV reception methods are now largely dominated by IPTV, according to the 2020 findings of broadcast regulator CSA’s Observatory for TV homes equipment. At the end of 2020, IPTV accounted for a 60.5 per cent penetration rate, up 2.1 per cent, with an access share from FTTH estimated to 25 per cent at the […]

June 2, 2021From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Research: Gigabit-speed subs continue rise

Although data usage moderated in Q1 2021 after pandemic-fuelled rapid growth in 2020, subscribers continued to adapt to the new broadband environment by embracing faster speeds, according to the Q1 2021 OVBI (OpenVault Broadband Insights) report from broadband technology solutions and data-driven insights specialist OpenVault. Almost one-tenth (9.8 per cent) of all subscribers were provisioned […]

June 2, 2021

Eurovision Song Contest attracts 183m viewers

The return of the Eurovision Song Contest, following its cancellation in 2020,  was seen by 183 million viewers across 36 markets. The Grand Final of the 65th Contest achieved, on average, a 4 percentage point higher TV audience share than the last Contest in 2019 of 40.5 per cent – more than double the average […]

June 1, 2021

Data: Fibre investment drives French telecom market

The annual status report on the French telecoms market from communications regulator ARCEP (l’Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques), show that in 2020, operators’ investments (excluding spending on 5G spectrum) reached €11.5 billion, which marks an 8.1 per cent increase YoY, compared to the average 4.5 per cent increase over the two previous years. When […]

May 26, 2021

Study recommends limiting teens’ online presence

Middle-school aged children who use the Internet, social media or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores, according to a study carried out by the Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick published in the Computers in Human Behavior journal. […]

May 25, 2021

Forecast: Speedy AVoD growth to resume in 2021

AVoD expenditure for TV episodes and movies will climb by 144 per cent between 2020 and 2026 to reach $66 billion (€54.1bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research.

May 24, 2021

Survey: US consumers no longer tolerating high TV costs

The Covid-19 pandemic surged TV viewership across the country. With the majority of Americans confined to their homes, 5.4 trillion minutes of streaming and cable television were consumed in 2020. Television became essential to many, but at what cost? Cord-cutting specialist,

May 21, 2021

Research: 76% say tech has positive impact on TV sport

Instant replays, slow motion and the ability to rewind live TV are fans’ favourite innovations in sports broadcast, according to research commissioned by BT Sport. Meanwhile, teletext and waiting for Match of the Day highlights on Saturdays make more fans nostalgic than any other aspect of sports broadcast. A survey of 2,000 sport fans across […]

May 20, 2021

Report: CTV’s share of ad impressions grows

Findings from the Video Benchmarks Report from TV and video advertising asset management solution provider Extreme Reach (ER) indicate that broken out by platform, CTV far and away takes the lead among aggregator and premium publisher impressions in Q1. The report, covering data from Q1 2021, includes ad performance data for impressions served from its […]

May 18, 2021

Report: Asia embracing smart TVs, connected devices

Conviva, the intelligence cloud for streaming media, has released its State of Streaming: Asia report for Q1 2021, revealing that while time spent streaming in Asia grew by a moderate 15 per cent year over year – as compared with 36 per cent globally – Southern Asia, which includes India, Pakistan and Iran, experienced a […]

May 18, 2021