Annual revenue generated from content delivered to mobile handsets and tablets is expected to increase by nearly $25 billion over the next three years, reaching $65 billion by 2016, a report from Juniper has found. According to the report, growth would primarily be fuelled by an upsurge in game, video and eBook purchases via tablet devices, allied to increased opportunity [...]
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New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 27 per cent of adults in the US watch video on devices other than a TV set daily, and 53 per cent on a weekly basis. This is an increase from 14 per cent daily, and 37 per cent weekly two years ago. These non-TV devices include home computers, mobile [...]
Objective data and independent empirical research will better inform the debate surrounding copyright policy in the digital age, according to US research body the National Research Council. The Council notes that the roll-out of the World Wide Web and expanded use of digital technologies in the mid-1990s marked the beginning of a technological revolution that changed long-established modes of creating, [...]
Over half of UK and US consumers would like to have the option to sell-on the digital content they have purchased, and 14 per cent and 15 per cent respectively believe it’s legal to do so, according to the Digital Generation Report, commissioned by WorldPay. The Digital Generation report surveyed over 3,000 consumers who have purchased digital content online in [...]
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released an in-depth research study focused on the growing reach and impact of digital video – revealing that original professional online video (OPOV) captures the attention of 45 million US viewers per month. “Consumers are rapidly turning to digital video for entertainment, news and information, and advertiser demand to reach this growing audience is [...]
In common with digital music downloads, the decade-old iTunes Store leveraged first-mover advantage, and popular devices, to command the lead in digital downloads of movies and TV shows, according to global information company The NPD Group. The firm says that Apple dominates the home digital-video sector, in much the same way it dominates digital music. iTunes’ share of electronic sell-through [...]
US consumers’ desire for mobility is driving sales of tablets, smartphones, e-readers and wireless mobile hotspots, according to a study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The 15th Annual Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study also found that consumer electronics (CE) spending is up for individuals (35 per cent) and households (36 per cent) over the last 12 [...]
Ireland has a need to be constantly connected as digital device ownership continues to rise to enable round the clock online access, according to the latest eircom Household Sentiment Survey (eHSS). The in-depth bi-annual nationwide survey shows how Ireland is embracing technology at every opportunity. Ireland is now a nation that has a desire to stay connected 24/7,with almost a [...]
A TDG report on the evolving world of social TV provides new forecasts for social TV use between 2013 and 2020, as well as specific recommendations for TV industry stakeholders on how to incorporate social TV into television and online/OTT video offerings. According to Joel Espelien, TDG Senior Analyst, former SVP of Strategy at PacketVideo, and author of the new [...]
More TV viewers watched BBC programmes on a tablet computer than a smart phone for the first time in March with 200,000 more views on iPlayer via tablet than phone. The BBC said the landmark thiswas driven by TV shows, rather than radio – proving that tablet computers are rapidly becoming the second screen for TV viewing. iPlayer equalled its [...]
