A consumer survey from analyst firm Juniper Research has found that increased churn rates are being faced by video streaming services such as Amazon Prime (-2.9 per cent) and HBO Now (-19.2 per cent) in key markets such as the UK and the US. Contrastingly, Netflix outperformed its rivals; showing positive adoption rates in both […]
There was a quarterly rise of 2.69 million subscribers to the television services in the informitv Multiscreen Index in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 0.6 per cent, the second smallest seen so far. Some 51 of the 100 services reported net subscriber gains. In the Americas there was an increase of just 0.18 […]
Global pay-TV and SVoD subscriptions will reach 1.877 billion by 2023 according to the TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. This total is up by 505 million (37 per cent) from 1.372 billion at end-2017. SVoD subscriptions will more than double between 2017 and 2023, but traditional pay-TV will only add 94 […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and advertising management solution, has launched its Q2 2018 Video Monetisation Report (VMR), which shows continued growth in premium video, thanks to major events such as the FIFA World Cup, and the way broadcasters are increasingly collaborating to create a more data-enabled future for TV advertising. In Europe, despite the arrival […]
Netflix is the most positively talked about brand among UK millennials for the second year in a row, new YouGov research shows. For the second consecutive year, the streaming service has topped YouGov’s Millennial Rankings, which considers which brands 18-34 year olds have discussed in favourable terms among family and friends. In a list that […]
Oculus Quest (formerly Oculus Santa Cruz) is the new class leader for premium/standalone VR, and looks like the ultimate expression of the early-stage VR 1.0 market, according to a report by Digi-Capital. Combining Oculus Go quality graphics with inside-out tracking and Touch controllers, it gives Facebook the most compelling version of the current state of […]
Consumers worldwide are watching more online video than ever, increasing 58 per cent since 2016, to an average of six hours, 45 minutes each week, according to the new State of Online Video report from edge cloud services provider Limelight Networks. However, the study finds consumers still spend more time watching traditional broadcast, averaging eight hours, […]
eMarketer has significantly lowered its projections for Snapchat’s UK ad revenues for 2018 and beyond, as an increasingly automated buying system brings down prices. This year, Snap will generate £68.4 million (€74.9m) in net UK ad revenues, lower than the £104.8 million ($134.9 million) eMarketer had projected in March. The downgraded figures are mainly due […]
Africa and the Middle East (AME) pay-TV household penetration is expected to outpace all other major regions between 2017 and 2022, increasing from 16 per cent in 2017 to 23.2 per cent in 2022, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData. According to GlobalData’s report, Pay-TV Market Trends and Opportunities in Africa & the Middle […]
Worldwide paying SVoD subscriptions will increase by 409 million between 2017 and 2023 to total 777 million, according to the Global SVoD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Eleven countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions by 2023. China and the US will together account for more than half the world’s SVoD subscriptions […]