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Research: 3rd-party channels pushing Smart TV stick sales

The steady upward growth apropos to the demand for OTT media services has significantly driven the adoption of smart TV sticks, according to research firm. Fact.MR, with the demand for smart TV sticks projected to expand at a steady CAGR of 7.1 per cent in terms of value throughout the period of assessment, 2018-2028. Sales […]

August 1, 2018

Home-grown platforms reinvigorate EU smart home market

Long challenged to emulate growth rates in the bellwether US market, the European smart home market and its proponents are increasingly finding a way to develop and adapt smart home offerings to suit the specific requirements of the disparate European market. A study from ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the […]

August 1, 2018

UK adspend grows 5.9% in Q1

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report has found that total UK adspend grew 5.9 per cent to £5.7 billion (€6.3bn) in Q1 2018, 1.3 percentage points ahead of forecast. Despite the uncertainty in the UK business community over the possible outcomes of Brexit, companies appear bullish on the effect of advertising, leading to the AA/WARC updating […]

July 31, 2018

Australia: SVoD subs up 54% YoY

The Australian SVoD market continues to grow strongly, reaching 9.1 million subscriptions at the end of June 2018 – a year-on-year increase of 54 per cent, according to research from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Over the same period, SVoD revenues in Australia grew substantially (up 90 per cent) reaching over A$700 mililon at the […]

July 30, 2018

Research: Virgin likely to lose TV subs after UKTV blackout  

Virgin Media customers say they are more likely to cancel their TV subscriptions because of the withdrawal of the UKTV channels, according to independent research conducted by research firm Kantar TNS, which provides evidence

July 26, 2018By Colin Mann

Study: SVoDs struggle with customer experience

Consumers give higher negative ratings to traditional cable, satellite and IPTV pay-TV operators than online video-on-demand (VoD) providers such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu at every stage of the customer journey, according to new research from subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Paywizard. Nonetheless, the figures reveal that over-the-top (OTT) subscription services also […]

July 26, 2018

TDG: Comcast to win Sky at a premium

Following the announcement on July 19th that Comcast was dropping out of the bidding war for the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox to focus on securing its offer for Sky, a prized asset coveted by both Comcast and Disney, Rob Silvershein, Senior Advisor Advertising, New Media Opportunities, at analyst firm The Diffusion Group (TDG), […]

July 25, 2018By Colin Mann

US cord-cutters to jump 33% this year

Even as traditional pay-TV providers form partnerships with former OTT rivals to retain customers, cord-cutting continues to outpace projections in the US. According to eMarketer’s figures, the number of cord-cutters – adults who have ever cancelled a pay-TV service and continue without it – will

July 25, 2018

Analyst: 351m APAC SVoD subs by 2023

Three Chinese companies will top the Asia Pacific SVoD rankings by subscribers in 2023, according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. “Not expected to ever operate as standalone platforms in China, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will take fourth and fifth places respectively. “The Asia Pacific OTT TV & Video Forecasts report expects million subscription […]

July 25, 2018

Forensic watermarking boost for online piracy battle

The Streaming Video Alliance (the Alliance), an industry forum solving challenges to improve the video experience, has published a technical document that provides considerations for implementing forensic watermarking as a tactic for combatting the piracy of online video content. The document – Forensic Watermarking Implementation Considerations for Streaming Media – was developed by the Alliance’s […]

July 25, 2018By Colin Mann