The era of video on demand (VoD) is rapidly gripping the Indian entertainment industry by virtue of the increase in both international and domestic over-the-top (OTT) players, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The digital media frenzy and the popularity of these players is a testimony that digital video content is going to follow […]
There was good progress in the combined virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) market in 2017, as a growing user base invested in more content, apps and out-of-home VR entertainment, according to critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit. The global market for consumer AR and VR content and apps grew by 72 […]
The online video market in Western Europe continues to grow, with international media players continuously expanding in new territories, according to Michail Chandakas, Associate Research Analyst – Media & Communications (TMT) at Kagan, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence. In a briefing note, shared with advanced-television.com, the following key takeaways are identified: The online […]
In a move aimed at helping next-generation TV data company Samba TV to develop new TV audience products utilising viewing data and fuel further international expansion, Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company has invested $7.5 million in the operation. Samba will use the funding to expand its TV audience platform footprint […]
Parks Associates’ 360 View: Access and Entertainment Services in U.S. Broadband Households reveals that 10 per cent of US broadband households switched providers, downgraded their service, or cancelled pay-TV service in the past 12 months, primarily because of a negative perception of the service value, including statements that the “service wasn’t worth the monthly cost” […]
Ninety-five million additional pay-TV subscribers are set to be added between 2017 and 2023 to take the global total to 1.1 billion, according to Digital TV Research. Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of pay-TV subscribers passed 1 billion in 2017. The Global Pay TV Subscriber Forecasts report concludes that IPTV will win […]
Large-screen display specialist LG says its new OLED factory output should mean production volumes of some 10 million units by 2020, and if the plans work out it could even mean 20 million units. Large Display Monitor, a newsletter, quotes a report in Japan’s Nikkei that half of the company’s sales in the $2,000+ display segment […]
The biggest speed increase on the Netflix ISP Speed Index for March – the monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience – went to Japan’s Softbank (Fibre), helping the ISP rise 11 spots to second in Japan. Softbank’s Fibre offering’s speeds increased by 0.67 Megabits per second […]
A range of strong dramas and live sport has helped BBC iPlayer to achieve its best-ever February performance. Across the month, more than 285 million programmes were watched by viewers, a 4 per cent year-on-year increase, with average daily requests of 10.2 million. The first episodes of new drama series Requiem and Collateral were the […]
Paul Gray, IHS Markit’s Research Director, says that 4K sets now represent more than half of all sets shipped in North America and over two-thirds in China. Gray, speaking at MIPTV in Cannes on April 9th, and where 4K/UHD content is being extensively screened over the 4 days of the market, said that the average […]