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Digi-Capital: AR to approach $90bn revenue by 2022

AR (mobile AR, smartglasses) could approach three and a half billion installed base and $85 billion to $90 billion revenue within five years. At the same time, VR (mobile, standalone, console, PC) might deliver 50 to 60 million installed base and $10 billion to $15 billion. That’s a pretty big difference, and it all has […]

January 29, 2018

Spain: Pay-TV breaks subs and revenue records

The Spanish pay-TV market set new records in subscriptions and revenues in the first half of 2017. Data from the CNMC reveals that pay-TV surpassed 6.1 million subscribers and made €1.042 billion in revenues to June, more than  FTA channels for the first time in the six month period. Pay-TV subscribers grew by 4 per […]

January 26, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Study: Instagram tops Facebook for TV engagement

According to the State of Social TV report from social analytics solution ListenFirst, in 2017, Instagram overtook Facebook in engagement for the first time, organic reach of media posts on Facebook declined 40 per cent, and social-branded content outperformed all other TV posts by 42 per cent. The report offers key

January 26, 2018

Revenue from US SVoD apps grew 77% in 2017

US consumer spending in the top 10 SVoD mobile apps grew 77 per cent in 2017 to approximately $781 million (€627m) on the App Store and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates. Furthermore, data shows

January 26, 2018

Report: WiFi main US access technology

According to research firm Parks Associates, more than 60 per cent of US broadband households with a networking router received that device from their broadband service provider. The findings are part of a new whitepaper, Staking a Claim in the Connected Home: Service Provider Solutions, sponsored by Calix, which addresses operator strategies to enhance this […]

January 25, 2018

France adds SVoD 400,000 users in 4 months

The number of SVoD users in France has increased by 400,000 in just four months. Some 4.9 per cent of the country’s population now use an SVoD service on a Daily basis. According to a survey from research companies NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive, this represents 2.7 million people and

January 24, 2018From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Research: Optimism for TV Advertising still high

A survey of over 300 US advertisers and agency professionals reveals optimism about the future of TV Advertising, including both traditional linear TV and the emerging platforms that use advanced TV data to reach strategic audiences. According to the results of the survey on the state of Linear TV advertising, commissioned through Advertiser Perceptions by […]

January 24, 2018

US ad market grows 3.7% in 2017

Standard Media Index, the advertising intelligence firm, has published advertising revenue figures for the full 2017 calendar year. “Heading into 2018, ad spend in National Television is trending positively while Digital’s growth continues to slow.” said Standard Media Index CEO James Fennessy.  “National Television declined in 2017, but that is almost entirely due to the […]

January 24, 2018

Analyst: Premier League rights to top £10bn

Estimates in a report from research firm Ampere Analysis covering the most likely deal value for English Premier League football rights suggest a sum between £5.5 billion (€4.55bn) and £5.9 billion for domestic three-year ‘live’ television rights (up from £5.13 billion previously). When

January 23, 2018

Brits spending £303m+ monthly on SVoD

Research by price comparison site finder.com indicates that TV fanatics in the UK spend £303.16 million (€346m) a month on TV streaming services including Netflix, Amazon Prime, NOW TV and Hayu. According to a survey of 2,000 UK adults,

January 23, 2018