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UK consumer video spend up 7.5%

According to trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), data from the Official Charts Company and IHS Markit suggest that consumer spend across the video category rose by 7.5 per cent in 2017, a third consecutive year of growth that brings the total value of the category to £2.69 billion (€3.03bn). Ownership continues […]

January 3, 2018

Spain: FTA loses ground on pay-TV

The rapid take-up of pay-TV in Spain is causing FTA TV channels to lose viewers. In 2017, the three largest FTA TV stations – Tele 5, Antena 3 and the pubcaster La 1 – pulled in a combined audience rating of 36 per cent, down 1.3 per cent on 2016. It is the lowest rating […]

January 3, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

New French HD DTT keeps taking audience share

In 2017, traditional French channels registered their worst audience shares in years, with the  exception of PSB channels France 3, whose audience share remained stable at 9.1 per cent and France 5, which rose 0.2 points to 3.6 per cent. Though still dominating the annual ranking established by Médiamétrie, TF1 (20 per cent, -0.4 per […]

January 3, 2018From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Mobile data traffic surges 115% in Q3 2017

Mobile data traffic growth reached a six-year high in Q3 2017, increasing 115 per cent globally year on year, according to a report from Strategy Analytics. India and China accounted for half of all traffic growth globally, with Jio’s continued disruption in India, and strong growth in unlimited data plans in China driving both of […]

January 3, 2018

Streaming now over 50% of UK music consumption

Official figures released by record labels’ association the BPI, based on Official Charts Company data, reveal a strong year for British recorded music, with UK consumption across all formats in 2017 growing at its fastest rate this millennium. A total of 135.1 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed, purchased on physical format, and/or […]

January 3, 2018

IPTV reaches 6.7m subs in SE Asia

As any other Asian regions, South East Asian markets consist mainly of cable and satellite connections. However, Dataxis noticed the increasing share of IPTV subscribers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. With a 6 per cent increase between July and September, the IPTV segment now represents 6.7 million subscribers. Despite its […]

January 2, 2018

IHS: Telco growth muted in 2017

Despite unabated network usage, global telecom revenue is on track to grow just 1.1 per cent in 2017 over the prior year, according to a report by business information provider IHS Markit. Global economic growth prospects, meanwhile, are looking up. IHS Markit macroeconomic indicators point to moderate global economic growth of 3.2 per cent for […]

December 21, 2017

Italy: Broadcasting ad market over €3.3bn

The broadcasting (radio and TV) sector in Italy recorded total advertising investments of just over €3.3 billion during the first ten months of 2017. This is down by 2.1 per cent compared to last year, according to figures from Nielsen. In October only, ad investments amounted to €441 million, down 2.1 per cent year-on-year, easing […]

December 19, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Nordics: Netflix, YouTube over 50% of online viewing

Interest in online video is reaching record levels across the Nordics. More time is spent watching video online than ever before, and household spend on digital video is accelerating, according to a report from digital media consultancy firm Mediavision. But, it is now becoming

December 19, 2017

5,000 ‘small’ satellites to launch in next 10 years

Some 5000 smallish satellites are forecast to be launched in the next decade, according to data in a report (Small Satellite Markets, 4th Edition) from Northern Sky Research (NSR). While some will have science and Earth observation tasks, the majority will be for communications, says NSR. The business will be generating cumulative revenues of $25 […]

December 19, 2017By Chris Forrester