Fifteen per cent of enterprises are currently investing in 5G, rising steeply to 69 per cent within three years. Yet, less than half (48 per cent) are confident they can transition to 5G-based Internet of Things (IoT), with 74 per cent indicating that they need to overhaul the operating model to realize implementation. That is […]
Sports fans are willing to pay more for streaming live sports, but only if it provides better access to the sports teams and leagues they are interested in, according to the findings of an international survey, commissioned by content and advertising technology specialist Verizon Media, into what fans want from services that let them stream […]
Research from Ampere Analysis confirms the growing global demand for movies, despite radical changes in the entertainment industry. Global consumer spending on movies has grown by nearly 30 per cent over the past decade, encompassing theatrical/cinema, home entertainment, premium pay-TV and subscription OTT. And most film fans use more than one way to consume movies. […]
The past few years have been bad for satellite builders. For example, in 2017 and 2018 there were only 14 orders for geostationary satellites. According to trade newspaper Space News there was something of a recovery in 2019 when the industry reported that orders for 15 geostationary craft were placed. Good as last year was, […]
Asia surpassed North America in 2019 to become the world’s largest market for smart speakers, with shipments more than doubling in the region as consumers flocked to buy the newest devices. Smart speaker shipments in Asia surged to 47 million units in 2019, up from 21 million in 2018, according to Omdia. This impressive growth […]
The majority of adults and teenagers who access pirated content are experiencing cybercrimes including the theft of their personal details, fraud and viruses. That’s according to research from trade body Creative Content Australia (CCA), coinciding with the launch of CCA’s 30-second anti-piracy ad – Piracy. You’re Exposed – in cinemas and on subscription and free-to-air […]
Apple is seen by some as critical to the future of augmented reality, despite limited traction for ARKit so far and its absence from smartglasses (again so far). Yet Facebook, Microsoft and others are arguably more important to where the market is today, according to analysis from Digi-Capital. While there are more AR platforms than […]
ViacomCBS, parent company of MTV, has released a study, Youth Decoded, which it says is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive global study that provides a foundational understanding of Gen Z and the youth experience today. Many aspects of teen life are timeless and familiar across generations. However, the digital world has transformed the way today’s young adults […]
Network intelligence solutions provider Sandvine has released the 2020 Mobile Internet Phenomena Report, which analyses how applications are consuming the world’s mobile Internet bandwidth. Report highlights include:
Amazon Prime Video has overtaken Netflix to become the fastest-growing SVoD platform in the UK, according to figures from UK TV ratings body BARB. Prime Video saw