New data published by connected intelligence specialist Kantar Media shows that reality television has driven the highest level of social media engagement over the course of the past year, closely followed by current affairs programmes. Kantar Media measured engagement amongst UK viewers between December 1st 2017 and November 30th 2018. The insight is taken from […]
The UK’s influential Digital Television Group (DTG) quotes a study conducted by pollster YouGov and focus groups that the research company carried out in November 2017 with owners of 4K/UHD televisions. While participants praised
Social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans: One-in-five US adults say they often get news via social media, slightly higher than the share who often do so from print newspapers (16 per cent) for the first time since Pew Research Center began asking these questions. In 2017, the portion […]
The annual State of Live report from video transport technologist LiveU has confirmed the growing adoption of the HEVC protocol as the industry standard with 25 per cent of LiveU-generated traffic now HEVC-encoded. These figures reflect the increasing demand for professional-grade video quality, a trend most evident at this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Russia. […]
Analysis of the November data for the Netflix ISP Speed Index, the service’s update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience, reveals that Hargray in the United States saw the biggest speed increase on the index. At an increase of 1.85 Megabits per second (Mbps), Hargray’s speeds gained […]
The I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! UK final attracted a huge peak audience of 12.1 million/56 per cent share tuning in to see former football manager Harry Redknapp crowned King of the Jungle – the highest peak audience of the series. The final show of the series averaged 10.9 million/48.2 per cent share […]
Analysis from advisory firm Ampere suggests that post the media mega-mergers of Comcast/Sky and Disney/Fox, two in every 10 dollars spent on content worldwide will now be spent by these two entities. In the US, the proportion is much more significant – nearly four in 10 content dollars. So, what does this mean for the […]
Despite the surging worldwide growth and popularity of mobile streaming content and apps, viewers remain frustrated by their experiences, according to a new 10-country survey by Penthera, an international software company that develops and deploys software products that facilitate the delivery of video content for global video content providers. The UK had the highest percentage […]
Americans are excited about the future of 5G-enabled entertainment and are willing to pay more, but there is still much the industry needs to do to create anticipation and close the 5G knowledge gap, according to a new study from Intel. The latest
The number of homes worldwide using an Ultra HD TV has now passed the 200 million mark, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices service. The report, 4K and 8K Ultra HDTV Global Market Forecast, predicts that 222 million homes will own an Ultra HD TV by the end of 2018, […]