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Forensic watermarking boost for online piracy battle

The Streaming Video Alliance (the Alliance), an industry forum solving challenges to improve the video experience, has published a technical document that provides considerations for implementing forensic watermarking as a tactic for combatting the piracy of online video content. The document – Forensic Watermarking Implementation Considerations for Streaming Media – was developed by the Alliance’s […]

July 25, 2018By Colin Mann

4G connections in Europe overtook 3G in 2017

According to Dataxis  research, the total Mobile SIM market in Europe is becoming saturated, the subscriber growth is mostly due to rapid adoption of 4G and M2M. At the end of 2017, there were 340 million 4G subscribers in Europe, accounting for 33 per cent of the total mobile subscribers (excluding M2M). 4G connections overtook […]

July 25, 2018

France: 21m (+25%) watch World Cup final

During the World Cup, French TV viewers enthusiastically gathered together to follow their team’s progress through the competition, be it out of home or at friends’ or family’s places. In public places, bars and restaurants, more and more big screens sprang up as the competition progressed. On average, these screens generated 15 per cent in […]

July 25, 2018

COBA calls for ‘ambitious’ Brexit broadcasting deal

Speaking to the UK House of Commons Committee for Exiting the EU, the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) has called on the Government to commit to seeking an ambitious deal on broadcasting before companies are forced to activate contingency plans. COBA’s Executive Director Adam Minns told MPs on the Committee that international broadcasting was a £1 […]

July 24, 2018By Colin Mann

Analyst: Prosperous future for satellite players

Analysts at research specialist Frost & Sullivan, in a study of the prospects for satellite-based connectivity services, say that downstream digital transformation, increased usage of Internet-of-Things (IoT), system upgrades by large enterprises, and remote location connectivity are key factors driving satellite-based connectivity service evolution. Frost & Sullivan anticipates increased price competition with high demand for […]

July 24, 2018By Chris Forrester

Research: APAC pay-TV ‘significant challenges’

Findings from the 2018 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, the survey of pay-TV industry executives globally carried out by content protection and TV solutions specialist NAGRA, and MTM, an international research and strategy consultancy, suggest that the pay-TV industry in Asia Pacific is experiencing significant challenges, driven by the proliferation of high-quality OTT services and widespread piracy. […]

July 24, 2018

5G spectrum value worries for Intelsat, SES

The world’s two largest satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, have enjoyed remarkable valuations of their US-focused C-band spectrum, and the prospects of the FCC permitting a restructuring of that spectrum in favour of 5G. However, the prospective valuations depend on US wireless telcos paying reasonably competitive prices for the spectrum on offer. The formula to […]

July 24, 2018By Chris Forrester

US ad-market grows 5% in Q2

Standard Media Index, the advertising intelligence firm, has unveiled US advertising revenue figures for the second quarter of the year (April – June). The National Advertising market gained 5 per cent in Q2, despite a modest decline in National TV when factoring out the World Cup.  Looking across platforms, Digital was the strongest performer this […]

July 24, 2018

Australians spend more time online than working

In mid-2018 there are now 20.2 million Australians aged 14+, who each had 8,760 hours to spend over the last 12 months equalling a total of 177 billion hours in the year to March 2018. Roy Morgan’s Single Source research of employment and time spent with media breaks down how Australia spends its time between […]

July 23, 2018

Malaysia: Mobile video data plans to drive growth

Supported by growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV services, the total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Malaysia is poised to grow at a CAGR of 2.4 per cent over the forecast period 2017-2022, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData.  Mobile services market in the country will be primarily driven by […]

July 23, 2018