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Report: China spearheads APAC online video rev growth

Online video revenue, comprising net ad spend and subscription fees, will grow at an 18 per cent CAGR across Asia Pacific between 2018 and 2023, climbing from ~$21 billion (€18.33bn in 2018 to $48 billion by 2023, according to Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution, a new report from analyst firm Media Partners Asia […]

August 21, 2018

IHS: 5G trials in full swing

Eighty-two per cent of mobile operators participating in a 5G study conducted by business information provider IHS Markit are busy trialling and testing the technology, mainly in North America and Asia, with 12 per cent — all from North America — planning commercial 5G rollouts by year’s end. “Get ready, 5G is around the corner,” […]

August 21, 2018

US DVRs cost $1.8bn annually through poor power saving

An analysis of digital video recorders (DVRs) from cable and telco providers by Sense shows that they consume nearly as much energy while idle as when your TV is on, and their energy saving modes are not effective. For instance, Comcast’s XFinity X1 DVR uses 26 watts when active

August 21, 2018

Ireland broadband: Two-thirds still getting 30Mbps or less

Research from independent price comparison and switching service Switcher.ie shows that three in five consumers (60 per cent) are satisfied with their home broadband speeds, a significant increase on last year (44 per cent). Despite this, and the ongoing rollout of faster speeds to more areas of the country, over three-quarters of consumers (78 per […]

August 21, 2018

Report: Only 1 in 10 share Netflix password

A report published by Ampere Analysis suggests that password sharing amongst Netflix users is not as prolific as many believe.  There appears to be consistency across different markets geographically when it comes to Netflix homes using another person’s account, which is surprising considering

August 20, 2018

Research: UK £9bn superfast broadband boost

Local businesses in areas covered by the UK Government’s rollout of superfast broadband have seen a combined £9 billion (€10.05bn) increase in turnover since the boost to their broadband speed, new figures have revealed. The report, The Evaluation of the Economic Impact and Public Value of the Superfast Broadband Programme, is an independent assessment of […]

August 20, 2018By Colin Mann

US outpacing Europe in key broadband metrics

Average broadband usage in Europe is growing at a significantly slower pace than in the US, according to year-over-year comparisons of Q2 2018 data by OpenVault, a leading provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators. According to OpenVault, average cable broadband usage per household in Europe grew at a rate of 19.5 […]

August 20, 2018

US cord cutting slows; DTH loses record customers

The pressure on traditional multichannel subscriptions abated in the second quarter – a positive direction that is further supported by the forwarded momentum of virtual services Sling TV and DirecTV NOW, according to the Q2 2018 U.S. Multichannel Subscriber Report by Kagan, the media research group in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Combined, the cable, DTH and

August 17, 2018

US connected TV audience grows, but ad-spend lags

Connected TV households now make up nearly three-quarters of all US households, but those penetration levels don’t necessarily add up to a huge advertising market—yet. eMarketer forecasts

August 17, 2018

Sony leads VR market

Sony announced that is has sold over 3 million Playstation VR (PSVR) headsets to date, making it the clear market leader in the premium/standalone VR platform sector over its HTC Vive and Oculus Rift competitors. These numbers are exactly in line with the hardware sales forecasts in Digi-Capital’s AR/VR/XR Analytics Platform. Sony also revealed

August 17, 2018