Despite growth in the number of pay-TV homes in the Asia-Pacific region, challenging economic conditions, an increase in competition and rampant piracy continue to pressure the ability of pay-TV operators to attract and retain subscribers. Cable is overwhelmingly the dominant pay-TV platform in this region, due to the vast number of subscribers in China and […]
SpotX, the global video advertising and monetsation platform, has released a white paper exploring the evolution of TV and digital video. Based on intelligence from select industry reports, the white paper entitled, Global TV and Video: Five Trends Contributing To The Continued Rise of Digital, concludes
The connected computing market – including all forms of laptops and tablets – is showing surprising resilience, according to Strategy Analytics’ research. Despite global shipments falling 4 per cent year-over-year, the installed base is at a massive 1.5 billion units and household penetration is at 30 per cent, which is the measure of how many […]
Strategy Analytics forecasts that global consumer and advertising spend on TV and video will grow from $490 billion in 2017 to $559 billion in 2022, an increase of $69 billion. Spend on OTT video will account for 90 per cent of this growth, according to the firm’s Television & Media Strategies (TMS) report, TV’s Transformation: […]
Slovenia’s Pro Plus was the leading commercial TV broadcaster in Southeast Europe in 2017, in terms of revenue, according to a report by regional portal Media Daily. The top 20 includes eight TV channels from Serbia, four from Croatia, four from Bosnia and Herzegovina, three from Slovenia, and one from Macedonia. Pro Plus, which broadcasts […]
According to the Future of Tech report from global information company, The NPD Group, sales of voice-activated speakers will add an incremental $1.6 billion dollars to the US technology industry through 2019, as these devices are leveraged both as an interface to smart home services and as digital assistants. Alongside voice-activated speakers, sales of home automation devices […]
According to research from Strategy Analytics, more than one billion Connected TV devices are now in use worldwide. Connected TV devices allow users to stream OTT video content to the television screen and include the sub-categories of Smart TVs, Smart
Findings from analysis firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 415,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2018, compared to a pro forma loss of about 660,000 subscribers in Q2 2017, lower than in any second quarter since […]
Consumers are becoming accustomed to Augmented Reality (AR) technology on their smartphones through apps such as Snapchat and Pokémon Go. Yet AR headsets such as Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens remain a niche product with sales barely into the hundreds of thousands of units. Report author David MacQueen said: “2013 and the launch of Google
Netflix has released July data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. South Korea’s LG U+ saw the biggest speed jump on the index this month. Its speed gained by 0.37 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average monthly speed to […]