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 […]
According to research from Strategy Analytics, Amazon’s global smart speaker share of shipments fell to 41 per cent in Q2 2018 from 44 per cent in Q1 and 76 per cent in Q2 2017. By contrast Google has increased its share to 28 per cent in Q2 2018, up from 16 per cent during the […]
As viewers continue to shift to viewing television content on an on-demand basis, TV and video consumption is changing across the leading five European markets: UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Linear TV viewing time declined, year over year, across all
Hundreds of stolen login details for popular OTT services are available every month on the dark web for an average of only $8.81 (€7.60), potentially putting consumers at risk and impacting OTT revenues, according to new research by digital platform security specialist Irdeto. Via dark web marketplaces, a variety of products, accounts
The number of SVoD subscriptions in the US will climb from 132 million in 2017 (111.5 per cent of TV households) to 208 million in 2023 (173.0 per cent of TV households), according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. “Our SVoD subscriber forecasts are gross,” explained Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research. “Many […]
Research from Ampere Analysis has shown that pilot episodes are losing their position as a mainstay in broadcast network’s commissioning culture. From 2015 to 2018 the volume of pilot episodes ordered by the major US networks decreased by a sharp 33 per cent. So, do pilots have a place in television or are they sat […]
Dissatisfaction with the perceived value of pay-TV service was once again high among the 176,000 members who participated in US consumer advice body Consumer Reports’ latest telecommunications survey into their experiences with pay-TV, home Internet, home telephone service, and bundled plans. Most of the larger cable companies
Shortly after revealing that Netflix was set to surpass 10 million viewers in Australia, findings from research firm Roy Morgan suggest that the SVoD service is growing even faster in New Zealand than across the Tasman in Australia. Nearly 2 million New Zealanders in the June 2018 quarter now have a Netflix subscription in their […]
Consumers have saved $3.5 billion, and more than 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been avoided as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among US pay-TV providers, manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates, according to a new report on the industry Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the […]
With the new Premier League season upon us, video streaming and monetisation specialist Ooyala has outlined key three tech trends for producers and broadcasters to watch. Jason Johns, VP EMEA, Ooyala, commented: “With the Premier League kicking off again this week, we are likely to see the most tech-heavy season to date, but some of […]