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Study: Netflix offers best original programming

A study from Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley says that 39 per cent of US consumers surveyed believe that Netflix offers the “best original programming”. This time last year the same study found that 33 per cent of viewers rated Netflix as Number 1 in original programming. The bank’s study surveyed 3100 adults aged […]

May 24, 2018By Chris Forrester

Spain: Jazztel best for Netflix; Movistar worst

Movistar has been declared the worst telco operator to watch Netflix on in Spain, and Jazztel the best, according to network speed data produced by Netflix. Movistar ranked bottom with a speed of 2.78 Mbps per second, being the only Spanish operator with a speed lower than 3 Mbps. The rock-bottom ranking has been the […]

May 24, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Data: Nearly 5m illegal Champions League streams

As the football world gears up for the showdown between Liverpool and Real Madrid in this weekend’s UEFA Champions League Final, data from digital platform security specialist Irdeto reveals that a total of 5,100 unique illegal streams were detected redistributing games over the Internet during this year’s Champions League knockout stages. Of this total, 2,093 […]

May 23, 2018By Colin Mann

Spain: FTTH nears 7m homes

FTTH penetration in Spain is significantly growing with almost 7 million connected homes as of February 28th. The latest data from the CNMC reveals that over the last year (February 2017 to February 2018) FTTH gained 1.8 million and over 167,000 only in February 2018. Telefónica’s Movistar leads the market with a share of 50.4 […]

May 23, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Study reveals extent of inequality for female screenwriters

The under-representation of women in film and TV continues to be a hot topic of discussion, with Hollywood elite, industry professionals and audiences calling for change on how women are represented in the industry, and beyond.  An independent report commissioned by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and funded by ALCS, has revealed how […]

May 23, 2018

Report: SVoDs top pay-TV in US customer satisfaction

Customer satisfaction with video streaming services far eclipses that of subscription TV service, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) 2018 Telecommunications Report. Video streaming services make their debut in this year’s telecom report with an ACSI score of 75, far and above subscription TV’s score of 62 – a 3.1 per cent decline […]

May 22, 2018

Online viewing spikes during Royal Wedding in UK and US

While traditional TV was still the frontrunner for watching the royal wedding, live-streaming of the event from the major broadcasters saw a noticeable uptake too, putting additional pressure on streaming services, and demanding high performance and delivery of these live-streams. Limelight Networks, a content delivery network (CDN) provider to broadcasters, monitored the spikes in traffic […]

May 22, 2018

Research: US consumers set to buy 485m+ connected devices

Findings released by analyst firm Parks Associates suggest that US consumers will purchase more than 485 million connected consumer devices in 2021, including smart home, connected health, mobile, and connected entertainment products. By 2022, sales will exceed 520 million units. “The consumer IoT and smart home industries are approaching the goal of wider consumer adoption, […]

May 22, 2018

Fixed broadband grew over 6% in LatAm in 2017

During 2017, broadband lines grew by 6.1 per cent compared to last year throughout Latin America, reaching 72.4 million connections. It is a similar growth rate to 2016 (6.3 per cent), according to Dataxis figures. DSL was still the most used technology with a market share of 48.1 per cent but it continued losing weight […]

May 22, 2018

Netflix: Most buoyant prediction yet

“Just do the math,” some might say, and imagine the buying power of a Netflix with a spectacular 360 million subscriber base.  At that level – even at current $10 or so monthly subscriber rates – the potential is simply enormous. A 350+ million subscriber base would more than match the combined buying power of […]

May 21, 2018By Chris Forrester