Facebook has had another exceptional quarter for growth with profit up 186 per cent year on year. It earned $2 billion (€1.8bn) in the period from April to June, up from $719 million in 2015. Wall St anticipated revenue of $5.8 billion, but the company managed to beat those expectations bringing in $6.4 billion in […]
TV sets are still the preferred viewing device for video-based content among the UK adult online population overall, but younger adults show significant deviation from this trend, according to findings from GfK’s international ViewScape study. When it comes to watching video-based content, UK adults spend two-thirds (65 per cent) of their total viewing time watching […]
More than half a billion people across Africa are now subscribed to mobile services as the continent continues to migrate rapidly to mobile broadband networks, according to a GSMA study. The report also highlights the increasing contribution of Africa’s mobile industry to the regional economy, including employment and public funding, and mobile’s role as a […]
They may only be little people, but kids – and particularly young kids – have a huge impact on in-home entertainment decisions. Across Europe and the US, their presence in a household means more non-linear TV, SVoD, apps and streaming sites are viewed, and more ‘baby-sitting electronics’ are owned. In this latest research, produced exclusively […]
Orange’s sales recovery stuttered in Q2 as competition in the French mobile-phone market weighed on wireless revenue, offsetting increasing demand for broadband services. Sales were little changed at just over €10 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation rose 0.1 per cent on a comparable basis to €3.34 billion. Sales are stuttering after […]
Following weekend speculation that a deal was imminent, Verizon Communications and Yahoo have confirmed they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Verizon will acquire Yahoo’s operating business for approximately $4.83 billion (€4.40bn) in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. Yahoo informs, connects and entertains a global audience of more than 1 billion monthly […]
Content delivery specialist Limelight Networks has confirmed that UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 has chosen the Limelight Orchestrate Content Delivery platform to deliver its programming to viewers on demand. “Channel 4 is known as an innovative trailblazer at the forefront of delivering our programmes to our viewers across the UK who prefer to watch […]
Broader adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and enthusiasm for emerging technology will drive the US consumer technology industry to $286.6 billion (€260.6bn) in retail revenues ($224 billion wholesale) in 2016, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) semi-annual forecast. The latest version of CTA’s industry report, US Consumer Technology Sales and Forecasts, says sales of […]
Burst, the mobile video technology company that enables broadcasters, media companies, rights holders and brands to instantly deliver mobile video to broadcast, OTT and digital, has announced that Sinclair Broadcast Group has agreed to deploy the Burst platform for user-generated content and Burst On TV (BOTV). Plans call for the deployment of the Burst solution […]
This year will see mobile devices will overtake ‘fixed devices’ to become the main platform for viewing online video, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2016. Consumers around the world will spend an average of 19.7 minutes a day viewing online videos on their mobile devices (smartphones and tablets), compared to 16.0 minutes on fixed […]