Apple Services expands global availability
Apple has announced that more customers around the world can enjoy many of Apple’s most popular Services. The App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and iCloud are now…
Report: Theatrical, home ent market tops $100bn
The global entertainment market in 2019 topped $100 billion (€88.81bn) for the first time ever, reaching $101 billion, according to a new report from the Motion Picture Association. The 2019…
GSMA: Big gender gap in mobile internet access
A GSMA study shows that despite progress, the gender gap in mobile internet usage remains substantial, with over 300 million fewer women than men accessing the internet from a mobile…
BT Sport refreshes small screen app
BT is updating the BT Sport app for small screen devices such as mobiles and tablets, enhancing the viewing experience for its customers with a range of new features. With…
StarzPlay launches new app in Spain
StarzPlay, the SVoD service from Starz, has launched a new app in Spain to make it available on mobile and tablets device. For €4.99 a month subscribers will be able…
Survey: 60% of kids multi-task while watching TV
Futuresource has released findings from its latest wave of Kids Tech international consumer research. The survey, interviewing children aged three to sixteen years, revealed that almost 60 per cent of…
Australia: 71% used SVoD service in 2019
A report from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) shows 71 per cent of Australians with a TV set in the home used at least one paid video streaming…
Analysis: Apple, Facebook or Microsoft the future of AR?
Apple is seen by some as critical to the future of augmented reality, despite limited traction for ARKit so far and its absence from smartglasses (again so far). Yet Facebook,…
Report: Smartphone penetration boosts OTT
The global OTT services market size is projected to reach $86.8 billion (€80.4bn) by 2026. The increasing internet penetration will open up a huge potential for the companies operating in…
Spain: Vodafone TV for mobile-only viewers
From March, Vodafone will offer its TV service to mobile phone users in Spain with no fixed broadband lines, with packages priced between €5 and €20. Mobile phone subscribers will…
Research: 35% UK consumers plan to buy 5G handset
Research from Amdocs shows that 35 per cent of UK consumers plan on buying a 5G smartphone in 2020. The study of 1000 UK consumers revealed that not only is…
Report: UK kids’ mobile ownership, usage growing
Most UK children are now phone owners by the age of seven, with a big increase this year in the number of 5-10-year-olds who own their own mobile, according to…
Samsung and Huawei 73% of global smartphones
According to Strategy Analytics, global 5G smartphone shipments reached 19 million units in 2019. Demand was much higher than expected. Huawei holds first position with 37 per cent global 5G…
Research: TVs still dominate US video consumption
Findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates indicate that TV sets still dominate home entertainment, accounting for over one-half of all video consumed by US broadband households each…
Report: $240bn mobile ad spend in 2020
App Annie, the mobile data and analytics company helping brands and publishers win on mobile, has released The State of Mobile 2020 report. This annual appraisal provides insight into mobile’s…