Research: SVoD viewing level with broadcast by 2023
SVoD uptake is accelerating and in terms of hours viewing per day it will draw level with broadcast TV globally by 2023, according to a report from Rethink Technology Research.…
Study: Involuntary cancellations a big problem for SVoD industry
A study that delves into consumer relationships with streaming video services and viewing behaviour has found that 70 per cent of households in the US and 40 per cent of…
FOX News Digital leads multi-platform views
FOX News Digital finished the month of February at number one, beating CNN.com (1.4 billion), in multi-platform views for the first time since August 2018 and securing 1.5 billion total…
Asia Pacific OTT to generate $48bn by 2024
Asia Pacific OTT revenues will reach $48 billion (€42.2bn) in 2024; up from the $21 billion recorded in 2018. According to Digital TV Research, the total will increase by $5…
Research: Netflix tops 11m Oz users
Nearly 14 million Australians now have access to some form of pay-TV/subscription TV, up 11.8 per cent on a year ago, according to analyst firm Roy Morgan Research, who suggest…
Survey: UK viewers want more women’s sport on TV
Consumer insights consultancy Netfluential has published a survey that reveals UK TV viewers believe that BT is doing more to televise women’s sport than other media platforms including the BBC,…
Report: Video growth driver for broadband
Video software solutions specialist Espial has released its vision paper, Digital Transformation, The New Imperatives for Operators, which reveals the real opportunities available for video operators that embrace a truly…
Survey: Most Brits watch just 12 channels
The average Briton now only watches 12 TV channels from the hundreds they sign up to – as the appetite for streamed, on-demand content is surging. Streaming services such as…
UK report: ‘Tech giants increasingly dominant’
Tech giants have become increasingly dominant and UK government ministers must open the market up to increase consumer choice and give people greater control over their data, an independent review…
Study: Half of UK will watch final Game Of Thrones
A study by GlobalWebIndex has revealed that nearly half of UK consumers (48 per cent) intend to watch the final season of Game of Thrones, which begins next month. The…
European FTTH subs up 15.7%
The latest figures of the FTTH Market Panorama prepared by IDATE have been released, revealing forecasts for 2020 and 2025 for the first time. The number of fibre to the…
Study: Build future proof fibre and get 5G “free”
The FTTH Council Europe has revealed the results of its study aimed at quantifying the potential cost savings, which could be made by building converged 5G-fibre networks. In other words,…
IHS: Cloud services revitalised by gaming market
Microsoft, Tencent and other cloud service providers have many of the attributes that make a successful entrance into the cloud gaming market, according to a report from global business information…
BBFC, Netflix age ratings partnership
Responding to parents’ demand for greater consistency across video on demand and online games platforms, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has launched what it says is an innovative…
Survey: Disney streaming service to be well received
Research from The Diffusion Group (TDG) finds that Disney’s upcoming direct-to-consumer (DTC) subscription service, Disney+, will likely to see solid interest – assuming it comes to market at the right…