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Consumer Behaviour

Deloitte: Teens to boost pay-TV subscriptions

By 2023, households in developed countries could have at least three separate TV and video subscriptions, with teenagers as well as adults being potential account holders, according to Deloitte. The findings come from Deloitte’s research, The future of TV, a forward-look at the UK television market. SVoD will continue to

October 16, 2018

IHS: 2m 8K TV shipments by 2020

After declining unit-shipment volumes in 2017, global TV shipments are forecast to grow 3.6 per cent year over year in 2018, with additional 1.4 per cent growth in 2019, according to a new report from business information provider IHS Markit. Of the 226 million TVs expected

October 15, 2018

Over 26,000 young people caught with no TV licence

More than 26,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 were caught watching live TV or BBC iPlayer without a TV Licence in the past year, according to figures released by TV Licensing. With 84 per cent of undergraduates aged 24 and under, TV Licensing is reminding students they could face prosecution and […]

October 12, 2018

IHS: Young males most likely to seek UHD content

According to Fateha Begum, associate director, connected devices, IHS Markit, adults under the age of 35, and particularly males, are most interested in UHD content when choosing a video service. “More than a third of video subscribers across the five markets surveyed – the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Brazil – indicated that UHD content […]

October 11, 2018By Colin Mann

IFPI: 86% music listening streamed

According to the IFPI – the organisation that promotes the interests of the international recording industry worldwide – 86 per cent of music listening is through on-demand streaming, but more than one-third of consumers obtain music through infringing methods. The IFPI’s Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 examines the ways in which music consumers aged 16-64 […]

October 11, 2018

Study: OTT ad-supported video opportunity

An in-depth study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Ad Receptivity and the Ad-Supported OTT Video Viewer, reveals an opportunity for brands to connect directly with key consumer segments through ad-supported video (ASV) delivered over-the-top (OTT). Results show that the largest audience segment of ASV OTT viewers is 18-34-year-old adults and they are likely to […]

October 10, 2018

Analyst: 4K poised to take over the living room

Nearly 50 per cent of all TVs shipped worldwide will, by year-end, be 4K, according to a market tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. The report, which includes TVs, broadcast coverage, STB installed base, Blu-ray players, Blu-ray software, digital transactional video and digital subscriptions, focuses on the latest key developments and future consumer trends in 4K. […]

October 9, 2018

MUSO launches Piracy by Industry Dashboard

Digital piracy data analysis specialist MUSO has launched its Piracy by Industry Dashboard, which will give trade bodies and government-level organisations access to month-by-month piracy data across all their industries. This rolling insight will allow trade bodies to gain a more accurate view of piracy and enable them to regularly assess the effectiveness of their […]

October 8, 2018By Colin Mann

NZ: Fibre connections up 54%

Nearly 600,000 New Zealand homes and businesses have high-speed fibre-optic Internet connections, a 54 per cent increase from 2017, according to findings from Stats NZ. “Through Ultra-Fast Broadband fibre connections, more New Zealanders are now able to stream movies, play video games, and video-call one another in high-definition, without time lags or buffering,” noted business […]

October 8, 2018