An estimated 2 million Italians access the main pay-TV platforms in the country (Sky Italia, Mediaset Premium and DAZN) via pirate IPTV services. The figure comes from an Ipsos study for the Italian Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content (Fapav) which indicates that around two out of five Italians consume illegal video […]
Despite the fact that Facebook’s free ad-supported ‘Watch’ on-demand video service launched just over a year ago, the offering continues to face significant challenges regarding feature awareness and use. This is according to research from The Diffusion Group (TDG), which found that half of adult Facebook users have never heard of the free Watch video […]
A report published by Ampere Analysis suggests that password sharing amongst Netflix users is not as prolific as many believe. There appears to be consistency across different markets geographically when it comes to Netflix homes using another person’s account, which is surprising considering
SpotX, the global video advertising and monetsation platform, has released a white paper exploring the evolution of TV and digital video. Based on intelligence from select industry reports, the white paper entitled, Global TV and Video: Five Trends Contributing To The Continued Rise of Digital, concludes
As viewers continue to shift to viewing television content on an on-demand basis, TV and video consumption is changing across the leading five European markets: UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Linear TV viewing time declined, year over year, across all
Hundreds of stolen login details for popular OTT services are available every month on the dark web for an average of only $8.81 (€7.60), potentially putting consumers at risk and impacting OTT revenues, according to new research by digital platform security specialist Irdeto. Via dark web marketplaces, a variety of products, accounts
The number of SVoD subscriptions in the US will climb from 132 million in 2017 (111.5 per cent of TV households) to 208 million in 2023 (173.0 per cent of TV households), according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. “Our SVoD subscriber forecasts are gross,” explained Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research. “Many […]
Dissatisfaction with the perceived value of pay-TV service was once again high among the 176,000 members who participated in US consumer advice body Consumer Reports’ latest telecommunications survey into their experiences with pay-TV, home Internet, home telephone service, and bundled plans. Most of the larger cable companies
Shortly after revealing that Netflix was set to surpass 10 million viewers in Australia, findings from research firm Roy Morgan suggest that the SVoD service is growing even faster in New Zealand than across the Tasman in Australia. Nearly 2 million New Zealanders in the June 2018 quarter now have a Netflix subscription in their […]
Research from Parks Associates reveals that a particular segment of consumers, representing approximately 20 per cent of US broadband households, is highly sensitive to collection and use of information about themselves and their activities. While these consumers understand that many companies use this data, 80 per cent believe that they receive little in return for […]