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…
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…
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…
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…
Research: IPTV drives Asia pay-TV growth
The Asia Pacific pay-TV sector is vibrant, with both subscribers (up by 68 million) and revenues (up by $2.35 billion) forecast to rise over the next five years. However, these…
Digital video game revenue to surpass packaged in 2019
DFC Intelligence has released its latest global video game console market forecast. One of the biggest issues is the growing digital delivery of software on console systems. DFC Intelligence forecasts…
Report: Global fixed broadband subs at 1.2bn by 2025
The markets and technologies which will drive continued rapid broadband growth over the next decade have been revealed by Broadband Forum and Point Topic in a report which predicts there…
Research: US cord-cutting nearly doubles in 2018
Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 2,875,000 net video subscribers…
Research: 39m Americans switched SPs in 2018
According to research by broadband Internet services consumer champion BroadbandNow, some 39 million US adults added or switched home Internet, TV or phone service in 2018. The research, BroadbandNow 2019…
Uganda reports 2.1m pay-TV subs
According to Uganda’s telecoms regulator (the Uganda Communications Commission) the country now has 2.1 million subscribers to pay-TV, and up from 1.4 million in a year. The Commission puts the…
Report: Netflix earns 50%+ of streaming revenues in Europe
Over the past few years, online video services in Europe have experienced rapid growth, particularly those that follow the subscription revenue model. Global players such as Netflix, Amazon and HBO…