Portugal reached nearly 4 million pay-TV subscribers at the end of the first half of 2019, a growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year and accounting for a 86 per cent penetration rate. Data published by the National Communications Authority reveals that the growth was boosted by the FTTH technology, which added 298,000 subscribers since H1 […]
Electric street racing single-seater series the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has further accelerated its audience growth across the board in season five and still remains the sport of choice for young fans, with 72 per cent of followers on social channels under the age of 35. Consumer growth figures at the end of the […]
Satisfying the rapid demand growth for additional commercial spectrum presents challenges the Federal Communications Commission, according to public policy issue think tank Phoenix Center. While the Federal Communications Commission has conducted numerous spectrum auctions in recent years, it lacks a ready source for the much-needed spectrum in the low- and mid-bands. By far, the largest, […]
IP based technologies are expected to see their pay-TV subscriber shares gradually increase in the upcoming years in the CIS and Baltics region, from 23 per cent in 2018 to 35 per cent in 2023, according to figures from Dataxis. This would occur at the cost of cable, with an estimated market share of 33 […]
The global findings of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, produced by content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA in partnership with international research and strategy consultancy MTM, highlight that the rapid growth in OTT consumption is increasingly seen as both an opportunity and a challenge, with 70 per cent of pay-TV executives believing it […]
Sandvine, a provider of network intelligence solutions, has released its 2019 Global Internet Phenomena Report. The report provides insights how applications are consuming the world’s internet bandwidth. With an installed base of over 2.5 billion subscribers worldwide across over 160 Tier 1 and Tier 2 fixed, mobile, WiFi, and satellite operators, Sandvine’s visibility into internet […]
Futuresource have identified Ukraine as a bright spot for growth, according to itslatest market report covering eight key countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Across these key market’s consumer spend increased by 3 per cent last year, to €3.85 billion. The report, which provides information on subscribers, revenue and operator performance across eight countries, […]
Analyst firm Digital TV Research forecasts 60 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 to take the global total to 1.08 billion. China will provide 19 million additional subs and India 26 million. However, the US will lose 14.4 million pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 – down by 16 per cent. “We have […]
The US pay-TV sector relies more on sports and National Football League (NFL) fans than ever before with 90 per cent of sports fans subscribing to pay-TV, according to a new survey on sports viewership, fandom, and betting by strategy consulting group Altman Vilandrie & Company. The survey, which polled 5000 US consumers in August […]
According to the second annual survey on connected automobile technologies from mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT Solutions provider Metova, Technology/Infotainment now outpaces Power, Interior Design and Seating and Storage Capacity and is on par with Exterior Design and Ratings and Reviews as a deciding factor in purchasing a new automobile. In addition, the […]