The US edition of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum from content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA and international research and strategy consultancy MTM has unveiled the challenges, opportunities and priorities that are driving the future of the US pay-TV market. The report includes insights collected during a special seminar held in New York […]
US digital advertising revenues reached a landmark high of $28.4 billion (€25.3bn) in the first quarter of 2019. This is the industry’s strongest Q1 on record, according to the latest IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report figures released by IAB and prepared by PwC US. Digital revenue for Q1 2019 estimates rose 18 per cent over […]
Strategy Analytics latest data on the VR headset market shows a decline in annual hardware revenues for the first time. Data shows this revenue decline is confined to the low value segment, where Google’s Cardboard and Daydream products are losing traction. The VR Headset Forecast by Device Type shows continued growth in the Console and […]
Research from Parks Associates finds the average standalone pay-TV service ARPU (average revenue per user) declined 10 per cent from 2016 to 2018, when consumer-reported monthly spending on pay-TV declined from $84 (€75.70) to $76. According to 360 View: Entertainment Services in the US, pricing pressure for
ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm, expects the virtual reality (VR) market to hit an inflection point within the next two years, driven by new incremental advances in technology and hardware (including lower prices), increased traction in the enterprise/commercial markets, and healthy interest in the new standalone HMDs. Despite this expected growth, reaching […]
An economic report by trade body the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – reveals that releasing 5G mmWave capacity will create $565 billion of economic expansion. This figure represents 2.9 per cent of global GDP growth by 2034, which the GSMA says points to a huge impact on developing economies […]
The booming VoD market generated 41 per cent growth in revenues across the key US and UK markets last year – and shows no sign of abating. Broadcast Intelligence Insights’ Streaming Services report reveals the remarkable cumulative performance of the 20 biggest AVoD, SVoD and vMVPD services in the two key territories. Combined revenue reached […]
One of the key statements in the latest World Teleport Association (WTA) report (Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2019) is that satellite transponder costs have risen, on average, by 60 per cent. However, headline grabbing as it is, the actual prices charged by satellite operators for long-term leases are a long way from that suggested by the […]
Cord-cutting in developed Asia-Pacific (APAC) is set to offset gains in DTH and IPTV in emerging APAC (South and Southeast Asia) and as a result, the overall region is forecast to witness a marginal decline in pay-TV household penetration from 67.4 per cent in 2018 to 67 per cent by the end of 2023, according […]
Netflix fell short of its quarterly membership target, with subscribers increasing by 2.7 million last week, rather than the five million forecasted – which led to a 11 per cent drop in its market capitalisation. The streaming service also lost subscribers in the US – its core domestic market, down from 60.2 million to 60.1 […]