Pay TV-only households continue to decline on a global scale, while SVoD-only and pay-TV/SVoD combinations are increasing, according to Ampere Analysis. Among those taking any subscription television service, a combination of pay-TV, premium channel and SVoD is the most common, followed by pay-TV and SVoD and SVoD-only. The proportion of households combining pay-TV, premium channel […]
The UK consumer electronics (CE) retail market generated £19.2 billion (€21.3bn) in 2018, with further growth of 4 per cent expected this year, even with the economic uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to a forthcoming report from Futuresource Consulting. “The UK CE market is based around ten major product categories,” says Jack Wetherill, Principle Analyst at […]
Spain’s three biggest streaming TV platforms – Netflix, HBO and Prime Video – have reached a combined 6 million subscribers according to the CNMC, nearing the same number as the 6.9 million who have a traditional pay-TV subscription with one of the three main operators – Movistar, Orange and Vodafone. Competition is intensifying in the […]
Research from market research and consulting company Parks Associates forecasts that in 2019, OTT and pay-TV companies will see $9.1 billion in lost revenue as a result of piracy and account sharing. The research, 360 Deep Dive: Account Sharing and Digital Piracy, reports this number will grow to $12.5 billion in 2024, a growth rate […]
The growing popularity of streaming services, AI-enabled emerging devices and in-vehicle technology will help drive the US consumer tech industry to a record-breaking $401 billion (€358bn) in retail revenues in 2019 – 2.2 per cent growth year over year – according to a Consumer Technology Association (CTA) report. “Enthusiasm for AI-powered technologies is skyrocketing – […]
Strategy Analytics research shows that 45 million PCs and tablets globally will incorporate 5G connectivity by 2023. According to the report, Tablet and Notebook PC Connectivity Forecast, the 5G era will provide mobile operators a fresh chance to communicate the advantages and new use cases of high-speed cellular connectivity with consumers, a much needed conversation […]
The Premier League’s popularity with international audiences around the world has been highlighted by broadcast research from the 2018/19 campaign. With the Premier League working in partnership with research agency Nielsen Sports, broadcast and audience information has been compiled that shows cumulative audiences for live Premier League programming rose 11 per cent to 1.35 billion. As Manchester […]
The number of Netflix subscribers in South Korea has nearly tripled year-on-year to over 1.8 million mark according to Wiseapp, a smartphone app service market research company in the country. Netflix is estimated to have 1.84 million active streaming subscribers as of June, compared with 630,000 users during the same period a year earlier – […]
Content piracy is still a problem in Italy, although the number of illegal acts in 2018 dropped by 8 per cent compared to the previous year. This is the conclusion of a study by Ipsos on behalf of Italy’s Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content (FAPAV). The rate of piracy stood at […]
The European pay-TV market is expected to gain 17.7 million subscribers between 2019 and 2023 which would represent an 8.4 per cent growth, according to a Dataxis forecast. It should amount to almost 230 million subscribers in 2023. This global growth will be driven by IPTV (+13.1 million subscribers) and OTT (+6.6 millon), while cable […]