Amid rising concerns over the intensifying trade war between the US and China, South Korean and Chinese TV makers are cutting panel orders in the second quarter, according to IHS Markit. The reduction in panel demand is intended to cut inventory that was carried over from previous quarters, as reported by the IHS Markit TV […]
Forty per cent of TV ad spending will be data-enabled in 2020, according to a study commissioned by Comcast’s Blockgraph initiative. The survey of 150 advertisers and agencies was conducted by Advertiser Perceptions and found advertisers claimed 20 per cent of their TV spending was data-driven in 2018; it’s on course to be 29 per […]
The latest MusicWatch Annual Music Study estimates that there are 17 million stream-rippers in the US during 2018, up from 15 million in 2017. For context, that’s more people than bought a new vinyl record during 2018. Writing in the company Blog, Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner at MusicWatch, a company dedicated to marketing research and […]
The latest report from Ampere Analysis focuses on China, where three major SVoD services have emerged since 2012 amidst fierce competition: iQIYI (backed by Baidu), Youku-Tudou (backed by Alibaba), and Tencent Video (backed by Tencent). These streaming players are well-funded by their cash rich tech-giant parent groups – collectively known as ‘BAT’. As a result, […]
The increasing penetration of OTT is having a negative impact on traditional linear TV in Spain – particularly ad revenues and audience numbers. A report from Zenith Vigía warns of the fact that traditional operators may lose up to 4.3 per cent in ad revenues this year. The consultancy firm estimates that this year TV […]
Streaming video continues to grow rapidly in the Nordics. Recent analysis by Mediavision on the Nordic TV and video market shows a year-on-year increase on households with an SVoD service. Mediavision reports there is currently approximately 10 million streaming subscriptions in the Nordics, spread out over 5.8 million households (52 per cent of all homes […]
IPTV reception has continued its steady growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2018 and is now received by 56.7 per cent of French homes (up 1.7 point over one year), passing terrestrial reception (which includes cable reception for FTA channels) and DTT, whose share has respectively fallen to 53.7 per cent and 49.1 […]
Direct to Home satellite TV (DTH) subscriber falls will accelerate and spread from North America to Europe and eventually to the Far East, according to new a report, Who benefits as Global DTH revenue set to shed $ billions – Forecast to 2024, from Rethink Technology Research’s Rethink TV service. Where subscribers numbers rise, there […]
Total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Peru will expand at a CAGR of 1.6 per cent between 2018 and 2023, mainly driven by the increasing demand for mobile data services, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. This in turn will expand its contribution to total service revenue from an estimated 29 per cent […]
Reflecting the rising importance of the telcos, IPTV is gaining subscribers in Western Europe at the expense of the other pay-TV platforms, according to findings from analyst firm Digital TV Research. IPTV overtook satellite TV in 2015 and will be approaching cable by 2024. IPTV will add 5.5 million subscribers between 2018 and 2024. “IPTV […]