Video game revenues saw record increases last year, with digital purchases now accounting for 50 per cent of all sales in the UK, according to the latest annual report from the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie). The total UK consumer spend last year increased by 10 per cent to £5.7 billion (€66.5bn), including everything […]
8K TVs are set to achieve modest success over the next few years, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices service. The report will be published to coincide with this month’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, where 8K will be one of the dominant themes. Strategy Analytics’ consumer technology adoption models predict that […]
With UK top flight club Tottenham Hotspur set to play for the first time at its new £1 billion stadium this evening, taking on Crystal Palace in the Premier League, communications and media software and services specialist Amdocs has revealed findings which suggest that 5G will transform the sports experience for fans in stadiums. According […]
Data from a study carried out by Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts that the cumulative value of airline and passenger activity in the ‘In Flight Communications’ and entertainment field will have be worth a massive $36 billion by 2028. Last year was not the best benchmark for growth as the industry suffered equipment and deployment […]
The pay-TV market in Asia Pacific is entering a phase of accelerated consolidation as subscriber growth and spend deteriorates across key territories, according to independent research & consulting group, Media Partners Asia (MPA). The latest edition of MPA’s Pay-TV Networks Channel Database shows that aggregate revenues across 13 major pay-TV networks in Asia Pacific grew […]
The proportion of worldwide digital content paid for via carrier billing is expected to nearly double over the next 5 years, according to a study from Juniper Research. The study found that with most leading app stores and content providers now seeking to enable carrier billing as an option, consumer spend via the mechanism is […]
In December 2017, Norway became the first country in the world to switch off national FM radio. The aim was to provide a better radio offering to listeners and create a sustainable position for radio in the face of rising competition from digital media and online services. Just over a year after the completion of […]
Latin American SVoD subscriptions are forecast to reach 51.10 million by 2024; almost double the 27.12 million recorded at end-2018, according to Digital TV Research. The top six regional platforms will account for 85 per cent of the region’s paying SVoD subscribers by end-2024. Netflix will remain the largest pan-regional SVoD platform by some distance, […]
According to Kagan, the global fixed-broadband market is on track to reach 1 billion subscribers by the end of this year, driven by unprecedented growth of fiber connections in Asia Pacific, particularly China. At the end of 2018, broadband subscriptions reached 974.7 million while broadband household penetration reached 45.5 per cent, up from 43.2 per […]
IHS Markit has offered its insight following Apple’s unveiling of its new streaming TV and news service from Apple Apple’s commitment to content across all media forms, as well as credit and payment options, indicates the company will continue to invest in its expanding service provision businesses, according to Maria Rua-Aguete, executive director, IHS Markit, […]