Latest figures published by IHS Markit and Cable Europe show the number of cable homes in Europe once again grew year on year in 2017, reaching 69.2 million and comprising 36.3 per cent of all television households. Revenue generating units (RGUs) rose year on year to 127.5 million. Consolidated full year data, released in the […]
Third-quarter results for US multichannel video subscriptions cut short a brief wave of optimism for the sector, according to Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Accelerating losses from satellite providers and weakening net adds from Sling TV and DirecTV Now virtual multichannel alternatives drove the overall decline. Combined, the cable, direct […]
Findings from research and analysis firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 975,000 net video subscribers in 3Q 2018, compared to a pro forma loss of about 410,000 subscribers in 3Q 2017. The top pay-TV providers now […]
US digital advertising revenues for the first six months of 2018 soared to $49.5 billion (€43.8bn) – the most advertisers have ever spent on digital media in a first half of a year – according to the latest IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and produced by PwC US. […]
PubMatic, the publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP) for an open digital media future, has released its third Quarterly Mobile Index (QMI) of 2018. The report includes key insights around the growth in mobile app advertising, highlighting trends in mobile video, header bidding and the expansion of cross-channel monetisation. Advertisers are expected to spend more than $180 […]
A recent study of the content viewing behaviour of Thai consumers, commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), and conducted by YouGov, has revealed that 45 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known […]
The results of an in-depth study of TV reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast positions Eutelsat as the satellite market leader. The study, led by Nielsen, featured face-to-face interviews with 3,000 households in Nigeria, 2,000 in Cameroun and 2,000 in Ivory Coast – representative of the population of the geographical area surveyed. The study […]
Euroconsult reports that the ‘build and launch’ market for the next decade looks extremely healthy. The Paris-based consulting and analysis firm says it anticipates that 330 satellites with a mass over 50 kg will be launched on average each year by 2027 for government agencies and commercial organisations worldwide. This is a threefold increase over […]
SVoD revenues across 138 countries will reach $35.04 billion (€40.1bn) in 2018, $10 billion more than the 2017 total and more than triple the 2015 total, according to the SVOD Databook report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. “No surprises that the US is the top earning country,” commented Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital […]
Five million French TV viewers aged four and above watch online content on a daily basis, be it live or catch-up – an increase of 28 per cent over two years – reports Médiamétrie. Among them, 3 million watch from a TV set via an IPTV connection. This growth has been driven by mobility and […]