The top 10 service providers in the US collectively lost over 877,000 television subscribers in the third quarter of 2018, as reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index. The two satellite services suffered the largest losses, shedding 726,000 between them, while their online offerings gained 89,000. DISH Network lost 367,000 satellite television subscribers, compared to 192,000 […]
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 according to the European Broadband Cable Yearbook from research firm IHS Markit and broadband trade association Cable Europe. This was the largest number of cable homes in Europe since 2009, […]
Standard Media Index (SMI), a source of ad pricing and revenue data, has unveiled data for Hispanic Television during the 2017-18 Broadcast Season. Data from SMI’s new and improved AccuTV indicates ad revenue from Hispanic Television Networks remained flat at $2.1 Billion during the full 2017-18 Broadcast Season. When equivalising for the World Cup, however, […]
A report from International Data Corporation (IDC) presents its inaugural forecast for the worldwide 5G network infrastructure market for the period 2018–2022. With the first instances of 5G services rolling out in the fourth quarter of 2018, 2019 is set to be a seminal year in the mobile industry. 5G handsets will begin to hit […]
Research from Parks Associates finds 24 per cent of UK broadband households that own a smart speaker with personal assistant would like to control their smart TV via this device, nearly twice as many as any other device. “In the UK, the NPS [Net Promoter Score] of smart speakers is negative, so Amazon, Google Home, […]
Netflix’s rapid growth in the UK seems set to continue, according to the latest edition of ScreenThink, a syndicated market tracker from research and strategy consultancy MTM. With over 9 million subscribers by the end of Q1 2018, Netflix looks set to exceed 10 million subscribers this year, if it can keep churn levels down […]
A study from Juniper Research found that annual operator billed revenues from 5G connections will approach $300 billion (€263.8bn) by 2025, rising from $894 million in 2019, its anticipated first year of commercial service. This is an average annual growth of 163 per cent in its first six years. The study, 5G Market Strategies: Consumer […]
Pay-TV is increasing take-up in Spain, now boasting an audience share of 25.7 per cent, according to figures from the consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicación – up from last year’s 22.4 per cent. The three largest FTA TV channels, Tele 5, Antena 3 and La Primera draw the largest audience with a combined share of 37.9 […]
Conviva, the real-time measurement and intelligence platform for streaming TV, has released its State of the Streaming TV Industry Report for Q3 2018, which shows huge growth in global TV streaming. According to the data, a 52 per cent jump in plays and 63 per cent growth in total viewing hours was recorded year-over-year (YoY), including […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group finds that about 78 per cent of US TV households subscribe to some form of pay-TV service. The percentage of TV households that subscribe to a pay-TV service is down from 86 per cent in 2013, 87 per cent in 2008, and 81 per cent in 2004. In TV […]