Strategy Analytics’ analysis of US pay-TV subscriber numbers shows Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPDs) with 868,000 net adds in Q2 bringing the total number of vMVPD subscribers to 6.73 million, up 119 per cent YoY. Despite this, overall pay-TV
OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach $3.51 billion in 2023; more than triple the $1.01 billion recorded in 2017, according to Digital TV Research. Russia will account for 40 per cent of the region’s OTT revenues by 2023, with Poland generating a further 23 per cent. From the […]
China has overtaken the UK in the television programming industry, becoming the second-largest market in the world after the US, according to IHS Markit. TV programming expenditures in China, including online platforms, hit 73 billion yuan ($10.9 billion) in 2017, followed by the UK at ($10 billion), while the US led the global market, spending […]
Online video revenue, comprising net ad spend and subscription fees, will grow at an 18 per cent CAGR across Asia Pacific between 2018 and 2023, climbing from ~$21 billion (€18.33bn in 2018 to $48 billion by 2023, according to Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution, a new report from analyst firm Media Partners Asia […]
Local businesses in areas covered by the UK Government’s rollout of superfast broadband have seen a combined £9 billion (€10.05bn) increase in turnover since the boost to their broadband speed, new figures have revealed. The report, The Evaluation of the Economic Impact and Public Value of the Superfast Broadband Programme, is an independent assessment of […]
Average broadband usage in Europe is growing at a significantly slower pace than in the US, according to year-over-year comparisons of Q2 2018 data by OpenVault, a leading provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators. According to OpenVault, average cable broadband usage per household in Europe grew at a rate of 19.5 […]
The pressure on traditional multichannel subscriptions abated in the second quarter – a positive direction that is further supported by the forwarded momentum of virtual services Sling TV and DirecTV NOW, according to the Q2 2018 U.S. Multichannel Subscriber Report by Kagan, the media research group in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Combined, the cable, DTH and
Connected TV households now make up nearly three-quarters of all US households, but those penetration levels don’t necessarily add up to a huge advertising market—yet. eMarketer forecasts
Despite growth in the number of pay-TV homes in the Asia-Pacific region, challenging economic conditions, an increase in competition and rampant piracy continue to pressure the ability of pay-TV operators to attract and retain subscribers. Cable is overwhelmingly the dominant pay-TV platform in this region, due to the vast number of subscribers in China and […]
Strategy Analytics forecasts that global consumer and advertising spend on TV and video will grow from $490 billion in 2017 to $559 billion in 2022, an increase of $69 billion. Spend on OTT video will account for 90 per cent of this growth, according to the firm’s Television & Media Strategies (TMS) report, TV’s Transformation: […]