Parks Associates’ 360 View: Access and Entertainment Services in U.S. Broadband Households reveals that 10 per cent of US broadband households switched providers, downgraded their service, or cancelled pay-TV service in the past 12 months, primarily because of a negative perception of the service value, including statements that the “service wasn’t worth the monthly cost” […]
Ninety-five million additional pay-TV subscribers are set to be added between 2017 and 2023 to take the global total to 1.1 billion, according to Digital TV Research. Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of pay-TV subscribers passed 1 billion in 2017. The Global Pay TV Subscriber Forecasts report concludes that IPTV will win […]
Large-screen display specialist LG says its new OLED factory output should mean production volumes of some 10 million units by 2020, and if the plans work out it could even mean 20 million units. Large Display Monitor, a newsletter, quotes a report in Japan’s Nikkei that half of the company’s sales in the $2,000+ display segment […]
The biggest speed increase on the Netflix ISP Speed Index for March – the monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience – went to Japan’s Softbank (Fibre), helping the ISP rise 11 spots to second in Japan. Softbank’s Fibre offering’s speeds increased by 0.67 Megabits per second […]
A range of strong dramas and live sport has helped BBC iPlayer to achieve its best-ever February performance. Across the month, more than 285 million programmes were watched by viewers, a 4 per cent year-on-year increase, with average daily requests of 10.2 million. The first episodes of new drama series Requiem and Collateral were the […]
Paul Gray, IHS Markit’s Research Director, says that 4K sets now represent more than half of all sets shipped in North America and over two-thirds in China. Gray, speaking at MIPTV in Cannes on April 9th, and where 4K/UHD content is being extensively screened over the 4 days of the market, said that the average […]
New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group indicates that 18-34 year-olds account for 53 per cent of adults in the US that have a live streaming Internet-delivered pay-TV service (such as Sling TV, DirecTV NOW, PlayStation Vue, Hulu with Live TV, or You Tube TV). Overall, 11 per cent of adults ages 18-44 currently have […]
Avril Blondelot, Content Insights Director at Eurodata TV Worldwide has presented the latest trends in terms of TV content, noting the continued appeal of the medium and its willingness to try new approaches. Speaking at Industry Spotlight conference of MIPTV in Cannes, she said that at a time when international hits are becoming scarce, we are […]
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship – the world’s first fully-electric single-seater racing series – is continuing to appeal to a new and younger audience, consolidating the number of followers aged 25-34 and also experiencing rapid growth with fans in the 13-24 age bracket. As Formula E passes the halfway stage of its fourth season, […]
The latest forecast published by technology research firm CCS Insight shows the worldwide market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-worn devices growing by an average of 50 per cent annually over the next five years. In 2022, a total of 121 million units will be sold, with a value of $9.9 billion. […]