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Analyst: 59% US homes major SVoD subs

According to findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, 59 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu. The firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker service notes that only 6 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to any other OTT service without also having a subscription to one of […]

July 13, 2017

Analyst: SVoD gaining mindshare with legacy pay-TV

If forced to decide between legacy pay-TV or SVoD services, 57 per cent of dual-service users would choose legacy pay-TV, 43 per cent streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, according to new insights from actionable intelligence firm TDG’s 7th annual Benchmarking the Connected Consumer study. “One would be excused for thinking the difference would […]

July 13, 2017

Report: APAC online video market $46bn by 2022

Online video consumption and broadband distribution continues to grow rapidly across Asia Pacific with content monetisation models steadily evolving, according to a new report, Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution, published by independent consulting and research provider Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report indicates

July 13, 2017

SIA: “Satellite industry in positive state”

The annual report from the Satellite Industry Association (SIA), and which compares and contrasts the state of the industry in 2016 with 2015 and previous years, in general terms says that 2016 was “once again a positive year,” though results for the four key industry market segments varied quite widely.  For example, Global satellite manufacturing […]

July 13, 2017By Chris Forrester

LatAm: Fibre reached 10% of broadband connections in Q1

According to research conducted by Dataxis, fixed broadband connections for Latin America in the first quarter of 2017 reached 68.11 million. The market recorded an increase of 5.9 per cent from Q1 2016 and reached 35.8 per cent household penetration. In the first quarter of 2017, DSL technology still dominates the market with 51.5 per […]

July 13, 2017

Sky Italia leads Italy TV market

Sky Italia continues to lead Italy’s TV market, with a 32 per cent share (down by 1.5 per cent), ahead of RAI (30 per cent), Mediaset (28 per cent), Discovery Italia (2.4 per cent) and Cairo Communication-La7 (1.7 per cent). The annual report from Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) confirms a high degree of concentration in […]

July 12, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Research: Half US households watch OTT on TV

According to the latest connected entertainment research findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, over 50 per cent of US broadband households now watch Internet video on a television screen. “For years, the television has been the stronghold for the traditional TV industry,” said Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates. “Today, […]

July 12, 2017

eMarketer: “Addressable TV a seller’s market”

Targeted, or addressable, TV ad spending in the US is growing quickly, but will remain a small portion of total TV spend for the foreseeable future. According to eMarketer’s latest forecast,

July 12, 2017

Italian broadcasting market worth €9.7bn

The Italian broadcasting market (TV and radio) was worth €9.7 billion in 2015, representing a 0.8 per cent growth on the previous year. According to data released by the industry association of Italian broadcasters Confindustria Radio Television (CRTV), the TV segment grew by just 0.5 per cent in the period, compared to a growth of […]

July 11, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Top 50 operators dominate global pay-TV subs

Pay-TV subscriptions for 522 operators reached 839 million in 2016 – or 87 per cent of the 959 million global subscribers. The top 50 operators accounted for two-thirds of the world’s pay-TV subscribers by end-2016. At that time, 15 operators had more than 10 million paying subscribers, according to the Global Pay TV Operator Databook […]

July 10, 2017