The main European countries of origin for EU 28 TV content in Netflix’s catalogues are the UK with 160 titles (or 44 per cent of the total EU28 TV titles available in the 8 Netflix catalogues studied), France with 72 titles (20 per cent) and Germany with 52 titles (14 per cent). Together, these three […]
The global video games software market will exceed $100 billion this year, driven by phenomenal growth of both mobile and PC and new console launches from all three of the major players providing stimulus to the category finds Futuresource Consulting in its new Games Insights Market Report. Consumer spending on mobile gaming will account for […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a report on the origin of films and TV content in VoD catalogues in the EU & visibility of films. The Strasbourg-based Observatory, part of the Council of Europe, examined the catalogues of 68 transactional VoD services in the European Union (such as Apple’s iTunes, Microsoft’s Movies, Wuaki.tv, Chili […]
Netflix has released May data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Several speed gains took place on the index in May, with Telstra in Australia experiencing the biggest speed increase at 0.46 Megabits per second (Mbps). This increased Telstra’s average […]
A report from Juniper Research has forecast that Smart Toy sales will reach $15.5 billion (€13.82bn) in hardware and app content revenues by 2022, up from an estimated $4.9 billion in 2017. This increase
Based on its analysis of 138 countries, Digital TV Research estimated 254 million additional pay-TV subscribers (up by 35 per cent) between 2010 and 2016 to take the global total to 969 million. According to the firm’s Global Pay-TV Subscriber Databook, digital
Trade body Cable Europe is urging the prioritisation of an investment-friendly and predictable regulatory environment following discussions on the progress of the Electronic Communications Code which took place in Luxembourg June 9th. Ministers from the Member States of the European Council discussed the Maltese Presidency’s Progress Report on legislation designed to facilitate
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal reached 3.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, a growth of 135,000 subscribers (3.8 per cent) year-on-year. According to the National Communications Authority (Anacom), the growth is mainly due to the increased popularity of fibre optic-based offers, which saw subscriber numbers rise by 6.3 per cent on […]
Sixty-six per cent of broadcasters are already providing Ultra HD services or are planning to do so over the next five years, claims a Video Industry HD report from Eutelsat Italia. The survey polled
Over the next five years (2016 – 2021), global digital transformation will continue to have a significant impact on the demands and requirements of IP networks according to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Complete Forecast. Top-level indicators include