According to Jonathan Broughton, Senior Analyst at research firm IHS Markit, and Tim Westcott, Senior Principal Analyst, the launch by Amazon of Amazon Channels, an offering of subscription channels and apps available to Amazon Prime customers, in the UK and Germany, should not be seen as offering an alternative to the Sky packages available in […]
In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Spanish pay-TV industry saw revenues hit €506 million, up 24 per cent from Q4 2015. A report published by the CNMC reveals that Telefónica took the lion’s share with €420.66 million (against €343.75 million the same period last year) followed by Vodafone with €49.08 million (against €42.86 million […]
Results from a survey commissioned by Penthera, a creator of download-to-go (D2G) software for streaming video services, confirm that consumers see D2G as a valuable enhancement to streaming services. Among the findings: More than one-third of 1,000 respondents reported that availability of D2G would make them more likely to subscribe and/or less likely to cancel […]
Mediaset Spain, owner of TV channels Tele 5 and Cuatro among others, is the most watched online TV service with 85 million views in April, way ahead of second-placed Atresmedia with 56 million views, according to ComScore. In terms of the amount of online TV consumption, Mediaset also leads the market with 340 million minutes […]
Two-thirds of all commercial aircraft are expected to be fitted with in-flight connectivity (IFC) by 2026, and this represents a potential $32 billion in revenue over the next decade as air travel continues to grow and passengers get used to the services. The data comes from Northern Sky Resarch (NSR) in its latest study, Aeronautical […]
Despite adding 120 million subscribers between 2016 and 2022, subscription and PPV revenues for 522 operators will remain flat at around $185 billion (€165bn) according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. From
VoD is increasingly popular in Spain with 51 per cent of all Internet users already paying for online TV services, according to the Televidente 2.0 report published by the firm The Cocktail Analysis and Telefónica. The study reveals that IPTV and OTT are taking most of the VoD consumption with 25 per cent of online […]
This year 40 million Americans will engage with some form of augmented reality (AR) monthly, up 30.2 per cent over last year, according to eMarketer’s first forecast on augmented reality and virtual reality. Much of the growth of AR is being fueled by Snapchat Lenses, Facebook Stories, and Instagram Stories, while VR usage is being […]
According to the latest findings from specialist broadband, media and entertainment industries analyst firm Leichtman Research Group (LRG) the fourteen largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – acquired about 960,000 net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in Q1 2017. These top broadband providers now account […]
Findings from broadband, media and entertainment industries research and analysis specialist Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US — representing about 95 per cent of the market — lost about 410,000 net video subscribers in 1Q 2017, compared to a gain of about 10,000 subscribers in 1Q 2016. The […]