According to Hub Research, virtual MVPDs (multichannel video programming distributors) – including the just-launched Hulu Live TV service – were developed as a less-expensive alternative to traditional MVPD subscriptions. But over the time these services have been available, there’s been no appreciable drop in the number of viewers who subscribe to pay-TV. Why haven’t Virtual […]
Global spending on consumer video media services will total $314 billion (€286bn) in 2017, a 4.2 per cent increase from 2016, according to research firm Gartner. Pay-TV services is the largest spending segment and is on pace to represent 90 per cent of the total market, totaling $282 billion in 2017. In 2017, emerging Asia/Pacific […]
US consumer spending on home entertainment was up slightly for the first quarter of 2017, reaching $4.7 billion, according to preliminary figures from trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Digital channels, especially Electronic Sell Through (EST), continued to see growth, while results for the physical business were affected by the fact that Easter – […]
Intelligent broadband network solutions provider Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight report focusing on the ‘fully-loaded’ Kodi ecosystem in North America, suggests that 68.6 per cent of households with Kodi devices also have unofficial Add-ons configured to access unlicensed content. The report is based on
Research released by Ampere Analysis reveals that Facebook is closing the gap on TV advertising. The average revenue per user (ARPU) generated by Facebook advertising has grown six-fold in North American and four-fold in Europe in five years. By comparison, the value of a TV viewer has remained relatively flat, with a growth of less […]
The boom in smart phone and Internet penetration is transforming traditional television (TV) viewership patterns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), creating a vast, fertile market for over-the-top (OTT) video services, according to Over-the-top (OTT) Video Services to Transform TV Viewing in Middle East and North Africa Forecast to 2021, a new report […]
According to the findings of a report from video monetisation technology and services provider Ooyala, published in collaboration with specialist research and consulting firm Futuresource Consulting, content providers will seek integrated video solutions to minimise costs, streamline processes and provide growth opportunities at every step in the video lifecycle. The research, which included input from […]
Videology, a software provider for converged TV and video advertising, has released its Q1 2017 U.S. TV & Video At-A-Glance report. According to the report, Videology has seen a 6x increase in the number of ad requests for Connected TV since Q1 2015. In fact, today over half (56 per cent) of campaigns are run […]
A research report by the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service (MIS) that PSM (public service media) have actually increased their investment in content by 6.8 per cent over the last five years (2011-2015), despite a minimal 1.4 per cent increase in their revenues. PSM offers good value for money with investment in content representing 54 per […]
According to research conducted by Dataxis, 2016 was the last year where the physical video market (DVD, Blu-ray rentals and sales) weighed more than the digital video market (SVoD, EST, TVoD) in Europe. SVoD will generate 70 per cen