The fall in TV ad revenues in Spanish TV was 6.8 per cent to €412.3 million in the second quarter of the year, according to the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT). Public TVs registered the sharpest fall, down 20.3 per cent, to €30.6 million with state subsidies also going down 8.3 per cent to €441.4 million. […]
The Spanish pay-TV market is in free fall with the loss of 502,190 subscribers over the last year, down 11.7 per cent to 3,771,617 from 4,273,807, according to the latest report from the Competition watchdog CMT (Telecommunications Market Commission). All pay-TV operators have suffered a significant setback with Telefonica’s IPTV service Movistar TV taking the […]
The global advertising market is set to enjoy the same healthy rate of growth experienced in 2012 – which saw adspend boosted by the London Olympics and the US elections – reflecting the extent to which the advertising market is now stabilising. According to the latest Advertising Expenditure Forecasts from ZenithOptimedia, the global advertising market […]
Pay-TV operators have been moving an increasing amount of their content online through TV Everywhere or multiscreen services, as well as seeing an increasing amount of Internet streaming via OTT services like Netflix and Hulu, according to MRG. As a result, cable, IPTV and satellite operators are seeing an increased need to manage what’s happening […]
Market research firm Infonetics has released its Q2 2013 Broadband CPE and Subscribers: PON, FTTH, Cable, and DSL market share, size and forecasts report, which tracks DSL, cable, and fibre to the home (FTTH) customer premises equipment (CPE), fixed LTE gateways, residential gateways, and broadband subscribers. “The overall broadband CPE market is strong, as operators […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that about 78 per cent of US households get a broadband Internet service at home. Broadband now accounts for 94 per cent of all households with Internet service at home – an increase from 92 per cent last year, 75 per cent in 2008, and 33 […]
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued the 2013 edition of its Communications Monitoring Report, which provides an overview of the Canadian communication system. “While Canadians generally are well-served by their communication system, the Commission must remain vigilant and responsive to emerging trends and issues,” said Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC. “Canadians in […]
IPTV subscribers experienced strong growth in 2012 according to a report from Research and Markets. The success of IPTV, particularly in Asia, is due to strong growth in maturing markets like China and South Korea. Currently, China has the most IPTV subscribers worldwide and that trend will likely continue. The fastest growing IPTV regions continue […]
According to Parks Associates research, there will be 175 million online video users in the US in 2013, rising to 191 million by 2017, at which time there will be nearly 70 million smart-TV households. Parks Associates advertising research finds 25 per cent of smart-TV app users recall seeing an in-app ad and 84 per […]
Floyd Mayweather’s majority decision victory over Canelo Alvarez for the super welterweight title on September 21st in Las Vegas is the highest-grossing boxing event of all time. The revenue from Showtime’s pay-per-view telecast of the fight is nearly $150 million and counting, the premium network reported. The total surpasses the previous record of