In many ways, connectable media devices are the primary gateways through which individual consumers experience the wonders of high quality video, audio, video games, and increasingly, print media says MRG Research. Because the devices are the last link in the delivery chain for digital media, much of the value of the digital content experience has […]
The European TV market grew by a modest 0.9 per cent in 2012, reaching a value of €95.1 billion, while advertising revenues were down almost four per cent to €31 billion, according to the “Turning Digital” report from Italian consultancy ItMedia Consulting. Despite growing by 3.7 per cent, the pay-TV market is slowing down and […]
According to a new report from market intelligence firm TDG, The Maturation of Netflix – US Streaming Subscriptions & Viewing thru 2022, online TV and movie service Netflix will continue its strong track record of success with domestic streaming forecast to reach 13 billion hours during 2013 and top 26 billion hours in 2018. Despite […]
A study that provides an estimate of the shape and size of the piracy universe has found that in three key regions – North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific – absolute infringing bandwidth use increased by 159.3 per cent between 2010 and 2012, from 3,690 petabytes to 9,567 petabytes. This figure represents 23.8 per cent of […]
According to NSR Research, the Latin American DTH market has in recent years seen excellent growth in both household and revenue numbers. With just under 22 million DTH subscribers as of 2012, Latin America as a whole represents almost 20 per cent of global DTH subscribers, and during the next three-to-five years, it will be […]
Second screen stats for usage while watching a TV show are “simply spectacular”, claimed Renaud Fuchs, Director of the Second Screen Society, during the Amsterdam IBC ‘Show Me the Money’ conference. “Downloads are key, so is the usage and engagement of
As online platforms such as Netflix and Hulu gain ground among mainstream consumers, some are poised to challenge traditional cable and satellite services as the default source for TV and movies, according to a new study – Decoding the Default – by Hub Entertainment Research. The study was conducted in July 2013, among 1,010 consumers […]
Pay-TV operators will dominate the rapidly evolving market for online subscription TV, heralding the end of the first phase of online viewing which saw the rise of on-demand specialists such as Netflix and ad-supported platforms such as YouTube, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. The company’s 2013 Global OTT Forecast highlights the growth in
Research from Deloitte has found that the TV industry generated £17.5 billion (€20.6bn) in revenues in 2012, this is just over 1 per cent of UK GDP. Indirect sales, such as books and music revenues driven directly by TV, added £500 million to TV’s direct economic impact. The report, What television is: 2013, examines trends in TV and […]
Content monetisation technology and services specialist FreeWheel has released its Video Monetisation Report – an executive briefing of trends it observed around monetising professional video content for Q2 2013. It hopes the report will provide some insight into best practices and broader trends for how publishers, advertisers, and consumers are all playing a role in […]