IneoQuest Technologies, a global specialist in video service assurance, has identified key trends for video providers in 2012. IneoQuest works with more than 500 operators and content providers globally, and attributes the predictions to the increasing demand for their Video Service Assurance solutions. Among their key predictions for 2012 are: Continued expansion in multiscreen and […]
Following 3.8 per cent growth in 2011, global advertising spending is expected to grow by 4.9 per cent in 2012 to $465.5 billion, according to Strategy Analytics. Although total UK advertising spending is expected to increase by slightly less than the global rate, at 4.2 per cent this year – to $20.9 billion – it […]
Findings in a report from video optimisation specialist Bytemobile reveal that the average volume of video traffic on mobile networks has risen by 10 percentage points since this time last year – up to 50 per cent from 40 per cent. In certain networks, video traffic is up to 69 per cent of total traffic. […]
Australia is the biggest market for global iPlayer to date and is providing some unique consumer insight, according to Matthew Littleford, General Manager for BBC Worldwide’s global BBC iPlayer. Launched in Australia in September 2011 as part of a pilot, the global BBC iPlayer is available on iPad, iPod and iPhone in 16 markets in […]
Allot Communications’ latest MobileTrends Report shows that video streaming continued to show significant growth with a 88 per cent increase, and remains the single largest application taking up bandwidth, accounting for 42 per cent of mobile bandwidth. Although having limited impact on the total bandwidth, VoIP and Instant Messaging (VoIP & IM) have gained additional […]
A report on Shanghai Media Group IPTV subsidiary BesTV New Media by Minsheng Securities has predicted BesTV IPTV subscriber growth of more than 60 per cent in 2012, to between 16 and 18 million subscribers. The number of BesTV IPTV subscribers grew to 10 million in 2011, accounting for a market share of more than […]
Market research specialists GfK says that the Japanese market for technical consumer goods (including telco-based products as well as eco-friendly TVs, fridges and air-conditioners) have slumped to their lowest volumes since 2008. Quarterly sales were ranging from Yen 2.25 trillion (Q1/08) to a high point of Yen 2.73 trillion (Q4/2010) but the latest four quarters […]
Netflix customer satisfaction plunged in the fourth quarter, a reflection of consumer anger over rising prices and changes to its subscription plans, according to a survey. Satisfaction with Netflix slid 14 per cent to 74 from a year earlier on a scale of 0 to 100, according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index. That was […]
The number of Spanish homes with pay TV in the first half of 2011 reached 21.9 per cent of all households, according to the latest report from the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT). Two out of ten households already have pay-TV services, although there are big variances depending on the size of municipalities. Higher penetration rates […]
Even though Australian consumers are able to watch TV on an increasing variety of devices, television viewing has increased on conventional screens as well as on mobile devices and computers, according to the first comprehensive national multi-screen report compiled by audience measurement companies OzTAM, Nielsen and Regional TAM. Traditional television viewing grew by four per […]