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Study: AI, Intelligent Devices to fuel economic growth

A White Paper from ARK Invest examines the economic impact of converging technologies and explores how five converging platforms are likely to define this technological era. The study goes back a few hundred years from the introduction of the steam engine, then the railroads, telegraph, photography and the bicycle as key enables for economic growth. […]

March 26, 2024By Chris Forrester

Ted sets Sky viewing record

Following the success of the hit film franchise, Ted, the foul-mouthed teddy bear, returned this year in a seven-episode prequel series for the small screen. From Emmy-winning creator Seth MacFarlane, Ted – which debuted on Sky Max earlier this year – has secured the biggest US comedy launch audience on Sky, since records began in […]

March 26, 2024

Forecast: Mobile service revenue in Australia at $10.8bn in 2028

The total mobile service revenue in Australia is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5 per cent from $8.7 billion (€8bn) in 2023 to $10.8 billion in 2028, supported by growth in mobile data service revenues, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Australia Mobile Broadband Forecast (Q4 […]

March 26, 2024

Analysis: BBC defies UK commissioning downturn

A report from Ampere Analysis reveals an 18 per cent decline in 2023 in the UK’s market for scripted TV commissions (Drama, Sci-Fi, Crime & Thriller, etc.) as major UK broadcasters cut spend and most global SVoDs trimmed investment in international content. Changes in consumer behaviour and a weak advertising market saw pay-TV operators and […]

March 25, 2024By Colin Mann

Research: Social media significant news gateway

Online intermediaries, such as social media, search engines and other online aggregators exert a significant influence on the news stories people consume, according to research from UK media regulator Ofcom. Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of UK adults use online intermediaries to access news, with Meta – the company which owns Facebook and Instagram – […]

March 25, 2024By Colin Mann

Forecast: E Europe OTT revenues to soar

OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach $6.96 billion (€6.43bn) in 2029, up from $3.82 billion in 2023, according to the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the $3.1 billion additional revenues between 2023 and 2029, Russia will provide $1 […]

March 25, 2024

Survey: Marketers favour CTV advertising

Marketers agree that CTV advertising is the most effective digital channel in their media mix and 23.6 per cent plan to increase their spending on connected TV (CTV) campaigns, according to a survey from tvScientific, the performance. The study, which collected responses from more than 600 marketing professionals in Q4 2023, found that 35 per […]

March 22, 2024

Study: Piracy sites in India pose malware risk

A new study commissioned by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) found that piracy websites posed the highest risk for malware infection among consumers in India. The study found that consumers perceived accessing piracy sites as presenting the highest risk of being affected by malware (59 per cent), even more than if they clicked […]

March 22, 2024By Colin Mann

Forecast: E Europe to add 9m digital pay-TV subs

The number of pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8 million from 81 million in the peak year of 2018 to 74 million in 2029 according to the Eastern Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. However, 2018 included 17 million analogue cable subscribers, which will drop to zero […]

March 21, 2024

Spain: Linear FTA TV dominates

The majority of Spaniards (78.4 per cent) prefer to watch linear FTA TV over pay-TV or streaming. A report made by Dos30′ using Kantar Media and Comscore data further reveals that the country’s traditional linear TV operators -Atresmedia, Mediaset, RTVE, Regional channels – provide the most-watched TV channels. Including thematic DTT channels, the number of […]

March 21, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid