The Federal Communications Commission has released its annual Broadband Deployment Report, which reveals that the number of Americans lacking access to fixed terrestrial broadband service at 25/3 Mbps continued to decline, going down by more than 14 per cent in 2018. The number of Americans without access to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband […]
At a time when the Great British Public is spending an unprecedented amount of time indoors, everyone has had to change and adapt how they are living their lives. It’s no surprise that Brits are consuming more TV, more apps and using more broadband, according to multiplay operator Sky. Sky’s research reveals what TV shows […]
As the UK stays home and TV viewing soars – up 24 per cent since lockdown began to an average of 3 hours, 40 minutes a day per viewer, some five hours extra a week – a study of the first weeks of lockdown has revealed how the pandemic is changing how and why we […]
As Covid-19 continues to create economic and social disruption, Futuresource Consulting has evaluated the potential financial impact on consumer electronics (CE), entertainment content and professional AV markets. The consultancy firm anticipates as much as $120 billion (€111.2bn) will be wiped from the retail value of these sectors combined, when compared with pre-Covid-19 forecasts. “Interruptions within […]
The UK’s independent network sector has been praised for its significant contribution as the country was revealed as one of the fastest growers in Europe for delivering fibre networks to homes and businesses. The UK is revealed as one of five of the fastest-growing markets in Europe for making new connections in the FTTH Council […]
The team at Ampere Analysis is publishing a regular podcast discussing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry and has shared a top line summary of what it means for the entertainment industry now, and for a post-lockdown future: TV providers increase free offerings: Alexios Dimitropoulos, Senior Analyst Pay-TV operators have increased […]
Sixty-four per cent of US households with at least one screen have cut the cord with cable TV, are planning to cut the cord, or never subscribed, according to a recent survey of more than 2,600 US consumers by advertising technology specialist The Trade Desk. The survey also highlighted major differences in cord-cutting behaviour by […]
Covid-19 is having a significant impact on mobile operator planning in relation to 5G services in 2020. Its rapid spread continues to disrupt economies around the world, with the magnitude of the effects of this disruption likely to grow while there are no signs of any short-term solution to fixing the problem. Research firm Strategy […]
The UK’s lockdown measures due to coronavirus are having a measurable impact on the amount of time people are spending with digital and traditional media. In its latest time spent forecast, eMarketer found TV, digital video and social media are benefiting greatly as people spend time at home. Total media time is forecast increase by […]
The FTTH Council Europe has revealed the 2020 Market Panorama and the latest figures outlining fibre deployment trends in Europe prepared by research institute IDATE. Market Panorama & key findings: The total number of homes passed with Fibre to the Home (FTTH) and Fibre to the Building (FTTB) in the EU39 reached nearly 172 million […]