Research published by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), an initiative of the Web Foundation, finds that consolidated broadband markets — for example those with a single broadband provider — are keeping prices high and putting life-changing internet access out of reach for hundreds of millions of people. Although broadband markets have historically become more […]
FTTH grew by 112,000 lines in Spain in August totalling 9.6 million, according to the CNMC. In a year FTTH has experienced an increase of 1.8 million, with DSL losing 1.2 million by contrast. FTTH already represents 64 per cent of the total 15 million fixed broadband lines. Movistar is the market leader with 4.2 […]
Research from Ampere Analysis has revealed that China is responsible for over half of the world’s brand-new drama productions. In the last six months alone, leading Chinese broadcasters and OTT services commissioned nearly 300 new drama series – as many as all of its international peers combined. Analysis of new data
A study from Juniper Research finds that the global value of the mobile mixed reality market will exceed $43 billion (€ 38.6bn) by 2024, rising from $8 billion in 2019. Mixed reality overlays interactive digital images and videos onto the real word through a smartphone, tablet or smart glasses. The new research identified
A new first-hour box office sales record has been set by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The trailer for Episode IX of the epic space saga went live in the early hours of October 22nd and, according to US cinema ticket site Atom Tickets, the movie shifted 45 per cent more tickets that Avengers: […]
Viewing figures for El Camino, the movie sequel to the celebrated Breaking Bad TV show, draw an around 6.5 million viewers for Netflix across its opening weekend in the US. The figures are based Nielsen’s SVOD Content Ratings, which measures streaming viewing figures in the US, where 40 per cent of Netflix’s global userbase resides. Around […]
Social media analysis by marketing technology company 4C Insights reveals posts, mentions, tweets and re-tweets of the official Rugby World Cup handles increased 1,041 per cent over the weekend of October 12th and 13th. Of particular value to sponsors and advertisers of the global tournament, the sentiment of social chatter also rose by 10 percentage […]
The uptake of pay-TV among UK TV households is set to decline by 7.5 per cent by 2023 according to analysts at consultancy firm Broadcast Intelligence. As the SVoD market continues to grow, UK pay-TV penetration will fall to numbers not seen since before 2011. Broadcast Intelligence’s report – Pay-TV’s future in an on-demand world […]
Uber and LinkedIn have joined the ranks of the world’s most valuable brands as they made their debut in the 2019 Interbrand Best Global Brands Report. But the 20th edition of the Best Global Brands report was less welcome for Facebook at #14 which dropped out of the top 10. Apple, Google and Amazon
IABM has released its latest Buying Trends Report – built on analysis of qualitative evidence gathered from broadcast and media companies immediately prior to IBC 2019, together with quantitative data drawn from their latest financial filings. The report’s findings reflect the ongoing radical shift in the demand side of the industry: revenue growth decreased by […]