The success of Wi-Fi technology is confirmed in new research from Strategy Analytics showing that nearly five billion home Wi-Fi devices are now in use around the world. Furthermore, the report – The Wireless Home: Assessing the Scale of the Global Home Wi-Fi Device Market – predicts that a new wave of Wi-Fi smart home […]
Around half of UK homes now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to Ofcom’s Media Nations 2019 report that reveals major shifts in the nation’s viewing habits. The number of UK households signed up to the most popular streaming platforms – Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, NOW TV and Disney Life – increased from 11.2 million […]
Conviva’s Q2 2019 State of Streaming report reveals new insights into industry shifts and viewer behaviour, as well as further exploration into trends highlighted in previous reports. Streaming recorded triple-digit increases in year-over-year
The Walt Disney Co has revealed plans to offer US consumers a streaming bundle of Disney+, ESPN+, and advertising-supported Hulu for $12.99 (€11.60) a month, beginning November 12th, setting out its stall in what is likely to become a fiercely-fought battle with competing SVoD services. The pricing matches the most popular subscription from Netflix, with […]
The increasing adoption of video streaming platforms has created significant challenges to traditional pay-TV services. Yet, despite the challenges, the overall pay-TV market is expected to grow at a steady pace to surpass a 1.1 billion subscriber base in 2024, according to the Pay TV Subscribers market data report from global tech market advisory firm, […]
Cord-cutting in the US continues to accelerate, with the number of cord-cutting households jumping another 19.2 per cent this year. According to eMarketer’s latest pay-TV forecast, the number of households without a traditional pay-TV subscription is quickly approaching those that have one. This year, the number of pay-TV households in the US will decline by […]
The US edition of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum from content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA and international research and strategy consultancy MTM has unveiled the challenges, opportunities and priorities that are driving the future of the US pay-TV market. The report includes insights collected during a special seminar held in New York […]
US digital advertising revenues reached a landmark high of $28.4 billion (€25.3bn) in the first quarter of 2019. This is the industry’s strongest Q1 on record, according to the latest IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report figures released by IAB and prepared by PwC US. Digital revenue for Q1 2019 estimates rose 18 per cent over […]
European and US internet audiences are increasingly watching online video on smartphones and Smart TVs, reports Ampere Analysis. Growth is strongest in Europe, with a
Following the success of BBC Click’s personalised, interactive episode, the Corporation’s R&D team is continuing to explore object-based formats powered by its StoryKit tool. For its latest project, it commissioned independent production company Spirit to produce Instagramifaction, a documentary about the good, the bad and the ugly of the world’s fastest-growing social network. Following research […]