While Netflix caught the attention of the TV world last year when it ended HBO’s 18-year stretch of earning the most Emmy nominations, this year, HBO reclaimed the spot with 137 nominations to Netflix’s 117. But how much did each spend to earn such success? Kill the Cable Bill, providers of industry trend analysis, crunched the numbers for […]
One of the key statements in the latest World Teleport Association (WTA) report (Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2019) is that satellite transponder costs have risen, on average, by 60 per cent. However, headline grabbing as it is, the actual prices charged by satellite operators for long-term leases are a long way from that suggested by the […]
Cord-cutting in developed Asia-Pacific (APAC) is set to offset gains in DTH and IPTV in emerging APAC (South and Southeast Asia) and as a result, the overall region is forecast to witness a marginal decline in pay-TV household penetration from 67.4 per cent in 2018 to 67 per cent by the end of 2023, according […]
Data from Juniper Research found that the number of voice assistants used to access smart home devices will reach 555 million by 2024; up from 105 million in 2019. By 2024, Juniper Research expects more than 90 per cent of voice assistants to be used to control smart home devices; driven by increased participation from […]
Final viewing figures for the big Sunday of sport (July 14th) when England won the Cricket World Cup show just what a dilemma sports rights owners face when deciding how to put such inspiring events in front of people who don’t have pay-TV. The full story of how getting sport onto free-to-air channels massively increases […]
Netflix fell short of its quarterly membership target, with subscribers increasing by 2.7 million last week, rather than the five million forecasted – which led to a 11 per cent drop in its market capitalisation. The streaming service also lost subscribers in the US – its core domestic market, down from 60.2 million to 60.1 […]
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data centre IT industries, global PON equipment market revenue is forecast to reach $7.3 billion by 2023, driven by spending on new 10 Gbps EPON and XGS-PON deployments, and on maximising existing 2.5 Gbps GPON networks. Telecom […]
As the competition for fan engagement increases across major global sporting events, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning offer new ways to deliver more sophisticated and connected data experiences. Research from NTT, the technology and managed services companies, highlights sporting organisations need to do more to create the types of experiences that digitally savvy fans […]
Research by Ampere Analysis focuses on critical ratings of US SVoD titles. Ampere has formulated a score from 0-100, created from average user reviews gathered from leading ratings websites and film/TV databases. All titles referenced are available on US SVoD platforms. When looking at the top 25 critically acclaimed shows on each of the five […]
The rollout of 5G technology will proceed at blistering pace, with the number of subscriptions in Asia and North America set to exceed 1 billion units by the technology’s fifth year of deployment, nearly triple the total for 4G during the same time period, according to Elias Gravitinos, principal analyst, IHS Markit. Starting from a […]