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Report: Interoperability key when purchasing smart devices

A Parks Associates report finds that smart home solutions will increasingly rely on voice control, video and data analytics, sound recognition, and AI to simplify the user experience. Technology Convergence and the Smart Home reports US broadband households now own more than 10 connected devices, including a mix of connected CE, smart home, and connected […]

March 29, 2019

31% US homes own smart speaker with voice assistant

Parks Associates research shows 31 per cent of US broadband households own a smart speaker with voice assistant and more than one-fourth of these owners use the devices to control a smart home device through voice commands. “Competing protocols and confusing controls continue to inhibit smart home adoption, as end users fear and ultimately avoid […]

March 29, 2019

Twilight Zone, Game of Thrones ‘most anticipated’ shows

Data from TV Time shows that despite the arrival of spring and the supposed upswing in weather that comes with it, TV fans are still planning to spend plenty of time at home as a plethora of new and returning shows hit the screen this April. The most aniticipated new show is The Twilight Zone […]

March 28, 2019By Nik Roseveare

IHS: Media & services increasingly important to Apple

IHS Markit has offered its insight following Apple’s unveiling of its new streaming TV and news service from Apple Apple’s commitment to content across all media forms, as well as credit and payment options, indicates the company will continue to invest in its expanding service provision businesses, according to Maria Rua-Aguete, executive director, IHS Markit, […]

March 27, 2019

Virgin Media, Vodafone top UK broadband speed chart

Virgin Media has been named fastest broadband provider in the UK for the seventh year in a row. Analysis from UK broadband comparison website Broadband Genie recorded an average download of 71.5Mb for Virgin Media customers – almost three times faster than its nearest challenger. Vodafone claimed top spot for uploading speed, recording an average […]

March 27, 2019

India: 325m watch OTT

An Ernst & Young/FICCI Frames report on Indian media says that online video viewing in India grew last year by 25 per cent with 325 million people now watching OTT video. The report said that catch-up TV is driving much of this demand, with 70-90 per cent of the total content consumed coming from the […]

March 27, 2019By Chris Forrester

Forecast: Facebook, Google will dominate UK ad market

Google and Facebook’s combined share of the UK digital ad market will also continue to rise. This year, it will reach 63.3 per cent, up from 62.7 per cent last year, according to eMarketer’s latest UK digital advertising forecast. “The duopoly’s stranglehold on the UK digital advertising market is strengthening, with Brexit uncertainties being the […]

March 26, 2019

Netflix drives Canada SVoD spend past CA$1bn

Overall spend on video entertainment in Canada remained flat in 2018 at CA$11.3 billion (€7.4bn). However, the Canadian consumer’s appetite for on-demand entertainment continues to grow, helping fuel a progressive landscape, this is according to the latest video insights market report from Futuresource Consulting. Despite a lack of Competition, SVoD is Dominating Home Video “SVoD […]

March 26, 2019

NAGRA, MTM launch 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA is once again teaming up with international research and strategy consultancy MTM to launch the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum. The global research programme will explore the biggest challenges facing pay-TV service providers and content owners today, and how they can identify new opportunities to transform and future-proof […]

March 26, 2019

Analysts: Apple kickstarts 2019 SVoD evolution

In anticipation of the scheduled Apple announcement, the Digital Media and Entertainment Team at research and knowledge-based consulting company Futuresource Consulting have shared their thoughts on what is expected to be new SVoD service launch. “It’s a move that has been anticipated here at Futuresource Consulting and across the industry for a number of years […]

March 25, 2019