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Gamers more likely to use multiple SVoD services

Juniper research has found that users who viewed games videos were more likely to subscribe to a greater number of SVoD services than the average user; around six SVoD services, compared to two to three. Juniper surveyed SVoD viewers in the US, the UK and China. Despite this, the Digital TV & Video Streaming Survey: Consumer […]

November 28, 2018

15% of Singaporeans use illicit streaming device

A study of the content viewing behaviour of Singaporean consumers revealed that 15 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known as illicit streaming devices (ISDs), allow users to access hundreds of pirated television channels and VoD content, usually […]

November 28, 2018

Cisco VNI: Video to be 82% of net traffic

The Internet is made up of thousands of public and private networks around the world. And since it came to life in 1984, more than 4.7 zettabytes of IP traffic have flowed across it. That’s the same as all the movies ever made crossing global IP networks in less than a minute. Yet the new […]

November 27, 2018

IHS: 8K TV sales below expectations

IHS Markit says that sales of 8K sets are below their already modest expectations. At best only 18,000 8K sets will be sold globally this year according to IHS forecasts – well down on its own earlier predictions that some 85,000 units would be sold in 2018. However, Japanese 8K full-time transmissions will start this […]

November 27, 2018By Chris Forrester

BT study: 43% believe poor wi-fi restricts home life

BT has released a study into modern families and how they use technology in their homes. The study on British families and the homes they inhabit has uncovered the full extent of how families use technology to spend time together, and apart, in the home. While technology use in the home is growing, 43 per […]

November 27, 2018

Research: 94% of UK children own or share a TV

The Futuresource Audio Collaborative event in London earlier in November 20118 saw the unveiling of the latest analysis from Kids Tech, Futuresource Consulting’s ongoing monitoring into how children consume media and interact with devices. Addressing conference attendees, Carl Hibbert, Associate Director at Futuresource, focused on the UK segment of the research and cross-referenced US, German, […]

November 27, 2018

Survey: Game over for AR/VR platform wars?

The AR/VR industry seems to have made its mind up on platforms, based on responses to Digi-Capital and AWE’s Global AR/VR Industry Survey. While there are still opportunities for niche players and start-ups, clear standouts are now top of mind across the XR industry. At the top level, mobile AR matters more to the industry […]

November 27, 2018

Ericsson: 5G to reach 1.5bn subs in 2024

5G is expected to reach more than 40 per cent global population coverage and 1.5 billion subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024. This will make 5G the fastest generation of cellular technology to be rolled out on a global scale, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Key drivers for […]

November 27, 2018

GSMA: Middle East mobile operators set for 5G leadership

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab States are set to be global leaders in the deployment of 5G networks, with all six markets expected to launch 5G mobile services in the next two years, according to two reports released today at Mobile 360 Series – MENA. The reports from GSMA Intelligence – ‘The Mobile Economy: Middle East and […]

November 27, 2018By Sanjeev Bhavnani

Digital to account for all outdoor ad growth

Global spending on digital out-of-home advertising (DOOH) is expected to grow 10.1 per cent each year between 2018 and 2021, accounting for the entirety of growth in the out of home (OOH) market, according to a new WARC report. The latest Global Ad Trends focuses on digital out of home, defined as video content and/or […]

November 26, 2018