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US online video sector developing faster than EU

US Internet users are more likely to watch online video on a smart TV or smartphone than their European counterparts. They are less likely to view online video via computer, according to Ampere Analysis. There is little difference for viewing via a tablet: – Computer (61 per cent in the US vs 65 per cent […]

November 20, 2018

Netherlands: Pay-TV revenues up 7.2%

Research conducted by Telecompaper shows that the Dutch TV and video market is growing strongly. Revenues in the second quarter for pay-TV services amounted to €556 million, up 7.2 per cent from a year earlier, buoyed by new OTT providers expanding their presence in the market. The average digital TV package in the Netherlands has […]

November 19, 2018

Zenith: 65% of digital ads to be programmatic

Sixty-five per cent of all money spent on advertising in digital media in 2019 will be traded programmatically, according to Zenith’s Programmatic Marketing Forecasts. Advertisers will spend $84 billion (€73.64bn) programmatically next year, up from $70 billion this year, which represents 62 per cent of digital media expenditure. Zenith predicts that in 2020 advertisers will […]

November 19, 2018

Fibre grows pay-TV subs in Portugal

FTTH has become the main access technology for pay-TV services in Portugal at the end of the first half of 2018, accounting for 38.2 per cent of total subscribers. The data from the National Communications Authority (Anacom) reveals that there were 3.9 million pay-TV subscribers in Portugal, up 131,000 on the same period last year. […]

November 16, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome

IHS: Cable growth continues

Latest figures published by IHS Markit and Cable Europe show the number of cable homes in Europe once again grew year on year in 2017, reaching 69.2 million and comprising 36.3 per cent of all television households. Revenue generating units (RGUs) rose year on year to 127.5 million. Consolidated full year data, released in the […]

November 16, 2018

Report: “Abysmal” October for US TV ratings

October’s US ratings showed a massive drop in viewership, and the fall was much the same across broadcast and cable TV. A report from analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN), using Nielson’s data, showed that October was an abysmal month for linear broadcast and cable ratings as Adult 18-49 viewership again declined by double digits.  Adding it […]

November 16, 2018By Chris Forrester

1 in 3 Spanish homes pay for online content

An increasing number of Spanish households are consuming content online according to the latest data from the CNMC Household Panel covering the second quarter of 2018. Forty-four per cent of individuals admit weekly consumption, 10 points more than two years ago. Short videos and series episodes are the preferred online content. More than half of […]

November 16, 2018

Study reveals why different forms of TV and video co-exist

The average UK viewer now watches nearly 5 hours of TV and other video a day, according to The Age of Television study conducted by research and strategy consultancy MTM and commissioned by Thinkbox. The study of the UK’s viewing habits has found that, whenever viewers watch content, they are doing so to satisfy one […]

November 15, 2018

Kagan: US pay-TV Q3 subs down 1.2m

Third-quarter results for US multichannel video subscriptions cut short a brief wave of optimism for the sector, according to Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Accelerating losses from satellite providers and weakening net adds from Sling TV and DirecTV Now virtual multichannel alternatives drove the overall decline. Combined, the cable, direct […]

November 14, 2018

UK choosing TV over streaming for Xmas entertainment

Over 70 per cent of people expect to be watching over three hours of TV on Christmas Day according to independent research released by consumer intelligence platform, Attest. Findings show that broadcast TV remains so popular, that two thirds of people continue to buy a physical TV guide to ensure they keep up with Christmas […]

November 14, 2018