A recent study of the content viewing behaviour of Thai consumers, commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), and conducted by YouGov, has revealed that 45 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known […]
The results of an in-depth study of TV reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast positions Eutelsat as the satellite market leader. The study, led by Nielsen, featured face-to-face interviews with 3,000 households in Nigeria, 2,000 in Cameroun and 2,000 in Ivory Coast – representative of the population of the geographical area surveyed. The study […]
Euroconsult reports that the ‘build and launch’ market for the next decade looks extremely healthy. The Paris-based consulting and analysis firm says it anticipates that 330 satellites with a mass over 50 kg will be launched on average each year by 2027 for government agencies and commercial organisations worldwide. This is a threefold increase over […]
Netfix has released October data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Noteworthy gains this month came from KBro in Taiwan, reaching 3.47 Megabits per second (Mbps) average for October (up from 2.93 Mbps the month prior and rising 5 spots in […]
SVoD revenues across 138 countries will reach $35.04 billion (€40.1bn) in 2018, $10 billion more than the 2017 total and more than triple the 2015 total, according to the SVOD Databook report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. “No surprises that the US is the top earning country,” commented Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital […]
Broadband customers are enduring terrible customer service and potentially paying hundreds of pounds a year more than they need to as providers take advantage of their loyalty, according analysis from consumer champion Which?, who found that most customers have been with their broadband provider at least three years, which may mean their introductory deal has […]
Five million French TV viewers aged four and above watch online content on a daily basis, be it live or catch-up – an increase of 28 per cent over two years – reports Médiamétrie. Among them, 3 million watch from a TV set via an IPTV connection. This growth has been driven by mobility and […]
Swedish consumers’ appetite for video streaming is high. During the third quarter of this year a majority (51 per cent) of households in Sweden subscribe to at least one streaming service, a yearly growth of almost 30 per cent, according to Mediavision. Netflix is the main driver, adding 400,000 Swedish households over the last 12 […]
Ofcom has published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. Overall, complaints about broadband, landline, mobile and pay-TV services have declined since the last quarter, and are at their lowest levels since it started collecting this data in 2010. The report reveals the […]
Market research and consulting company Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services in the US market, based on estimated number of subscribers. Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu continue to hold the top three slots, with HBO Now and Starz moving into the top five. Netflix Prime Video […]