Mobile ad-spend to surpass all traditional media combined
This year, mobile will surpass TV ad spending by more than $6 billion (€5.18bn), according to the latest ad spending forecast from eMarketer. By 2020, the channel will
October 17, 2018
Research
Study: Growing US interest in next-gen TV
In an update to a 2017 national research study, consumers continue to show exceptionally strong interest in the US Next-Gen Television service (also known as ATSC 3.0) that will offer the programming of free live over-the-air TV (such as local news, live sports, programming from ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and other broadcast networks) and adds […]
October 17, 2018
Analysis: Netflix & Amazon views increasing, Facebook declining
Ampere Analysis has released market date pertaining to the online video market. The data reveals that Netflix has extended its lead over Facebook as the second most popular service. Additionally Internet users are
October 16, 2018
Deloitte: Teens to boost pay-TV subscriptions
By 2023, households in developed countries could have at least three separate TV and video subscriptions, with teenagers as well as adults being potential account holders, according to Deloitte. The findings come from Deloitte’s research, The future of TV, a forward-look at the UK television market. SVoD will continue to
October 16, 2018
Survey: AR/VR start-ups leave international money on the table
The bulk of AR/VR start-ups aren’t selling outside their own backyards, at a time when growing revenue and extending financial runways are critical to survival. So, while there is money to be had internationally, many are simply leaving it on the table. Although Chinese computer vision/AR investment grew 3x to $3.9 billion (€3.37bn) over the […]
October 16, 2018
Paid music streaming subs 235m by year end
Music streaming continues its ascendance, with the number of paid streaming subscriptions on track to reach 235 million worldwide by the end of 2018, according to a music market report from Futuresource Consulting. “Streaming subscriptions accounted for over half of all global spend on music last year, a segment which includes packaged music, pay-per-download singles […]
October 16, 2018
IHS: 2m 8K TV shipments by 2020
After declining unit-shipment volumes in 2017, global TV shipments are forecast to grow 3.6 per cent year over year in 2018, with additional 1.4 per cent growth in 2019, according to a new report from business information provider IHS Markit. Of the 226 million TVs expected
October 15, 2018
Netflix Q3 app revenue up 90% YoY
Netflix had a strong Q3 on mobile. According to Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence estimates, the Netflix app grossed $243.7 million in Q3, which represented a 90 per cent year-over-year increase compared to Q3 2017. Thanks to this success, the popular streaming app has now surpassed an estimated $1.4 billion in total gross revenue to date worldwide on the App Store and […]
October 15, 2018
Kagan: OTT trend spotlights fibre needs
After years of fibre inactivity across much of Western Europe, renewed efforts are emerging that will help plug the gap between the fibre haves and have-nots, according to a report from Kagan, the TMT arm of S&P Global Market Intelligence “The region’s broadband markets are approaching saturation on copper lines and operators are increasingly competing […]
October 12, 2018
DTT and DTH lose ground in Italy
The 15th annual Censis report on the state of the communications sector in Italy has confirmed that traditional TV is increasingly losing ground to new distribution platforms. DTT and DTH were used by 89.9 per cent and 41.2 per cent of Italians in 2018 for watching TV, however both lost 2.3 per cent of the […]
October 12, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome