According to the newly-released 5G Economics of Entertainment Report commissioned by Intel and conducted by Ovum, it is forecast that over the next decade (2019-2028) media and entertainment companies will be competing to win a share of a near $3 trillion cumulative wireless revenue opportunity. Experiences enabled by 5G networks will account for nearly half […]
More than 26,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 were caught watching live TV or BBC iPlayer without a TV Licence in the past year, according to figures released by TV Licensing. With 84 per cent of undergraduates aged 24 and under, TV Licensing is reminding students they could face prosecution and […]
The reallocation of satellite C-band frequencies for 5G over the US, already supported by the FCC and likely to be approved by mid-2019 could well be extended to other nations, according to analysis by J. Armand Musey of Summit Ridge Capital. Musey explains the rationale in a highly detailed and compressive study in Summit Ridge’s […]
According to Fateha Begum, associate director, connected devices, IHS Markit, adults under the age of 35, and particularly males, are most interested in UHD content when choosing a video service. “More than a third of video subscribers across the five markets surveyed – the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Brazil – indicated that UHD content […]
An efficiency review finds the BBC has delivered a third of the £800 million (€915m) of savings needed by 2021/22, but warns it has become increasingly difficult to make more savings without further impacting services. The report shows how cutting property and senior manager costs, renegotiating major contracts and simplifying the BBC have helped ensure […]
According to the IFPI – the organisation that promotes the interests of the international recording industry worldwide – 86 per cent of music listening is through on-demand streaming, but more than one-third of consumers obtain music through infringing methods. The IFPI’s Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 examines the ways in which music consumers aged 16-64 […]
The strong growth in mobile advertising expenditure enjoyed by mobile publishers is set to slow significantly over the next five-years according to a report from Strategy Analytics. After growing over 6-fold between 2013 and 2018 growth in mobile advertising revenue will fall to a 12 per cent CAGR and the market value will reach $222 […]
An in-depth study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Ad Receptivity and the Ad-Supported OTT Video Viewer, reveals an opportunity for brands to connect directly with key consumer segments through ad-supported video (ASV) delivered over-the-top (OTT). Results show that the largest audience segment of ASV OTT viewers is 18-34-year-old adults and they are likely to […]
Nearly 50 per cent of all TVs shipped worldwide will, by year-end, be 4K, according to a market tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. The report, which includes TVs, broadcast coverage, STB installed base, Blu-ray players, Blu-ray software, digital transactional video and digital subscriptions, focuses on the latest key developments and future consumer trends in 4K. […]
Digi-Capital’s Augmented/Virtual Reality Report Q4 2018 tracked Chinese computer vision/AR market investment surging to $3.9 billion in the last 12 months, while North American AR/VR market investment fell from nearly $1.5 billion in Q4 2017 to less than $120 million in Q3 2018. At the same time, VC sentiment on VR softened significantly. Tim Merel, […]