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$54bn mobile gaming market driven by non-gamers

Mobile is the fastest growing sector of the global video games market and this year $54 billion (€46.1bn) will be spent on buying games, downloading additional content (DLC) and subscriptions, accoridng to Futuresource Analysts. What is most surprising about mobile gaming is that in 2018 it will account for 42 per cent of total worldwide […]

September 20, 2018

Research: 112.5m untapped TV audience

Research by the International Television Research Group (inTV) – a cooperative group of independent channels whose objective is to promote the benefits of international TV to the advertising/communications industry – and market research firm GlobalWebIndex has identified an untapped TV audience of 112.5 million consumers who are frequent consumers of international TV channels, but who […]

September 19, 2018

Africa’s E&M industry enters new wave of convergence

Africa’s entertainment and media industry has entered a new phase – a third wave of convergence – according to PwC’s Entertainment and media outlook: 2018 – 2022: An African perspective report. The borders that once separated the entertainment and media (E&M), technology and telecommunications industries are blurring in the battle for the attention of the consumer […]

September 19, 2018

NSR: Small satellites to add 25+ Tb/s of capacity

Smaller, non-geostationary satellites will add more than 25 Terabytes/second of additional capacity over the next 10 years according to a report by Northern Sky Research (NSR). In a world where a 50 or 100 Gb/s of Ethernet traffic is considered fast enough, Terabyte speeds are truly electric given their 1000 x 1 Gb/s capacity. NSR […]

September 18, 2018By Chris Forrester

IHS: YouTube turns to premium subs to raise revenue

To address rising competition in the advertising market, Google-owned YouTube is diversifying its business model by rebranding and expanding its YouTube Premium subscription service and other measures to raise revenue, while maintaining the company’s position as the world’s leading online video platform. The current markets for YouTube Premium, excluding the music-only tier, are expected to […]

September 17, 2018

82% of Portuguese homes subscribe to pay-TV

An estimated 3.3 million Portuguese households subscribed to pay-TV services at the end of July 2018, according to the Telecommunications Barometer published by Marktest. This figure represents 81.9 per cent of total households in the country. The pay-TV penetration rate has grown significantly when compared to the 46.4 per cent registered in 2006, but reveals […]

September 17, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome

YouGov: Half of UK concerned about US media dominance

A YouGov survey of public sentiment toward British media has exposed a significant new faultline with half of those questioned expressing concern at a rising tide of US takeovers in the sector. Commissioned by Matrix Solutions, a custom global ad sales platform for the media, the survey found 48 per cent were dubious over US […]

September 14, 2018

Spain: 7.6m FTTH subs

FTTH in Spain continues to grow with almost 154,000 lines added in June to hit 7.6 million customers, according to figures from regulatory body CNMC. FTTH already represents 50 per cent of the total broadband fixed market in the country with 14.57 million. Movistar leads the FTTH market with 3.7 million lines, 48.4 per cent […]

September 14, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Study: Rising global demand for premium OTT

A report from business-to-consumer subscription management solutions specialist Vindicia has found that premium OTT subscription revenue is quickly rising across four regions: Western Europe, USA, Latin America and Asia Pacific, and that consumer demand for premium OTT services will be driven by local, live and linear content, as well as by easier payment solutions. The […]

September 13, 2018

Nokia, France Télévisions 5G 8K showcase

Communications technologist Nokia and France Télévisions, the French National Public TV broadcaster, are to showcase the results of a proof-of-concept demonstration of what the pair say is the world’s first 8K Ultra High Definition TV streaming in real conditions over 5G at IBC 2018. Nokia and France Télévisions’ ‘Innovation and Prospective department’ conducted the tests […]

September 13, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC