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Research: UK £9bn superfast broadband boost

Local businesses in areas covered by the UK Government’s rollout of superfast broadband have seen a combined £9 billion (€10.05bn) increase in turnover since the boost to their broadband speed, new figures have revealed. The report, The Evaluation of the Economic Impact and Public Value of the Superfast Broadband Programme, is an independent assessment of […]

August 20, 2018By Colin Mann

US outpacing Europe in key broadband metrics

Average broadband usage in Europe is growing at a significantly slower pace than in the US, according to year-over-year comparisons of Q2 2018 data by OpenVault, a leading provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators. According to OpenVault, average cable broadband usage per household in Europe grew at a rate of 19.5 […]

August 20, 2018

US cord cutting slows; DTH loses record customers

The pressure on traditional multichannel subscriptions abated in the second quarter – a positive direction that is further supported by the forwarded momentum of virtual services Sling TV and DirecTV NOW, according to the Q2 2018 U.S. Multichannel Subscriber Report by Kagan, the media research group in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Combined, the cable, DTH and

August 17, 2018

US connected TV audience grows, but ad-spend lags

Connected TV households now make up nearly three-quarters of all US households, but those penetration levels don’t necessarily add up to a huge advertising market—yet. eMarketer forecasts

August 17, 2018

Sony leads VR market

Sony announced that is has sold over 3 million Playstation VR (PSVR) headsets to date, making it the clear market leader in the premium/standalone VR platform sector over its HTC Vive and Oculus Rift competitors. These numbers are exactly in line with the hardware sales forecasts in Digi-Capital’s AR/VR/XR Analytics Platform. Sony also revealed

August 17, 2018

Study: Piracy holds back pay-TV in Asia-Pacific

Despite growth in the number of pay-TV homes in the Asia-Pacific region, challenging economic conditions, an increase in competition and rampant piracy continue to pressure the ability of pay-TV operators to attract and retain subscribers. Cable is overwhelmingly the dominant pay-TV platform in this region, due to the vast number of subscribers in China and […]

August 16, 2018

SpotX: “Linear TV here to stay”

SpotX, the global video advertising and monetsation platform, has released a white paper exploring the evolution of TV and digital video. Based on intelligence from select industry reports, the white paper entitled, Global TV and Video: Five Trends Contributing To The Continued Rise of Digital, concludes

August 16, 2018

Analyst: Laptop, tablet ownership 1.5bn units

The connected computing market – including all forms of laptops and tablets – is showing surprising resilience, according to Strategy Analytics’ research. Despite global shipments falling 4 per cent year-over-year, the installed base is at a massive 1.5 billion units and household penetration is at 30 per cent, which is the measure of how many […]

August 16, 2018

Analyst: Global subscription, ad revenue to reach $559bn

Strategy Analytics forecasts that global consumer and advertising spend on TV and video will grow from $490 billion in 2017 to $559 billion in 2022, an increase of $69 billion. Spend on OTT video will account for 90 per cent of this growth, according to the firm’s Television & Media Strategies (TMS) report, TV’s Transformation: […]

August 15, 2018

Pro Plus tops TV revenues in SE Europe

Slovenia’s Pro Plus was the leading commercial TV broadcaster in Southeast Europe in 2017, in terms of revenue, according to a report by regional portal Media Daily. The top 20 includes eight TV channels from Serbia, four from Croatia, four from Bosnia and Herzegovina, three from Slovenia, and one from Macedonia. Pro Plus, which broadcasts […]

August 15, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome