The global findings of the 2018 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, produced by content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA in partnership with international research and strategy consultancy MTM, highlight that 84 per cent of pay-TV executives expect competition for paid-for video services to increase dramatically over the next five years. The programme seeks to identify
Nigeria has become the largest pay-TV market in Africa in terms of subscribers and continues to have a strong growth potential, according to the latest country profile report from Kagan, S&P Global Market Intelligence. Julija Jurkevic, senior research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence, says
In the first half of 2018, GfK recorded total sales of €45 billion for the global market for TVs). That is about one per cent more than in the same period last year, spurred by this year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia. Global sales of a total of 238 million devices are expected for 2018, […]
Telenor Norway has been named the world’s fastest mobile network, with consumers able to download with speeds of 72.05MBps. Research from testing agency Ookla found the top three operators for downloads were European. Telenor was followed by T-Mobile Netherlands, with speeds of 70.05MBps and Nova in Iceland, which hit an average of 67.83MBps. Ookla said […]
Netflix launched Disenchantment on its service on August 17th to much fanfare. The animated series – from Simpsons creator Matt Groening – was seen as a huge coup for the streaming giant, and early viewing figures are promising. US audience figures, provided by Nielsen, show that the series’ pilot episode drew an average minute audience […]
Netflix’s new 2018 pricing appears to have stunted new user growth among those living paycheque to paycheque, according to findings from Earnin, an app that allows anyone with a job and a bank account to get paid the minute they leave work. According to the Earnin report,
Creative tech player VidMob surveyed 1,000 16-24 year olds and 1,000 25-34 year olds in the UK in May about their media consumption and digital advertising preference. The study reveals where and why Gen Z and Millennials consume video content, engage with video ads and form perceptions about brands. The findings from VidMob’s State of Social Video […]
According to Cisco’s global report on video streaming, 76 per cent of mobile traffic will be video by 2019 and Smart Insight says that more video is uploaded in 30 days than all the video created by major US broadcast networks in the past 30 years. “Can telcos monetise it?” asks Janne Neuvonen, CEO of […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 69 per cent of all US households have an SVoD service from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and/or Hulu – up from 52 per cent in 2015. Among those that have an SVoD service, 63 per cent have more than one of these services – up from 38 […]
While cord cutting and shaving may be challenges for pay-TV providers, the vast majority of US consumers still say they are not ready to give up on these proven and deeply established sources of entertainment. New Cord Evolution research from GfK MRI shows that almost three-quarters (71 per cent) of all US consumers say they […]