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Online TV takes increasing share of Swedish TV market

In its recently published report Swedish TV Market, analysis and consultancy firm Mediavision concludes that the Swedish TV Market reached new record levels during 2017. Online TV drives the growth during 2017, and now represents close to 25 per cent of the commercial TV market’s turnover, excluding public service. An increasing consumer interest in streaming […]

June 18, 2018

Survey: Brands spending more on online video, less on TV ads

A majority of video production and marketing professionals (78 per cent) are seeing brands invest more in online and digital video ads compared to traditional TV spots, according to the 2018 Pulse of Video Industry survey published by StudioNow, a content production solution for marketers. It appears that this shift to digital video ads has […]

June 15, 2018

Malaysia climbs Netflix Speed index; Indonesia falls

Netflix has released May data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Indonesia’s Internux enjoyed the largest speed increase on the index this month. Internux’s speeds climbed by 0.68 Megabits per second (Mbps), bringing its average monthly speed to 1.77 Mbps, […]

June 15, 2018

EMEA smartphone markets hit record value

The EMEA region’s smartphone market showed some stability in the first quarter of 2018 in unit terms, while its value grew to exceed its previous first quarter peak result in Q1 2015. The total value of smartphone sales was $29.967 billion, and unit volume was 86.523 million. “Overall mobile phone shipments in EMEA declined year […]

June 15, 2018

Research: OTT devices driving connected market

Research by Ampere Analysis reveals that online households now own an average of 4.5 different types of connected devices. The research also shows that they’re every bit as attached to the technology brands that manufacture their hardware as they are to the online services this hardware enables them to access. The survey of 22,000 respondents […]

June 14, 2018

Parks: Over 265m global OTT homes by 2022

An industry report from research firm Parks Associates shows that the number of households worldwide with an OTT video service subscription will exceed 265 million by 2022. The popularity of OTT video services, such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, has driven a steady increase in adoption of smart TVs and streaming media players since 2010, […]

June 13, 2018

74% of US TV homes have connected TV device

Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 74 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices (like Roku, Amazon Fire TV stick or set-top box, Chromecast, or Apple TV), connected video game systems, and/or connected Blu-ray players. This is an increase […]

June 13, 2018

LatAm: Pay-TV to reach 79.3m subs in 2023

According to Dataxis research, pay-TV in Latam is forecasted to reach 79.3 million homes in 2023. Although Dataxis predicts that 8.5 million new pay-TV customers will be added compared to 2017, it is a conservative evolution. As a result, TV subscriptions will not exceed 40 per cent of households with TV set. Several factors influenced […]

June 13, 2018

Ericsson: 5G on a roll; cellular IoT ramping up

Commercial rollouts of 5G and larger than previously forecasted deployments of cellular IoT are focal points in the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report. The forecast for cellular IoT connections has nearly doubled since November 2017. It is now expected to reach an estimated 3.5 billion in 2023, driven by ongoing large-scale deployments in […]

June 13, 2018

Jack Ryan voted “Most anticipated TV” at MCM Comic Con

Following their May Bank Holiday convention, MCM Comic Con have revealed that out of the upcoming TV shows in 2018, fans were most excited about seeing Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, which will be hitting Amazon Prime in August. The series, starring John Krasinski in the lead role, was voted ‘Most Anticipated TV Series’ with 15 per […]

June 13, 2018By Nik Roseveare