Findings from UK mobile telco EE suggest that its network has seen broadband Internet usage drop drastically throughout all World Cup games. Mobile demand rose as fans streamed the match on the go or moved offline altogether and tuned in on terrestrial television – as well as sharing their reactions on social during half time, […]
A report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons on the BBC’s commercial activities has concluded that the BBC must strike a balance between serving UK audiences and seeking to grow revenue in a challenging global market. According to the Committee, the BBC is facing increasing challenges from commercial competitors […]
A study on consumer privacy based on a survey of over 36,000 US consumers, specifically regarding Internet-connected TVs, from Ace Metrix, a specialist in measuring the impact of video advertising, highlights the discrepancies between the ‘consent’ companies claim they receive and the ‘consent’ consumers are unaware they give. “Research and data companies need to be […]
Figures published by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) show that UK consumers are more willing to pay for online content through subscription services. While overall levels of piracy remain the same compared to 2017, there has been a drop in illegal activity by some groups. This is especially true amongst young consumers, with over […]
The MENA region will have 20.8 million SVoD subscribers by 2023, up from the 5.22 million recorded by end-2017, according to Digital TV Research. From the 20 countries covered in the Middle East & North Africa OTT TV & Video Forecasts report, Turkey will remain the leader by some distance, with 6.72 million subscribers by […]
Since the 2014 World Cup kicked off in Russia, viewers of the group stage have already streamed more football action over the Akamai Intelligent Platform from Russia than they did during the whole of the Rio tournament. The record was surpassed on the tenth day of the tournament and, by the end of the first […]
Content delivery platform specialist Akamai has released initial findings from research into the requirements for optimal viewing experiences across a range of devices. The research, conducted in association with Eurofins, provides guidance into what is an optimal video stream across a range of different content genres, devices and network conditions. Findings show that delivering complex […]
Consultancy firm EY has published the second edition of its study on online content piracy in France (Piratage en France), which aims to assess the shortfall related to the illegal consumption of audiovisual content in France. The study quantifies the impacts of piracy on the state budget, direct jobs, the financing of creativity and lastly […]
England’s World Cup penalty shootout victory over Colombia on July 3rd was watched by 23.6 million viewers on ITV, according to overnight figures. More people tuned in for the nail-biting climax between 9:50-9:55pm than at any other time since the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony. At this point in the game, 81 per cent of people […]
US broadcast station mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume reached $5.11 billion (€4.38bn) in the second quarter of 2018, as tracked by Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. This is the largest quarterly deal volume since the second quarter of 2007. Ninety-eight per cent of the volume ($5.01 billion) is attributable to […]