Mobile video consumption continues to rise but growth stabilised in Q1 2018; total video plays increased during the quarter just 1.8 per cent from the prior year, according to Ooyala’s Q1 2018 Global Video Index Report. The increase was one of the smallest in 14 quarters, and also marked the first quarter-over-quarter decline in mobile’s […]
Findings from the 2018 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, the survey of pay-TV industry executives globally carried out by content protection and TV solutions specialist NAGRA, and MTM, an international research and strategy consultancy, suggests that top priorities include managing the roll out of a more diverse range of video products, unlocking the full potential of advanced […]
Research on upcoming commissions by Ampere Analysis reveals that Netflix and Amazon are ramping up co-productions with local broadcasters in a bid to provide viewers with high-quality content at lower cost. The BBC and Sky are just two of the high profile public broadcasters and pay-TV operators who have been unable to resist the lure […]
The market value of sports media rights is set to reach $5 billion in Asia Pacific ex-China this year, according to Asia Pacific Sports In The Age Of Streaming, a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The value represents a 22 per cent increase from 2017, lifted by rising demand for digital rights and […]
In 2018, US adults will still dedicate more time per day to TV – nearly 3 hours, 50 minutes – than to any other medium, but TV time is shrinking, down from 4 hours, 37 minutes in 2012. Smartphone time will increase to 3 hours, 35 minutes in 2018, and by 2019 mobile will be […]
UK advertising is expected to increase to £19.9 billion (€22.4bn) in 2018, up from £18.8 billion in 2017, with media investment group GroupM predicting that investment will surpass £20 billion for the first time in 2019. GroupM forecasts 6.1 per cent growth for 2018, down from 6.4 per cent in 2017, and its first growth […]
Data from eMarketer forecasts that by the end of this year, Instagram will have 104.7 million users in the US, up 13 per cent over last year. That means more than half (53 per cent) of US social network users will be on Instagram. The social media sharing app is set to generate $5.48 billion […]
Videa, an online marketplace for automated television advertising, has released research from their Change Management survey, providing a number of insightful perspectives from 174 participants, comprised of Media Agency and TV Station Members and Reps, on the state of the TV advertising industry. Key findings from the study, conducted from September 2017 – March 2018, […]
Data from online video analyst Conviva shows that the World Cup saw a peak of 7.7 million simultaneous streaming viewers over the weekend. For reference, Conviva’s previous live event peak occurred during this year’s Super Bowl with 5.5 million peak concurrent viewers, proving that the World Cup is indeed the biggest sporting event on the planet The […]
Some 30 per cent third of broadband users in Germany watch live sport via streams or live text feeds, up from 23 per cent in 2016, according to a study by German digital association Bitkom. The survey of over 1,000 people found that more than half (54 per cent) of those who watch live sports […]