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Musk will help make V-band a $25bn business

A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) says that spectrum in the mostly unused V-band could be worth almost $26 billion (€22bn) in cumulative revenue for the satellite industry by 2030. One promised service from

December 7, 2017By Chris Forrester

Football still 27% of sport on FTA

In 2017 football, winter sports and local competitions have gathered large audiences in front of TV screens around the world. While television is increasingly challenged by non-linear ways of consumption, sports and live television are still a perfect match. Attractive prospects ahead of 2018 global super-events such as the Winter Olympics and the Football World […]

December 7, 2017

Study: MENA service providers should invest in new solutions

In MENA, the television industry is evolving in terms of content and business models for OTT and pay-TV. Broadcasters will adopt technologies to provide an enhanced user experience in the rising competitive landscape. Technology solutions that address the evolving requirements of broadcasters and that integrate with legacy systems are gaining importance. Sports will remain the […]

December 7, 2017

Streaming primary viewing method for 31% of US

Figures from financial services company Raymond James reveal that 31 per cent of Internet users polled in November named a streaming service such as Netflix or Hulu as their primary method of consuming video content. That was up from just 24 per cent about a year ago. It was also a scant few percentage points behind […]

December 6, 2017

Consumer media usage at 50hrs weekly in 2017

Global consumer media usage & exposure, including all digital and traditional media combined, is on pace to grow an estimated 1.9 per cent to an average of 50 hours per week (HPW) in 2017, according to research from PQ Media. Consumer time spent with media worldwide is projected to increase another 2.5 per cent in 2018, […]

December 6, 2017

LiveU highlights huge growth in live IP video traffic

LiveU has published new insights into the massive growth in live IP video traffic in the broadcast market, reflecting the transition away from traditional satellite transmission towards cellular. Based on data from LiveU’s global customer base (over 2,000 customers in over 100 countries), the findings reveal the full extent of the surge in demand for […]

December 6, 2017

User experience key focus for smart TVs and SMPs

A Parks Associates report finds that makers of smart TVs and streaming media players (SMPs) are shifting strategies to focus on the user experience (UX) as device sales start to flatten out. According to Parks Associates’ Market Snapshot – Smart TVs & the User Experience, 45 per cent of US broadband households have a smart […]

December 6, 2017

UHD panel market expected to boom

The global UHD panel market is expected to attain a high demand in the coming years due to the phenomenal pace at which technological advancements are taking shape across the world. A market research publication by TMR Research foresees the market to stay high on growth because of the predominant reasonableness, similarity, and execution of […]

December 6, 2017

Top 10 EU telco revenues at €51bn in Q2

According to Dataxis analysis, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Telefonica, are the leading telecom groups in Europe in term of revenues for the second quarter of 2017. The revenues of the top 10 telecom operators in Europe amounts to €51 billion as per data recently published Q2 2017 by Dataxis. The top five Telecom groups in […]

December 6, 2017

Finland is Europe’s most data hungry country

Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, estimates that 4G adoption in Finland reached 56 per cent of total mobile subscribers in 2016, with customers in the Nordic country using more data per capita than in any European country due to the availability of low-priced, unlimited access to sophisticated mobile networks. The […]

December 6, 2017