Dataxis research sheds light on the importance that DVB‐T2, the extension of the television standard DVB‐T, will acquire in the upcoming years. This system was devised to enable a better signal compression to broadcast digital television. It became the widespread standard of all recent DTT deployment and is currently being rolled out to replace DVB‐T […]
Portugal ended the third quarter of 2017 with 3.8 million pay-TV subscribers, representing an increase of 33,000 on the previous quarter and of 116,000 year-on-year (+3.2 per cent). Data from the National Communications Authority (Anacom) shows that the growth was mostly due to fibre technology (FTTH/B), whose number of subscribers grew 27.3 per cent on […]
Netflix has released November data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. The largest speed gains in
Despite predictions that live streaming television was going to be one of the hottest features in 2017, interest in this service has fallen flat. StreamOn, a Cogent Reports study by Market Strategies International, has found that only 11 per cent of all streamers pay for live streaming television. Nearly a dozen new
Over the last five years, the audience of children’s channels in Italy has grown by 21 per cent, going from 537,000 viewers on an average day in 2012 to almost 649,000 in 2016. The figures, published by Italian daily Avvenire, are based on data from Auditel which analysed 27 thematic channels for children and teenagers […]
Australians’ demand for online content and services continues to climb unabated, reshaping the communications industry in new ways. This is a key finding of the Communications report 2016–17, produced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). “We are downloading, consuming and creating more data and content than ever before. We are also communicating in […]
Natural history programme Blue Planet II has become BBC iPlayer’s most popular programme of the year so far, with 4.2 million requests for the first episode. This overtakes the first episode of Tom Hardy’s Georgian-era drama Taboo by 133,000 requests to become the new frontrunner. The return of Doctor Foster proved popular with BBC iPlayer […]
A report from UK TV Licensing shows a rising trend in people watching live TV via social media, as audiences predict a sharp increase in how many of them will be viewing live TV on sites like Facebook and Twitter in the next 10 years. At present, around
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced new sales milestones for PlayStation 4 consoles and PlayStation VR systems. PS4 has cumulatively sold through more than 70.6 million units to consumers worldwide as of December 3rd 2017. Based on strong momentum of PS4, PS VR cumulatively sold through more than 2 million units to consumers worldwide. 150 titles have been […]
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