NFL Football has the most enthusiastic fan base by far, according to a study by Adobe and TDG. Using a 10-point scale, where 1 means “definitely not a fan” and 10 means “you’re a super fan”, respondents in the US were asked to rank their enthusiasm on a list of 15 sports. For NFL Football, […]
A new type of fan has emerged on Netflix, and they’re racing to be the first to finish shows such as Stranger Things, House of Cards, Fuller House and more. According to Netflix, streaming fast is a new status symbol. Netflix suggests that it has changed the way the world engages with stories – viewers […]
The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video has launched its The State of Unified Video: Today and Tomorrow report calling for a new cross-platform measurement solution for the premium video industry. The report – based on a research study with business intelligence specialists Advertiser Perceptions – questioned brand marketers, creative agencies and media agencies and looked […]
The booming Chinese market is set to ensure that 5G is quicker out of the starting blocks than any previous mobile technology, according to CCS Insight’s 5G forecast, published today. The forecast predicts that 5G connections will reach 1 billion worldwide in mid-2023, taking less time than 4G to reach this milestone. As early as […]
More than 30 per cent of Europe’s mobile connections will be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 Europe edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series, forecasts that there will be 214 million 5G connections in Europe by 2025, establishing the region as one of the largest 5G […]
According to Dataxis research for the second quarter of 2017, SVoD subscribers in SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan) have reached 2.8 million at a quarter on quarter rate of 89 per cent, compared to 1.5 million in the second quarter of 2016. Among the SAARC countries, India is by far […]
A white paper from business information provider IHS Markit has revealed that scripted TV production in the US — excluding online content — declined in 2016, largely due to lower origination by the cable networks. Meanwhile, output by the US broadcast networks remained mostly unchanged. The white paper, Boom or Bubble? The Rise of Scripted […]
WorldDAB’s latest market report reveals that, by the end of Q2 2017, almost 60 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers (58,432,000) had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific – up from 48 million one year earlier. The report includes statistics on receiver sales, road and population coverage, household penetration and the number of national […]
Paul Gray, principal analyst at IHS Technology, says the adoption of 4K displays is making considerable progress. Speaking at the MIPCOM UHD event in Cannes October 16th, Gray said that more than 66 per cent of 40”+ displays bought in China are now UHD, and represent 50 per cent of sales in the US and […]
The MIPCOM UHD showcase in Cannes opened October 16th with a strong update from Eutelsat on the growing health of the Ultra-HD market. Claudia Vaccarone, Eutelsat’s director/Global Market Research, said that there are now overall 99 UHD channels or services available to viewers, and using data from its own research and that of Lyngsat, said that […]