DFC Intelligence released its latest global game industry forecasts. With new hardware systems from Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony along with continued growth of mobile and PC games, the video game industry is expected to reach record sales of $102 billion this year, up 8 per cent over 2016 that represents a significant milestone for the […]

According to Dataxis, SVoD services are showing great potential growth in Latin America and is expected to reach 17.4 million in 2017. Moreover, Dataxis forecasts that the market will double its volume to reach 33.5 million in 2022. Netflix which was launched in 2011 will remain the leading player with a market share of around […]

The best and worst areas in the UK for broadband speeds have been revealed following analysis by consumer champion Which?. The Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Highland are the three Scottish local authority areas that have been ranked as the worst places in the UK for broadband speeds. Ryedale in Yorkshire and Purbeck in Dorset […]

According to Dataxis, the growth for FTTx (FTTH/B) is coming mostly from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, particularly from Russia. In 2016, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries accounted for 69 per cent of the FTTx (FTTB/H) representing 37 million subscribers. Furthermore, Dataxis estimates that Russia accounts for almost 68 per cent of FTTx […]

Global analyst firm CCS Insight announced the launch of its new report focused on the development of the Indian telecoms industry: India — Halcyon Days Ahead in a Four-Operator Market. The report highlights the history, dynamism and consolidation of the Indian telecoms market, revealing that: A total of 68 per cent of leading sampled telecoms […]

Hulu causes more cord cutting than Netflix according to Corey Barrett, a senior media analyst at M Science. “What really stood out to us was that cord cutting was most pronounced among Hulu subscribers,” Barrett told CNBC’s Power Lunch. The study found

Sub-Saharan Africa OTT TV and video will still be a very immature sector by 2022, with movie and TV episode revenues reaching $640 million (€572m) for 35 countries, according to the Sub-Saharan Africa OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. However, this total is

Digital pay-TV continues to expand in Latin America. According to Dataxis, by 2016 digital TV was up to 85 per cent of total TV subscribers and is expected to reach 94 per cent by 2022, thus, making analogue pay-TV increasingly marginal. Growth is driven by the progression of DTH, a 100 per cent digital technology […]

An Expert Media Partners (EMP) report has found that UK-based international broadcasters face very serious challenges in a post-Brexit world, and predicts that the consequent impact is likely to start being felt this summer. The UK is currently by far the biggest location in the EU for companies broadcasting television channels to other EU member […]

Spanish households subscribed to convergent packages with five services (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile Internet access and pay-TV) are spending more money per month than those with four or fewer services. A report from the CNMC reveals