The number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal reached 3.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, a growth of 135,000 subscribers (3.8 per cent) year-on-year. According to the National Communications Authority (Anacom), the growth is mainly due to the increased popularity of fibre optic-based offers, which saw subscriber numbers rise by 6.3 per cent on […]
American consumers are worried that digital platforms are being overrun by ‘bad actors’ and want these digital leaders to take a more hands-on approach to combatting them, according to research from advocacy group the Digital Citizens Alliance. In a survey of more than 1,200 people, DCA researchers found
Sixty-six per cent of broadcasters are already providing Ultra HD services or are planning to do so over the next five years, claims a Video Industry HD report from Eutelsat Italia. The survey polled
Over the next five years (2016 – 2021), global digital transformation will continue to have a significant impact on the demands and requirements of IP networks according to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Complete Forecast. Top-level indicators include
The global installed base of VR headsets is set to reach 91 million in 2021, according to IHS Markit. Google Daydream was predicted to be the most popular VR headset by next year, overtaking Samsung Gear VR. In terms of content,
Evolving consumer expectations and habits, along with a significant increase in on-demand content consumption, pricing pressures driven by new OTT offerings and simplified access to pirated streaming services, are driving a major transformation in the North American pay-TV industry, according to the first wave of findings from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017, a global research […]
A Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) study of India’s entertainment and media sector says that TV, cinema, Internet and even newspaper sectors are all healthy. Moreover, the nation’s broadcasting sector is likely to see impressive CAGR of 11.4 per cent between 2017-2021, and helped by strong growth in the pay-TV sector. PwC forecasts that
Reuters, the international multimedia news provider, has announced the findings of the Tomorrow’s News 2017 survey, which show that – in the year the media became the headline – while fake news can be damaging for both news brands and advertisers, brands which advertise on trusted news sites can benefit. Tomorrow’s News 2017, a global […]
The VoD market in Western Europe will be worth €4.25 billion this year, representing an annual growth of 16 per cent. It will continue growing at annual rate of 17 per cent, reaching €6.7 billion in 2020, according to the “Video on Demand in Europe: 2017-2020” report published by Rome-based consultancy ItMedia Consulting. Transactional VoD […]
Spaniards with a pay-TV subscription spend an average €628 per year on the service, equating to a combined yearly figure over €3 billion, according to a report from kelisto.es. Pay-TV services in Spain currently have over 5.85 million subscribers, some 11 per cent of the population, paying an average of €52.38 a month for a […]