High dynamic range (HDR) features will be on some HD television sets and help boost 4K’s momentum. ABI Research forecasts that HDR TV shipments will grow at a 41 per cent CAGR and reach 245 million units in 2022. 8K TV sets are still years away from permeating the global market, with market hype currently […]
The Federal Communications Commission on May 19th took the first steps toward dismantling the regulatory framework created in 2015 to protect net neutrality. But a new Consumer Reports survey found that a majority of Americans value those protections. The 2015 rules were designed by the FCC under former chairman Tom Wheeler to safeguard consumers from […]
Mediaset Spain, owner of TV channels Tele 5 and Cuatro among others, is the most watched online TV service with 85 million views in April, way ahead of second-placed Atresmedia with 56 million views, according to ComScore. In terms of the amount of online TV consumption, Mediaset also leads the market with 340 million minutes […]
A study of TV viewing habits in 13 countries by Ampere Analysis reveals that people aged 55-64 are yet to embrace SVoD services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, preferring linear TV channels and their catch-up services. In the US, only two in 10 people aged 55-64 in the viewed Netflix in the past month, […]
Netflix viewers are most likely to turn to comedy shows at breakfast, dramas in their lunch break and documentaries in the small hours, according to data released by the streaming giant. Users around the
In the past, the only way to catch a big game was to tune in on network TV; for smaller events, cable or satellite television was necessary. But today, many Americans are “cutting the cord” and forgoing traditional television altogether: 24 per cent don’t have a cable or satellite TV subscription. What’s more, 64 per cent […]
Levels of trust in traditional media are increasing across Europe as people question the veracity of what they see and read online. Public trust in traditional media (broadcast media and the press) increased in the last year as trust in the Internet and social networks continued to fall. According to an EBU study – Trust […]
“There have been more dramatic changes in the global satellite industry in the past two years than we have been seen in the last twenty-five,” said Steve Collar, CEO of SES Networks, speaking at the close of the CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2017 in Singapore. That comment summarised nine hours of insights, statements and data […]
Two-thirds of all commercial aircraft are expected to be fitted with in-flight connectivity (IFC) by 2026, and this represents a potential $32 billion in revenue over the next decade as air travel continues to grow and passengers get used to the services. The data comes from Northern Sky Resarch (NSR) in its latest study, Aeronautical […]
Despite adding 120 million subscribers between 2016 and 2022, subscription and PPV revenues for 522 operators will remain flat at around $185 billion (€165bn) according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. From