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Smart TVs ‘difficult to use’

Smart TVs are getting a thumbs-down from early adopters, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ Digital Home Observatory. The study offers an in-depth examination of how the behaviour of eight advanced user households has changed over the past three years as new connected TV technologies have arrived. Even though half of the sample had acquired […]

July 9, 2013

Ovum: Telcos must compete less and collaborate more

Innovation is critical to telco survival, finds Ovum. Yet many operators miss the big picture, exaggerate the threat from OTT players, and misunderstand the broader benefits of innovation. New research from the analyst firm examined more than 3,500 new service launches since 2009, finding that telcos must compete less and collaborate more. When comparing telcos’ […]

July 9, 2013

UK advertising bounce-back continues

Following a return to pre-recession levels in 2012, UK advertising spend continued to show healthy growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to the latest Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report. UK adspend increased by 2.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 to £4.14 billion (€4.91bn). This follows a strong performance in 2012, as […]

July 9, 2013

Spain: Now pay-TV outperforms FTA

Spanish pay-TV is outperforming FTA TV in terms of revenues. For the first time in its history, pay-TV turnover exceeded FTA TV revenues in 2012, according to the annual report from the CMT, the Telecommunications Market Commission. Total pay TV turnover amounted to €1.7 billion in 2012 surpassing FTA TV revenues of €1.6 billion. Pay-TV […]

July 8, 2013From David Del Valle in Madrid

TV still America’s main news source

Television is the main place Americans say they turn to for news about current events (55 per cent), leading the Internet, at 21 per cent. Nine per cent say newspapers or other print publications are their main news source, followed by radio, at 6 per cent, according to a Gallup poll. More than half the […]

July 8, 2013

Study: Mobile video revenues $10bn by 2017

A new Juniper Research study of the Mobile TV & Video market has found that by 2017, revenues from streaming and download services on mobile and tablet devices will reach $9.5 billion, up from $4.5 billion this year. This will be as a result of the maturation of the market for streaming subscription services and […]

July 8, 2013

Research: Superfast broadband reduces churn

Superfast broadband could reduce annual churn rates for fixed broadband by three percentage points. This conclusion is based on the reduced churn rates that higher-speed services bring, Analysys Mason discovered as part of its analysis of the Connected Consumer 2013 survey. Offering superfast broadband speeds to all customers could reduce annual churn rates by 3 […]

July 8, 2013

London media and comms sector worth £125bn a year

A report from Deloitte reveals that the London technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector generates an overall economic contribution of £125 billion (€147bn) a year to London and the rest of the UK. This accounts for 8 per cent of UK GDP. To ensure London remains a global TMT hub, the government and financial services […]

July 8, 2013

Freeview: ‘Brits believe in FTA’

Freeview’s research into consumer views and attitudes about television reveals that viewers believe in subscription free television. The research finds that 90 per cent of Brits say the main Freeview channels should be free for everyone to access – a percentage that is similar among those who currently subscribe to pay TV like Sky (90 […]

July 5, 2013

Spain: Economy hits broadband market

The Spanish broadband market is experiencing a deep crisis and its near future looks bleak. The latest report from watchdog CMT reveals that broadband revenues are in free fall with a drop of 7.2 per cent to €35.2 billion in 2012. Only mobile broadband achieved to weather the storm with a rise of 29 per […]

July 5, 2013From David Del Valle in Madrid