Three million viewers aged 15 and above now watch live or catch-up TV each day and average around 1 hour and 40 minutes on a computer, tablet or smartphone. This is 200,000 people more than last year, according to a TV study by Médiamétrie. In comparison, 8 out of 10 still watch TV every day. […]
While New Zealanders increasingly use mobile devices to watch video content, 3.2 million New Zealanders aged 10+ (84 per cent) are viewing over 23 hours of broadcast TV through their TV sets across a week. In comparison, online New Zealanders spend 15 hours per week using the Internet. The latest New Zealand Multi-Screen Report by […]
Eighty-one per cent of all US smartphone users now stream video on their devices, according to data from The NPD Group’s Connected Intelligence Smartphone and Tablet Usage Report. This usage is being driven primarily by users who are 25 and younger, who spend twice as much time watching video content on YouTube and Netflix mobile […]
Research from SNL Kagan indicates that global cable operators spent 2015 taking advantage of low downstream channel prices and boosted shipments of converged cable access platforms (CCAP) to record levels. Total Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) downstream channels jumped 41 per cent for the full year to top 6 million, according to SNL […]
The popularity of streaming devices has grown significantly in the last couple of years, especially in the US. According to Dataxis, Apple TV has more than 23 million active users globally, out of these approximately 7 million are in Europe. Roku is
Consumers living in multi-media homes are asking for the simplest form of remote control to control their growing number of devices, according to a study conducted by independent market research company Trendbox, on behalf of Universal Electronics. The insightful research suggests that consumers are being overwhelmed by the number of household zappers and the complexity […]
Enhanced media and productivity drive phablet owners to buy devices with larger screens. Findings in a report from the Mobile Device UX (MDX) group at Strategy Analytics showed that the main drivers of purchasing phablet sized devices (5.5”+) are text visibility, viewing media (especially video), web browsing and productivity. However, consumers find that there are […]
Digital media research from Parks Associates finds 65 per cent of US broadband households engage in at least one second-second screen activity on at least a monthly basis. The research finds the most common activity is to search for information about the programme being watched. “Most consumers favour a passive second-screen experience that
Amazon, Apple, Google and Roku accounted for more than eight out of every 10 Digital Media Streamer shipments worldwide in 2015, strengthening their combined grip on the fast growing category. Google’s HDMI dongle continues to lead the standalone streamer market and it has now cemented itself as a Top 5 player in the overall Connected […]
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality investment reached $1.1 billion in the first two months of this year. This is the first time that AR/VR investment has topped a billion dollars in any year (let alone two months), and shows incredible growth compared to the $700 million invested during all of 2015 according to digi-capital.com. Nearly […]