Adobe: TV Everywhere surges 400%
Authenticated video usage has surged 467 per cent over a 24-month period, according to Adobe’s latest report on US digital video trends. Sports continue to dominate TV Everywhere (TVE) use
March 27, 2015
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Australia: 92% TV viewing linear broadcast
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report, covering the fourth quarter of calendar 2014, reveals viewing of video content on Internet-connected mobile devices has grown year-on-year though it remains small relative to the time Australians spend watching broadcast television on in-home TV sets. Technology in Autralian homes Household take-up of
March 24, 2015
Singapore: 4.6m connected devices bought in 2014
Singapore’s affluent and well-developed internet infrastructure have been playing a major role in driving consumers’ appetite for connected gadgets. While the connected devices sector in Singapore was valued at only $950 million five years ago in 2010, it has today expanded substantially with sales reaching over $1.8 billion in revenue in 2014. Connected devices comprise
March 23, 2015
UK streaming market £1bn by 2019
The rise is streaming could soon makes DVDs and Blu-ray discs as obsolete as VHS video cassettes, according to market research firm Mintel. Viewing habits are changing immensely
March 19, 2015
HD TVs in 80% of US homes
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that 81 per cent of households in the US have at least one HD television set, and about 52 per cent of all households have multiple HDTVs. Five years ago, 46 per cent of US households had at least one HD TV, and 17 per cent […]
March 16, 2015
Mobiles, tablets now 34% of all online video views
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has issued its Q4 2014 Global Video Index Report, revealing mobile and tablets now represent more than one third of all online viewing, and providing the first analysis of advertising data from Ooyala’s recently acquired video ad-tech company, Videoplaza. The report pairs insights
March 11, 2015
Analyst: Apple, Google battle for TV spoils
The market for streaming video devices at $99 and below has become increasingly crowded and competitive, according to Paul Erickson, Senior Analyst, IHS Technology. Several years ago, Apple TV stood atop a market that featured Roku as its lone true competitor. Today, the market features a broad span of products including the $25 Chromecast HDMI […]
March 11, 2015
9 in 10 Spaniards downloading illegally
Online piracy is setting records in Spain, causing serious harm to the creative and digital content industries, with 2014 almost 88 per cent of all online cultural content being accessed illegally, according to research carried out by the consultancy GfK on behalf of Spanish creative industry coalition. According to the study
March 11, 2015By Colin Mann
Samsung leads 4K sales in US
LG might be holding onto the position as the world’s Number 1 supplier of 4K/Ultra-HD displays, but Samsung Electronics is claiming the dominant position as far as the US market is concerned. Last week Samsung held its North America ‘dealer summit’ in Orlando and told the 500 delegates that according to market research from NPD, […]
March 11, 2015By Chris Forrester
4K set for 50% of US homes
The US will emerge as the leading market for 4K or Ultra HD TVs in terms of household penetration by 2020 followed by the leading Western European markets, Australia, South Korea and China. According to Strategy Analytics’
March 5, 2015