Samba TV, a provider of television technology and omniscreen advertising and analytics, has announced findings from a survey conducted in tandem with global research firm HarrisX. The survey of more than 2,300 US adults who are registered to vote in November offers a window into the future of political engagement. In both ten key battleground […]
QVC and HSN have launched their interactive streaming shopping service on Cox Contour and Contour Stream Player as the first livestream shopping app on either platform. The QVC+ and HSN+ combined streaming experience offers Contour customers QVC and HSN’s most robust, comprehensive video commerce experience, with live, on-demand and streaming-only content together in one, easy-to-use, fully […]
Video streaming service providers have been feeling the effects of streaming fatigue, with nearly two out of three people (64.92 per cent) cancelling services because of price and non-use according to a study published by Blue Label Labs. The study surveyed 1,005 people in North America between the ages of 15 and 67, revealing which […]
The Rugby League World Cup – delayed in 2021 as a result of the pandemic – will be available to watch on the FITE platform in a number of territories around the globe. The pinnacle event of the Rugby League, contested every four years, RLWC2021 will be a breakthrough moment in the tournament’s history with […]
Ahead of a conference panel session on ‘Digital Piracy and Distribution’, research firm Parks Associates has released data on video habits which show that almost one-quarter of US Internet households agree that pirating content is acceptable, up from 14 per cent in 2019. “Almost half of pirates believe stealing content is acceptable because there are […]
The US broadband landscape is in a state of shock: the two biggest cable operators have experienced a decrease in their number of broadband subscribers, reports Dataxis. According to their latest financial results for the second quarter of 2022, Comcast and Charter lost 10,000 and 40,000 subscribers respectively. If those losses are relatively negligible in […]
Nielsen’s latest report from The Gauge, the media measurement company’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot, revealed that streaming usage represented 35 per cent of overall television consumption in the US in August, marking another record-high share for the format and its second month as the top TV viewing category. Broadcast and cable each gained […]
The US wireless industry invested nearly $35 billion (€35bn) to grow, improve and run their networks in 2021, according to CTIA’s 2022 Annual Wireless Industry Survey. The record-high investment marked the fourth straight year of increased capital expenditure. This record investment is driving unparalleled results: 5G networks now cover over 315 million Americans, one-in-three American […]
The USA’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which manages much of the US government’s military satellite communications services and contracts, has allowed London-based Inmarsat a “recompete” for the upcoming 10-year $979.8 million US Navy communications supply. Sources say the contract covers satellite capacity in C, Ku, Ka and X-bands for mobile and fixed satellite transceivers […]
Americans’ interest in virtual and augmented reality continues to grow, especially as Apple gets ready to launch its new AR/VR headset in 2023. A report from ARRIS Composites shows 79 per cent of Americans are interested in virtual reality, 19 per cent already own a headset, and 29 per cent plan to buy one in […]