Research from Parks Associates indicates that 18 per cent of UK broadband households have used paid-service Netflix in the past 30 days, compared to 20 per cent who used the free ITV Player and 33 per cent who used the free iPlayer to stream video programming. Overall 58 per cent of UK broadband households used […]
Ultra-high definition (UHD) 4K LCD panels have recently experienced steep price declines, allowing 4K TV set prices to fall significantly and increasing consumer adoption and household penetration. By the end of 2017, most 50-inch-and-larger TVs worldwide will feature 4K resolution, according to global source of critical information and insight IHS. With its comparatively strong economy […]
A growing percentage of US households are cutting the cable TV cord each year, according to eMarketer’s first forecast for the pay TV market. In 2015, there will be 4.9 million US households that once paid for TV services but no longer do, a jump of 10.9 per cent over last year. And that growth […]
The conflict between Netflix and Movistar is heating up. The US streaming company has accused Telefónica’s platform Movistar Plus of offering the lowest broadband connection speed in Spain and the fourth-worst in all Europe. The conclusion is the result of a Netflix ranking of Spanish telco companies based on the broadband speeds available when users […]
Almost one-third of all US consumers – over 70 million people – are thinking of making changes to their paid TV service, with pay-TV ‘Defectors’ more than twice as common as ‘Desirers’ of more TV service. These are among the findings of a new GfK MRI report, Cord Evolution, that
Spanish broadcaster Grupo Secuoya is in talks with the publishing group Unidad Editorial to acquire its two DTT licences for around €50 million in an operation subject to the approval of the Ministry of Industry. Grupo Secuoya is seeking to grow its presence in the DTT market operating three DTT channels – following the recent […]
There are reports that Sling TV, the US ‘pay-TV lite’ service operated by DISH TV, has less than 500,000 subscribers. The story started with a commentary from Dan Rayburn on his StreamingMedia website, and whatever the truth is, the facts are not helped by DISH declining to specifically say how many subs Sling TV has. […]
Content theft sites pose a serious and growing threat to Internet users by exposing them to harmful malware that can lead to identity theft, financial loss and computers being taken over by hackers, according to Digital Bait – a new research report commissioned by the Digital Citizens Alliance, a consumer-oriented coalition focused on educating the […]
Satellite operator O3b networks has closed a $460 million funding exercise, and has promptly ordered up a batch of eight more Ka-band satellites additional to its existing 12-craft constellation. Satellite operator SES, which already owns a 45 per cent stake in O3b, says it has also “participated” in the fresh funding round although declines to […]
Globo has secured broadcast rights in Brazil to the Olympics through 2032, the latest long-term, multi-games TV deal for the International Olympic Committee. The IOC said that Globo, Brazil’s dominant media company, was awarded the rights on a non-exclusive basis for free television and on an exclusive basis for subscription TV, Internet and mobile platforms. […]