At the halfway point of its probe into UK cloud services, regulator Ofcom is proposing to refer the market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for further investigation. Ofcom’s market study has provisionally identified features and practices that make it more difficult for customers to switch and use multiple cloud suppliers. Ofcom is particularly […]
Research from Aluma Insights finds adult SVoD viewers spend half their streaming TV time watching apps on smart TVs, up from 31 per cent in 2015. This is 2.5 times the contribution of streaming media players, which is down from 27 per cent in 2015 to 21 per cent currently. In the early days of […]
Findings from analyst firm Parks Associates show a significant drop in US consumer spending for streaming video services. US Internet households report spending $69 (€63) per month on OTT services in Q3 2022, down from $90 in Q1 2021, although the market remains saturated with 87 per cent of US Internet households having at least […]
Asia Pacific OTT TV episodes and movie revenues will reach $52 billion (€48bn) in 2028; up by 56 per cent from the $33 billion recorded in 2022, according to the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the $19 billion additional OTT revenues, China will add $4 […]
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), the US-based collaboration of companies focused on promoting innovation and best practices in media measurement, metrics and data, is launching a study focused on assessing the opportunities that exist for enhancing the value of Smart TV data as an input to TV measurement solutions. “Smart TV data, leveraging […]
Automotive manufacturer Porsche has partnered with media tech company ScreenHits TV to provide an in-car portal for Porsche customers worldwide to access their favourite TV streaming platforms, as well as premium video content and leading news channels for a number of their vehicles, starting with the Cayenne model year ‘24, which will be on roads […]
Video software provider Synamedia has confirmed that yes, the pay-TV subsidiary of Israeli telco Bezeq, is deploying an enhanced smart TV user experience on its yes+ premium streaming service powered by the Synamedia Go Experience Manager. In addition, yes has released a new range of yes+ smart TV applications developed by 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) […]
Britain’s biggest broadcasters will get new privileges and freedoms to make more hit shows and better compete with global streaming giants under new draft legislation. The government claims the draft Media Bill will enable public service broadcasters (PSBs) – the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV and S4C – to unleash their potential to […]
Currently, nearly seven in 10 (69 per cent) TV content viewers in the US use free streaming services at least monthly, a sharp increase from 42 per cent in 2019, according to Horowitz Research’s State of Media, Entertainment & Tech: Subscriptions 2023 study. This rapid growth in usage of free streaming services is driven by […]
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has revealed what it describes as a sharpened strategic focus, with which the Group addresses the challenges of the market environment and the changing media landscape, while at the same time leveraging the Group’s growth potential. “We at ProSiebenSat.1 have everything it takes to reach millions of people day by day,” […]