An academic study has found that more screen time coincides with less happiness in youths. Researchers found that teens who spent a lot of time in front of screen devices – playing computer games, using more social media, texting and video chatting – were less happy than those who invested time in non-screen activities such […]
With an average of 6.4 screens per home in France, each is used for specific purposes, and by different users, according to a report from measurement company Médiamétrie. The television set is by far the preferred screen for web users aged 6 years and over (91 per cent), followed by the computer (55 per cent). […]
More than 58 per cent of video plays globally – a record – occurred on mobile devices in the third quarter of 2017, according to the Q3 2017 Global Video Index released by Ooyala – a provider of services for producing, streaming and monetising video. This represents the sixth consecutive quarter in which mobile devices […]
According to research firm Mediamétrie’s Eurodata TV Worldwide study, Young Adults Report, which highlights the characteristics of 15-34 year olds within the audio-visual landscape of ten countries, those in that demographic are singular viewers who watch TV programmes differently: they avidly watch catch-up and programmes on other screens, with a strong attraction to fiction. In […]
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next year could break records for how we tune-in, with experts at Ooyala expecting more people to watch on mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) than laptops or PCs. According to Jim O’Neill, Principal Analyst at Ooyala, “the golden age of television may have come and gone, but […]
US consumers are spending more time with their digital devices than ever before, and that holds true while they’re already watching something else. eMarketer estimates 177.7 million adults will regularly use a second-screen device while watching TV this year, an increase of 5.1 per cent vs 2016. This is one one of the findings from […]
Facebook is actively looking at the possibility of broadcasting live sports content via its Facebook Live service, according to its global head of Strategic Partner Development – Sports Media, Rob Shaw. Speaking at a Sportel Tech Panel session on Social Video, Shaw told delegates that the recent introduction of the Facebook Live service had altered […]
For the second consecutive quarter, long-form content — greater than 20 minutes in length — now represents the majority of time spent watching video across all screen sizes, with mobile devices being the platform of choice between 2.4 to 3.3 times more than personal computers, according to Ooyala’s most recent Video Index report. In Europe, […]
Mobile devices (including both smartphones and tablets) will account for 73 per cent of time spent using the Internet globally in 2018, up from 70 per cent in 2017 and 65 per cent in 2016, according to Zenith’s Mobile Advertising Forecasts 2017. Mobile Internet use has doubled since 2011, when it accounted for 36 per […]
Hot on the heels of its release in the UK, streaming platform and device specialist Roku is to launch its popular Roku Express streaming player in France. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in France, priced at €34.99 MSRP. It comes with everything in the box to get started, including […]