Tech-savvy baby boomers are as switched on as Gen-Z according to research, with 64 per cent of those aged 55+ owning a laptop and 76 per cent owning a smartphone, in comparison to 59 per cent and 62 per cent of those aged 16-24. Dispelling the myth of the older generation being technophobes, the research […]
A survey by Pop Culture Marketing agency Experience12 reveals that TV has fallen even further from favour among MCM Comic Con attendees with just 34 per cent saying it’s their preferred viewing device, a 13 per cent decrease since May, with both tablets and consoles increasing their share of interest. Experience12 polled 1,008 fans at […]
Family time as we once knew it is becoming more technical these days. Many families gather around the TV only to divide their time between multiple screens (vs just the one), according to a study conducted by internet TV service, netgem.tv. With on-demand and personalised streaming content asserting dominance over the traditional TV packages, multi-screen […]
Around the world, streaming video viewing has reached an all-time high of six hours, 48 minutes a week, with 82 per cent of people who watch online video reporting binge-watching, according to the latest State of Online Video research report from edge cloud services provider Limelight Networks. Binge-watching sessions are on the rise worldwide, jumping […]
A study from Juniper Research finds that the global value of the mobile mixed reality market will exceed $43 billion (€ 38.6bn) by 2024, rising from $8 billion in 2019. Mixed reality overlays interactive digital images and videos onto the real word through a smartphone, tablet or smart glasses. The new research identified
Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.69 trillion (€1.53tn) in 2019, an increase of 5.3 per cent over 2018. According to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), consumer purchases of traditional and emerging technologies will remain strong over the 2019-2023 forecast period, reaching $2.06 trillion in […]
Verizon Fios and Movies Anywhere – the digital movie collection app – have announced that Movies Anywhere is now available to Fios TV customers in the US. Movies Anywhere is a free app that allows customers to seamlessly bring their eligible movie purchases together into a robust digital collection that can be accessed across multiple […]
ESPN and Quibi have reached an agreement for daily sports programming on the mobile-first platform when it launches in April 2020. As part of the new deal, ESPN will be the exclusive US multi-sport content provider for Quibi’s curated news and information programming, Daily Essentials. The new ESPN show, available only on Quibi, will feature […]
When at home, 5.1 million people use broadband every single minute, according to UK multiplay operator TalkTalk. There is a new generation of Britons choosing nights in with family, staying in to indulge their online guilty pleasures, forming what TalkTalk has coined the ‘In-Crowd’. With winter nights drawing
Viewing content on-the-go via a portable device is not seeing any noticeable increase in the UK. Sam Tuck, Associate Director at market research institute GfK, said the firm fully expected to see an increase in the uptake – but in recent years it’s simply not happened. Speaking at the Brand Licensing Europe event in London, […]