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Ofcom: For 72% smartphone most important device

Most people in the UK are dependent on their digital devices, and need a constant connection to the Internet, following a decade of digital transformation, according to findings from Ofcom’s Communications Market Report – a study of how communications services in the UK are changing. 2008 was the year the smartphone took off in the […]

August 2, 2018

Turner Australia reveals kids viewing behaviour

Turner Australia has unveiled the findings of its latest New Generations report at events in Melbourne and Sydney this week, lifting the lid on what makes Australian youngsters tick. The report looks at a variety of aspects facing children aged 4-14 including screen time, content preferences and how they find out about the latest products. […]

July 26, 2018

Digital and physical media boost for UK screen entertainment

Year-to-date figures show consumers continue to view ownership as an important part of their consumption of screen entertainment, with more than 38 million copies sold across DVD, Blu-ray  and digital formats so far in 2018, according to the British Association for Screen Entertainment. With a wealth of box office success stories and critically acclaimed TV […]

July 19, 2018By Colin Mann

Amazon: Digital downloads a priority for vacation parents

Nearly half of Brits (45 per cent) are more worried about keeping their kids entertained whilst travelling than they are about printing boarding passes, or exchanging foreign currency according to Amazon research. With this summer predicted to be one of the busiest for travel since records began, following a record-breaking 770,000 flights handled in the UK last […]

July 19, 2018

EE data: England fans stream in the sun

EE data from the England vs Sweden World Cup game on July 7th saw fans use mobile to make sure they didn’t miss out, even if they were on the beach. The heat wave has driven people to the coasts – but that hasn’t stopped them watching the football. Some of the biggest peaks on […]

July 11, 2018

Study: Mobile access key driver for OTT in Asia

Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has revealed findings from its market study, Asia OTT Television Research Report 2018, in partnership with YouGov, an international data and analytics group, and conducted a study that polled 5,000 participants across Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. The purpose of study was to discover how […]

June 27, 2018

Study: US smartphone ownership nearing TV

Smartphones continue their meteoric popularity and are now owned in 87 per cent of US homes, second only to televisions at 96 per cent ownership, according to Consumer Technology Association (CTA) research. CTA’s 20th Consumer Technology Ownership and Market Potential Study also shows that for the first time, the top three most-frequently owned tech products […]

June 27, 2018

Research: 48% could not go a day without smartphone

Consumers worldwide increasingly depend on connected devices, with 80 per cent reporting digital technology has made a positive impact on their lives. According to the latest State of Digital Lifestyles report from Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery, mobile phones have become such an integral part of daily life that nearly half […]

June 27, 2018

Ooyala: Mobile video consumption has stabilised

Mobile video consumption continues to rise but growth stabilised in Q1 2018; total video plays increased during the quarter just 1.8 per cent from the prior year, according to Ooyala’s Q1 2018 Global Video Index Report. The increase was one of the smallest in 14 quarters, and also marked the first quarter-over-quarter decline in mobile’s […]

June 21, 2018

WatchTV mobile first fruit of AT&T-Time Warner

AT&T has confirmed the launch of a new mobile bundle of TV and music content acquired with its takeover of Time Warner. The WatchTV app will offer streaming access to over 30 live TV channels, as well as over 15,000 on-demand movies and TV shows. Subscribers can also add premium services such as HBO, Starz […]

June 21, 2018