In a further sign of the growing importance of the importance of sports rights to SVoD providers, Amazon Prime Video has been granted the exclusive live telecast rights to the US Open Tennis Championships in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The five-year agreement, which begins with the 2018 US Open, will bring live […]
Each day, 9.5 million people in France are watching TV online, either live or catch-up, via a TV set. According to data from Mediametrie, some 4.4 million (7.3 per cent of the country’s population) aged 4 and above now watches online TV on a device other than a TV set, such as a smartphone or […]
Global demand for mobile phones is stalling, growing by just 0.2 per cent in 2018 to 1.95 billion, according to the latest forecast published by technology research firm CCS Insight. This assessment comes from the combination of a gloomy picture in developed markets and a more positive outlook for some emerging markets, notably in Asia-Pacific […]
New consumer research from Parks Associates shows that US broadband households report their average monthly expenditure on video entertainment outside of a pay-TV subscription has dropped from $29 in the past two years to $23 in the last half of 2017. The research firm notes spending on Internet video has held steady at roughly $9 […]
The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has revealed the next stage of Project Dovetail, which has the objective of delivering total reach of programme and commercial audiences across multiple screens. The rise of online delivery of programmes and commercials has been a catalyst for Project Dovetail. Dealing with audience fragmentation has been an aspect […]
Driven by growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV, the total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Japan is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.2 per cent over the forecast period of 2017-2022, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. With a total of 168 million subscriptions in 2017, the Japanese mobile […]
European broadband cable industry trade body Cable Europe has warned that cable operators may not be able to provide the full range of portability services permissible from April 1st because of the complexities surrounding copyright clearance for ‘online’ content. Cable Europe welcomes the move which it suggests will enable European consumers to reap the benefits […]
Following the May 2017 passing by the European Parliament of legislation allowing EU citizens to use online services such as Netflix, HBO Go, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Deezer while in another EU country for holidays, studies or business, European officials have confirmed that from April 1st 2018 onwards, Europeans will be able to access the online content […]
Ampere Analysis has released new market data comparing the online viewing habits of US audiences with European audiences. The research reveals: US has more online video watchers, and they watch more regularly US Internet users are more likely to watch online video on a smart TV or smartphone than their European counterparts, while the reverse […]
A man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his part in selling counterfeit CDs, which made profits of over £4 million (€4.58m). This was the largest import of counterfeit CDs seen in the UK, from popular artists such as Rihanna, Olly Murs and Take That. Michael Hargreaves, of Heysham, Lancashire, in the […]