The US multichannel segment produced a drop in third quarter video customers that was slightly worse year-over-year (YOY), according to analyst firm SNL Kagan. SNL Kagan estimates the combined cable, Direct-broadcast-satellite (DBS) and telco sectors lost 430,000 video customers during the period. DBS ended in positive territory, but telco again weighed heavily on the multichannel […]
In 2016, for the first time, adults in the UK will spend more time with their mobile devices than with desktop and laptop computers, eMarketer projects. This year, mobile time – which includes nonvoice time with tablets and mobile phones – will account for more than a quarter of daily media time for the average […]
US consumer spending on home entertainment products rose 3.8 per cent in the third quarter from previous year, according to the Third Quarter 2016 Home Entertainment Report from trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, compiled by DEG members, tracking sources and retail input. To date, sales are up 2.5 per cent in the first […]
More than a quarter of British consumers (13.9 million or 27 per cent of the adult population) subscribe to video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Video, according to research published by YouGov and subscription commerce, billing and finance solutions provider Zuora. The rising popularity of these services has a huge effect on TV […]
The juggernaut of mobile phone use is changing the viewing dynamic, but not in the way most assume, according to the Video Advertising Bureau’s (VAB) latest State of Digial Video report. Viewers continue to leave the desktop for smartphones in droves as they take advantage of more on-demand options, while viewing on enabled smart TVs […]
Apple has introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. The TV app provides one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to discover new content to watch. Apple has also introduced […]
Sandvine, a provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, has released its latest Global Internet Phenomena Report focusing on Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The report is based on data from a selection of Sandvine’s 300-plus communications service provider (CSP) customers. Report highlights include: Video on mobile networks in Africa […]
comScore and IMS Internet Media Services (IMS) have released the second edition of IMS Mobile in LatAm, a joint report on trends in digital consumption and mobile apps usage in six countries in the region (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Chile). The report was based on results from an online survey of smartphone and […]
Jason Friedlander, Director of Solutions Engineering for Verizon Digital Media Services, introduces their latest major enhancement; Live Events Manager. This application means any content provider – however large or small – can provide live streaming and can monitor and manage output from a simple dashboard that shows the pre and post encoding stream and the audience view. […]
Viewers are watching more content on mobile as viewing time moves closer to parity with fixed TV viewing, Ericsson’s latest ConsumerLab research. Revealed at MIPCOM, Ericsson’s latest study said the ratio between viewing on fixed screens and mobile screens is close to 60:40 this year compared to almost 70:30 in 2010. Anders Erlandsson, senior advisor, […]