Germans are watching more TV series on illegal online portals, according to a study by German copyright production association GVU. The study, which looked at pirated titles available on German-language sites, found while piracy was up across the board, the number of TV series available on online streaming portals grew hugely in 2009. GVU counted […]
Orange has published its sixth Digital Media Index (ODMI) report offering insight into how digital media is consumed across its mobile network. The latest findings reveal that whilst the consumption of mobile data continues to increase, there are interesting differences between men and women on what they use their handsets for. Men use their mobile […]
International research firm Parks Associates has found that consumer interest in Web-on-TV applications is so strong that households are making their own connections via PCs and game consoles. From 2008 to 2009, the number of US households using Web-connected game consoles increased by 64 per cent, and the number connecting a PC to a TV […]
According to research from TDG less than half of broadband users view their favourite TV programmes when initially broadcast. “With the advent of the DVR, the primacy of programming schedules was forever diminished,” notes Michael Greeson, founding partner and director of research at TDG. “The DVR, however, simply signalled the first stages of a prolonged […]
According to a study conducted by Yahoo, 84 per cent of consumers simultaneously interact with two screens at once while a quarter of mobile users interact with mobile, TV and PCs at the same time. Yahoo claims its “APPetite” study highlights the need for the mobile Internet experience to reflect that of a PC, in […]
Nielsen’s Global AdView Pulse, based on advertising expenditure reports in more than 27 markets across Europe, Asia, North America and Africa, highlights that total spend dropped 1.6 per cent last year compared to 2008. But towards the end of the year there were significant signs of improvement according to the findings, with the last quarter […]
In 2009, more than 100 million satellite set top box (STB) units were sold, which represents more than 50 per cent of the total STB market for that year, reports In-Stat. Cable and DTT STB shipments each represented slightly over 20 per cent of the market, with IPTV capturing the remaining 7 per cent. – […]
Data traffic surpassed voice traffic on mobile phone networks across the world in December 2009 due to rising demand for mobile broadband and social networking, according to Ericsson. Global voice and data traffic reached a combined total of 140,000 terabytes a month in December 2009, according to Hans Vestburg, Ericsson CEO and president. “This is […]
Inter@ctive Reid Report says that for the first time ever in their tracking research, the weekly Internet usage of online Canadians has moved ahead of the number of hours spent watching television. This finding comes from the Overall, online Canadians are now spending more than 18 hours a week online, compared to 16.9 hours watching […]
Subscribers in China to IPTV will double in 2010, the result of an official government push to accelerate convergence among the country's various telecommunications, broadcast and Internet operators. Subscribers in China to IPTV will jump to 8.5 million in 2010, rising by a hefty 96 per cent from 4.4 million in 2009, according to iSuppli. […]