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News organisations face second wave of disruption

Many traditional news companies are struggling with a second wave of digital innovation that threatens to sweep away the relationships they have enjoyed with readers and viewers for a century or more. In its third annual Digital News Report, covering ten countries, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford […]

June 12, 2014

US World Cup fans watch TV Everywhere

World Cup fans in the US will be watching the 2014 tournament across multiple devices, often simultaneously, according to an analysis from Experian Marketing Services, a global provider of integrated consumer insight. Specifically, World Cup fans are 31 per cent more likely than average to watch online video across multiple devices, with 64 per cent […]

June 12, 2014

England football fans still choose sofa

With the World Cup about to kick off, 95 per cent of people quizzed by MMR Research Worldwide (MMR) say they will be watching games in the comfort of their own homes. Thirty three per cent will watch at least one game at a pub or bar; 25 per cent will watch at a friend’s […]

June 11, 2014

Survey: Viewers back Aereo copyright case

Findings from a study by market research firm Peerless Insights gauging consumer opinions about the highly anticipated Supreme Court ruling ‘American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.’ reveal that

June 11, 2014By Colin Mann

2.5m P2P illegally share top 60 video games

In the week leading up to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, where video game publishers are touting their latest releases, CEG TEK International (CEG TEK), a provider of in-depth business intelligence and comprehensive anti-piracy solutions, tracked piracy rates of 60 popular video game titles. In its study

June 11, 2014

Consumer frustration threatens $7bn cableco revenue

A study from management consultancy cg42 paints a grim picture for the US’s five biggest cable companies: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Charter, and Cox. Based on a survey of more than 3,000 current customers,

June 9, 2014

Half US households have Connected TVs

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 49 per cent of all US households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, Blu-ray player, Smart TV set, and/or stand-alone device (such as Roku, Apple TV, or Google Chromecast) – up from

June 9, 2014

Cord cutting motives remain unchanged

Research from market intelligence firm TDG suggests that despite the fact that US incumbent pay-TV operators enjoyed a small net subscriber gain in Q1 2014 – a reversal of recent quarterly trends – the reality is that today’s pay-TV subscribers are just as inclined to cancel their service today as they have been since 2011. […]

June 6, 2014

Quality and price deters World Cup watching on mobiles

Research commissioned by Openwave Mobility, across UK, Spain and Germany has revealed that 1 in 3 British consumers who would like to watch the Brazilian World Cup on a mobile device are put off by poor mobile video quality and fears of ‘bill shock’ from their operators. The dissatisfaction with

June 5, 2014

CEA: TV still favourite US screen

TV remains the favourite screen viewer for video in US homes, but that video is increasingly coming from the Internet, which is taking some toll on traditional distribution. That is one of the conclusions of a new market research analysis being released today by the Consumer Electronics Association. The study,

June 5, 2014