Advanced Television

Consumer Behaviour

Strong demand for OTT in GCC countries

Consumer demand is increasing for OTT offerings and Internet TV services such as icflix and Netflix in the GCC countries according to research from Irdeto. The research reveals that 23 per cent of GCC consumers surveyed would prefer to watch TV, movies or sports content through Internet TV services as these services would allow them […]

March 10, 2014

Millennials expect digital media on their own terms

Verizon Digital Media Services has attempted to answer two key questions by undertaking a two-part research project about the entertainment habits of the millennial generation: What do millennials want when it comes to online viewing, and what should broadcasters know to improve their chances in this market? Among the findings: Millennials are extremely sensitive to […]

March 6, 2014

52% of broadband users store content digitally

According to research from nScreenMedia, 96 per cent of US broadband users have one of the four main types of digital media: photos, music, movies and home videos. 52 per cent have at least some of all four types in digital media. “Digital cameras have now been in market for 20 years, so it is […]

March 6, 2014

55% of Europeans would buy U-HDTV

Following the positive news regarding U-HDTV purchase intentions reported by Strategy Analytics VP and Principal Analyst David Mercer in early January, the firm has completed the weighting of the latest European survey data in its ConsumerMetrix service. Writing in the company blog, Mercer, says that as in the US, Strategy Analytics found strong interest in […]

March 5, 2014

Oscars draws 10-year high TV audience

This weekend’s Oscars Ceremony was watched by 43 million people in the US, the Academy Awards’ biggest audience for a decade. US network ABC’s audience was 3 million up on the 40 million people who tuned in last year, according to Nielsen. As well as being the biggest Oscars audience since 43.5 million people watched […]

March 4, 2014

CEA: Digital video supplements, not replaces TV

While the vast majority (79 per cent) of online US adults obtain the video content they watch from traditional television programming providers such as cable, satellite or fibre-to-the-home, a significant number of viewers are turning to digital sources, according to research released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The study,

February 28, 2014

Half of online adults binge on streaming video

As popular original programming such as Orange is the New Black and House of Cards continue to surge in popularity and make their case for compulsory binge-watching, new Mintel research suggests that the streaming media boom for television and movies is only just beginning. Nearly half of all online adults

February 28, 2014

1 in 4 European Internet users experience content blocking

Twenty-four per cent of European Internet users say they are prevented by their providers from watching videos, listening music or using other applications of their choice, according to a new Eurobarometer survey of 28,000 citizens across the EU. The findings have led to a call

February 28, 2014By Colin Mann

Multitasking viewers do focus on the TV

Devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops and portable gaming systems have made it easy for consumers to multitask while watching TV. However, a November 2013 study by TiVo found that three-quarters of US TV viewers were more focused on what was on the tube, even when using a second screen. Smartphones were the No. […]

February 27, 2014

30% US broadband users watch video on mobile

Parks Associates research shows that nearly 30 per cent of US broadband users watch video on a mobile phone monthly, with the average user watching 1.7 hours of video on a mobile phone each week. “Since 2008, revenues from voice services for the top-four US mobile network operators (MNOs) have declined

February 26, 2014