The Citrix ByteMobile Mobile Analytics Report for the first quarter of 2013 provides insights into subscriber behaviour and related factors that determine quality of experience (QoE) for mobile data services today. The findings highlight subscriber behaviour on various mobile applications and the impact this has on operator networks. In conjunction with the report, consumer survey […]
Content that was once primarily accessed by consumers on their PCs, is shifting to mobile devices. According to the Connected Intelligence Application and Convergence Report from global information company, The NPD Group, 37 per cent of consumers who used to access content on their PCs switched to their tablets and smartphones. The top two activities […]
According to global information company,The NPD Group, while traditional pay TV operators and broadcast networks still dominate the consumer television landscape, new options are emerging, from subscription video on demand (SVoD), to electronic sell-through (EST), to free TV streaming. According to the firm, while SVoD drives the most online TV streams by far, the incidence […]
Baltimore Ravens’ win over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl is on course to become the most-watched programme in US television history despite its black out. Early viewing figures for the game, which lasted more than four hours, suggested a 48.1 rating – i.e. an average of 48.1 per cent of US TV […]
Nearly a quarter of high-definition television (HDTV) owners in the US (22 per cent) purchased their televisions for the specific purpose of watching the Super Bowl, according to the forthcoming Sports and Technology Study V by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). No other sporting event comes close to prompting that many purchases of HDTVs. Accordingly, […]
A new centre dedicated to examining the changing nature of copyright and the need for new business models in the digital age is being launched on January 31st at the University of Glasgow. The Centre for Creativity, Regulation, Enterprise and Technology (CREATe) brings together internationally renowned researchers from seven UK universities who will work to […]
In a new report released by TDG, iPad and other tablet video use by American consumers is forecast to rise dramatically over the next five years, driving significant changes in the business landscape for television and online/OTT video. According to Bill Niemeyer, TDG Senior Analyst and author of the new report, “The breakout sales success […]
Nearly 60 per cent of US consumers still prefer to watch their favourite shows and video programming on their TVs, but they also want their smart phones and tablets by their side so they can be online and multitask, according to the KPMG International 2013 Digital Debate survey, which polled more than 1,000 consumers in […]
At the close of 2012, market intelligence firm ABI Research estimates nearly 200 million tablets will have shipped worldwide since 2009 and an additional 1 billion tablets are forecasted to ship over the next 5 years. New research that explores the impact a tablet has on the daily life of a US consumer shows that […]
One in three British consumers would happily ditch their traditional TV set for another viewing device, according to new research studying UK viewing habits by price comparison website broadbandchoices.co.uk. The report’s findings suggest that a third (33 per cent) of those polled revealed they would rather watch programmes on a tablet, smart-phone or laptop than […]