Collectively, US pay-TV providers lost 400,000 subscribers in the second quarter – their single worst period in over three years, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. Cable TV took the brunt of the hit, though Satellite operators were not left unscathed. While much of the subscriber loss can be attributed to traditional economic […]
Demonstrating the increasing role of the network in people’s lives, an international workforce study commissioned by Cisco has revealed that one in three college students and young professionals considers the Internet to be as important as fundamental human resources such as air, water, food and shelter. The 2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Report also found […]
Barely two months after its early July launch, the Sky Go service has recorded its one-millionth download. Writing in BSkyB’s ‘Sky Views’ company blog, Holly Knill, Head of Sky Player and Mobile TV, has shared some insight into how customers have been using Sky Go since its launch as well as some significant milestones that […]
Credit Suisse says 20 per cent of US pay TV subscribers might cut the cord – but the reason will be mostly the economy, not OTT services. It says about 25 per cent of US consumers do use OTT services but more than half of them use it to compliment their pay TV. The bank […]
Research by Sycamore Research & Marketing reveals that 72 per cent of Australian consumers say they would stop illegal downloading activities if they received an educational notice from their ISP. The study also revealed that consumers perceive the ISPs as actively encouraging them to share and download illegal content. The national survey asked respondents, aged […]
Despite the rising US trend of cord cutting, the European cable market continued to expand in 2010, with revenue throughout the EU rising by nearly 8 per cent for the year on the strength of double-digit growth in digital television, broadband and telephony subscribers, according to the IHS Screen Digest. Total European Union cable revenue […]
Research findings issued on the eve of the IBC 2011 conference by Parks Associates reveal that consumers in Western Europe value multi-device access to recorded TV programmes over other new video services, including access to live TV. Given a choice of new TV features, including 3DTV, online video access, and multi-screen services, 47 per cent […]
CTV Advertising has begun an intensive research project into the psychological and sociological factors affecting user experiences and wide-spread implications of interactive television and TV Apps. The firm’s goals are not just to discover new ways to create higher level brand engagement, but also to establish best practices for content producers and broadcasters to affect […]
Findings from a new report suggest that many young viewers would prefer their smartphone to change channels, part of consumers’ growing preference to control how they watch TV. Nearly half of young TV viewers say they’d prefer their smartphone or other device over their remote to control their TV, according to a new report from […]
Survey results from ABI Research suggest HbbTV is having an impact on consumer demand for connected TVs. In Germany and France, where HbbTV has the greatest traction, connected TVs enjoyed healthy support. In France, connected TV penetration was highest amongst the surveyed countries – 22 per cent of respondents who have a home network. In […]