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Report: Broadband access market up 7% as fibre & FWA gain

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, total global revenue for the Broadband access equipment market increased to $4.7 billion (€4bn) in Q2 2025, up 7 per cent Q/Q and 1 per cent Y/Y. Despite the high level of macroeconomic uncertainty, […]

September 11, 2025

Report: Sluggish growth for UK TV production revenues

Pact has published the 2025 edition of the Pact Census, a report by Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates. It shows that total TV production revenues saw sluggish growth in 2024, increasing slightly by 1.4 per cent to £3.66 billion (€4.23bn), as the sector navigates a challenging commissioning market at home and abroad. This slight growth in […]

September 10, 2025

Report: 58% of global population use mobile internet services

Some 4.7 billion people, or 58 per cent of the world’s population, now use mobile internet services on their own device, according to the  annual State of Mobile Internet Connectivity report from the GSMA, the industry body for the mobile sector. However, despite 96 per cent of the global population living in areas with mobile internet […]

September 10, 2025

Survey: 74% UK marketers plan to increase programmatic CTV spend

Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has revealed findings from its survey, A Clearer Picture, exploring UK advertisers’ current views on media investments in CTV. The study found that 97 per cent of marketers have concerns around transparency, while 74 per cent plan to increase their programmatic CTV spend in the near future. In order […]

September 9, 2025

Forecast: UK SVoD revenues to overtake pay-TV by 2029

The UK video entertainment market is holding its course, with total consumer spend expected to rise 2 per cent in 2025 to £11.4 billion (€13.1bn) according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest Video Insights UK report, which highlights SVoD as the powerhouse of growth, alongside a stronger year for box office and signs of stabilisation in transactional […]

September 5, 2025

India: Streaming surges as pay-TV contracts

India’s video entertainment market is in a transition phase, with total consumer spend slipping 2 per cent in 2024 to INR713.6 billion (€6.92bn), reports Futuresource Consulting. The Video Insights India report reveals pay-TV and box office declines weighed on the market, while SVoD powered ahead with double-digit growth. “In India, streaming is no longer an […]

September 5, 2025

Forecast: Retail media to capture 20% of global ad revenue by 2030

The retail media sector is projected to exceed $300 billion (€257.8bn) by 2030, accounting for approximately 20 per cent of total global advertising revenue, according to research from Omdia. This growth trajectory follows the rapid expansion of retail media as more players enter the market. Retail media networks are platforms that enable brands to advertise […]

September 5, 2025

Report: Cisco’s lower prices lead to Wi-Fi 7 surge

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco, security, networks and data centre industries, enterprise class Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenue grew by double-digits for the second consecutive quarter in Q2 2025, confirming its emergence from the doldrums of 2024. “Cisco has kept its average Wi-Fi 7 AP price […]

September 5, 2025

Report: Linear TV ad spend drops as streaming shift continues

The shape of television media is changing, as consumers shift from linear TV to connected TV and the opportunity of TV advertising becomes more addressable. This transition has prompted a debate about what counts as television in 2025 – and whether TV advertising should be defined by format, device or media owner. WARC’s Global Ad […]

September 4, 2025

Forecast: AR glasses shipments to reach 32.1m units by 2030

A TrendForce report, 2025 Near-Eye Display Market Outlook and Technology Analysis, reveals that the AR glasses market is gaining momentum in 2025 as international brands unveil prototypes and Meta prepares to launch its Celeste AR glasses. Combined with falling OLEDoS product prices, global AR shipments are expected to reach 600,000 units in 2025. In the […]

September 3, 2025