There are now 20 million monthly active mobile gamers in the UK, and 6.2 million who play on their smartphones almost every day, according to a report from market research firm comScore. The report suggests that mobile gaming is as popular as photo messaging, and only just behind weather, news and search (21 million) as […]
The trend toward obtaining video and audio content via the Internet, and bypassing programming offered by traditional cable and satellite providers, is advancing more quickly than previously believed because of a sea-change in the viewing habits of younger consumers, according to a study commissioned by industry group the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Americas. […]
Figures released by the British Video Association show that the value of the video entertainment market increased in the first half of 2013. Consumer expenditure on all video entertainment reached more than £993 million, up 8.2 per cent compared with the first half of 2012. Sales value increased across both physical and digital formats, with […]
Huge growth in take-up of smartphones and tablets is creating a nation of media multi-taskers, research from UK comms regulator Ofcom reveals, transforming the traditional living room of our parents and grandparents into a digital media hub. Ofcom’s Communications Market Report 2013 reveals that people are still coming together to watch TV in the living […]
Incognito Software, a global provider of broadband software provisioning and service activation solutions, has released The Growth of OTT Content: Opportunities and Challenges for Service Providers, a report detailing the findings from its recent ‘OTT Challenges and Opportunities’ survey, which examines the impact that over-the-top (OTT) content is having on the current business models of […]
By taking a page from Netflix—and by settling for lower profit margins—Cox Communications’ new flareWatch over-the-top (OTT) TV service could show the entire pay-TV industry how to mitigate the threat from OTT, according to information and analytics provider IHS. FlareWatch is the first US pay-TV operator-provided OTT subscription TV service that is not tied to […]
According to research firm YouGov, sector players controlling hardware and content will be in the strongest position to benefit from changing trends in media consumption. The current fragmented market will also be consolidated, suggests the company, with major players set to shake-up the market. The future of content on demand is likely to see increased […]
In a season when their sales should be rising sharply, suppliers of large-sized liquid-crystal (LCD) panels instead are encountering weak demand growth in the third quarter, exacerbating the glut already plaguing the market. Measured in terms of square meters, supply of large-sized LCDs is expected to exceed demand by 15.9 per cent during the period […]
Worldwide digital cable set-top box unit shipments increased by 10 per cent in 2012 and are expected to continue to increase modestly in 2013, according to MRG research. This market continued to be led by Motorola (now part of Arris) who shipped more than 11 million units in 2012. Satellite STBs continue to show strength […]
According to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report, Television remained the dominant media type in terms of advertising investment in the first quarter of 2013 with a 59 per cent share of media spend share and 3.5 per cent growth globally. It appears that TV will maintain this position at least for the short term, […]