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Tablet shipments exceed mobile PCs

According to a Strategy Analytics report, 2013 will see tablets ship in higher volumes than mobile PCs in 2013. The report is forecasting that shipments of tablets in 2013 will reach 231 million, compared to 186 million Mobile PCs, a trend that will continue through 2017. “The tablet has become

December 4, 2013

4G boosts content on mobiles

Orange has published the results of Orange Exposure 2013/2014 – an annual independent study by TNS into media habits across UK, France and Spain. This year’s study takes an early look at the impact of 4G networks on consumer behaviour; exploring how this has already significantly shifted usage patterns. The report also explores the role […]

December 2, 2013

Record mobile iPlayer requests

The BBC iPlayer has released its performance pack for October 2013, revealing that the catch-up service saw 261 million BBC requests in October – up 23 per cent on October last year, with 199 million TV requests – the third highest figure ever recorded. Mobile and tablet requests increased to

December 2, 2013

Portugal has 3.16m pay-TV subs

Portugal had 3.16 million pay-TV subscribers at the end of the Q3 2013, up 0.4 per cent on the previous quarter and by 1.6 per cent year-on-year, according to figures published by regulator Anacom. The pay-TV penetration amounted to 53.4 per cent. Cable remains

December 2, 2013From Branislav Pekic in Rome

UK leads Europe “big 5” for superfast broadband

The UK is outperforming the major European economies on key measures for superfast broadband, according to a study by Analysys Mason. The report reveals that the UK is ahead of its European peers on measures such as coverage, take-up, average speeds and prices – boasting the most competitive broadband market out of all countries featured […]

December 2, 2013

Moaning of Life top-ranked Sky1 show

Analysis of Sky’s October viewing figures reveals that Karl Pilkington, The Moaning of Life, is Sky 1 HD’s biggest show of the year so far. The series launched with a total audience of nearly 2.5 million, with around 200,000 watching through Sky Go. Writing in the Sky Views blog, Stuart Murphy, Director, Entertainment Channels, said […]

December 2, 2013By Colin Mann

UK multi-channel sector £5bn industry

The UK’s status as an international centre for broadcasting and television production is on the ascendancy supported by growth of the multichannel sector now worth £5 billion a year with broadcasters drawn by the UK’s creative flair and production capability, according to a new report compiled by Communications Chambers, a leading media consultancy, on behalf […]

November 28, 2013By Colin Mann

4G connections to reach 1bn by 2017

There will be more one than billion mobile connections to the super-fast 4G network by 2017, according to a research study by GSMA. It is predicted that 4G will account for one in

November 28, 2013

Spain: TV ad-spend down in 2014

Spain’s TV ad crisis will continue in 2014 with free-to-air TV channels seeing an average decrease of 10.6 per cent and pay-TV a decrease of 8.9 per cent, according to Zenith Media. Analysts forecast that overall advertising will experience a slight recovery from Spring next year with the fourth quarter pulling in revenues. As a […]

November 27, 2013From David Del Valle in Madrid

1.2m Portuguese watch TV online

The Internet Bareme 2013 study from Marktest has revealed that 1.22 million Portuguese watch TV channels via the Internet. This figure corresponds to

November 27, 2013From Branislav Pekic in Rome