According to Giles Cottle, Head of Strategy at UK free-to-air digital satellite Freesat, the emergence of live online TV service Aereo in the US raises some interesting propositions from a service point of view. With Aereo currently in the midst of a legal battle with the network broadcasters who allege copyright infringement, Cottle, writing in […]
Almost 75 per cent of European adults access the Internet regularly, and more than half of them own two or more connected devices, according to Forrester’s report on the state of consumers and technology for Europe. Based on a survey of more than 22,000 respondents, the study provides in-depth graphical analysis of a wide range […]
Screen mirroring technologies, which give consumers the ability to project content wirelessly from smartphones, PCs or tablets directly to a television, have already captured the attention of a large percentage of tablet and smartphone owners. According to the Connected Intelligence Inception of Screen Sharing report from global information company The NPD Group, 40 per cent […]
A new report for the Associated Press, produced by Deloitte with research by GfK, provides an in-depth study into video news consumption. The report demonstrates the increasingly critical role of video in online news sites and is based on a survey of respondents in UK, Germany and Spain. The research findings clearly demonstrate the importance […]
Online content providers are experiencing a reality check with two-thirds of media companies anticipating the end of ‘free for all’ content according to global pricing and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners. A global pricing study from the firm suggests that only 27 per cent of media companies expect significant profit margin (EBITDA) increase in the […]
The UK market for on-demand TV is reaching saturation point, with only limited further audience growth potential, according to research from YouGov. It says that instead of looking for new audiences providers should focus on maximising what they get from existing users. According to the researcher, 48 per cent of the online population in the […]
Michael Greeson, president of analysis firm TDG, has suggested that operators implementing a ‘TV Everywhere’ strategy have the opportunity to earn revenue from such services rather than treat them merely as a defence against OTT players. Greeson notes that multi-screen video is centre stage at NAB, as broadcasters have come to realise that (a) consumers […]
According to analysis firm ABI Research, the likes of Netflix, Hulu, Apple, and Amazon helped drive the over-the-top (OTT) video market past $8 billion in 2012. The three largest markets – North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific – experienced YoY growth in excess of 50 per cent in 2012. The continued spread of connected CE and […]
IDATE’s newest market insight describes the different models of subscription-based video on demand offerings (SVoD): supply-side strategies and description of main players’ services. It lastly analyses the SVoD services developments compared to the pay TV global market. Spotlighted by the success of services like Netflix and Hulu, SVOD seems poised to compete with traditional VOD […]
Consumers are increasingly taking control of their entertainment experience, multitasking while watching television, integrating second screen devices into their viewing experience, and viewing more Internet-based content, according to a new survey from Accenture. The third annual multi-nation Video Over Internet Consumer Survey found that viewers are multitasking with their laptops, phones, tablets and even books […]