The number of FTTH connections in Spain has significantly grown over the last year with 171,177 as of the end of 2011, up 206.4 per cent in comparison with a year earlier, according to the latest report published by the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT). Telefonica takes the lion’s share with 163,008 FTTH connections, up 230.4 […]
Video content is likely to be a major driver in consumer uptake of the Ultra Fast Broadband network, but New Zealand is behind overseas markets in developing OTT content, says a Commerce Commission study. The survey also shows most consumers were reluctant to pay an additional $10 per month for a high speed connection. “Ultimately, […]
The Autumn 2011 IPTV Market Leader Report from MRG is now tracking over 934 IPTV Operators globally, an increase from 913 just six months ago, and revealing over 50 million IPTV subscribers worldwide. “Although the MLR only tracks pure-play IPTV deployments worldwide, it clearly reflects that IPTV Operators are using other hybrid delivery methods including […]
Ad executions on tablet devices are more effective than on smartphones because they are more memorable and more likely to generate direct sales, according to Nielsen. It found that 40 per cent of tablet owners and 30 per cent of smartphone users responding to its UK Connected Devices survey agreed that “advertising is acceptable” on […]
A poll conducted by website TechBargains shows that nearly six people in 10 preferred to watch the Super Bowl on a modern HD or Smart TV, rather than from the stands. The poll found that 59 per cent preferred watching the game on a TV, and that 25 per cent of the site’s shopping visitors […]
A study released by Telsyte confirms the rise of subscription TV over broadband with more than 300,000 Australian homes now accessing an IPTV service. This equates to around one in ten subscription TV services currently delivered over broadband. Telsyte forecasts that by 2015, over one third of all subscription TV services will be provided over […]
The first ever free to air Premier League football match broadcast in the UK, drew an average audience of 903,000 viewers. The game between Manchester City and Fulham on February 4th was screened by ESPN and made available for free in nearly 19 million homes via Freeview as part of ESPN’s ‘Free Weekend’ promotion to […]
Research carried out by research firm BTIG Research suggests there is not a major industry risk to collapsing the theatrical-to-home entertainment window. The firm sought to ascertain views on how would releasing movies earlier in the home impact movie spending and piracy; whether people are all inherently movie thieves, or would a wider array of […]
Sub-Saharan Africa’s household totals (148 million at end-2011, rising by 20 million over the next six years) are fast approaching similar levels to Western Europe, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. However, the region’s TV household total (38 million at end-2011 – or a quarter of homes) is only equal to the […]
InMobi, the independent mobile ad network, has released its Super Bowl XLVI Mobile Consumption Survey, revealing consumer interaction with mobile during the event. Nearly 40 per cent of respondents used mobile devices in response to TV ads and 45 per cent estimated that they would spend 30 minutes or more on their mobile devices during […]