The first figures released by the UK’s Radioplayer reveal the Internet service has achieved 5.7 million unique users over a four-week period, generating 22.5 million listening sessions. Total listening hours have been boosted by a 52 per cent increase in the number of stations included on the service since it formed, from 157 to 238 […]
According to the latest data from Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency, the nation’s DTH subscriber base topped 5.24 million, thus beating cable-connected homes into second place. Cable TV closed the month with 5.12 million users. In April, a net 238,000 new pay-TV clients were added; whereas in the first four months of the year, 888,000 new […]
Despite the recent social and political turmoil, rapid conversion to digital TV continues in the Middle East and Africa, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). Digital TV penetration for the 18 countries covered in the research firm’s Digital TV Middle East & Africa report is already approaching two-thirds of the total. […]
The number of online video viewers worldwide is expected to eclipse 1.3 billion by 2016, growing from a current 2010 base of just over 780 million, according to ABI Research. As more consumers look to their broadband connections for content, the Over the Top (OTT) video industry will likewise grow with many companies such as […]
Revenue growth in digital music dropped from 91 per cent in 2006 to 6 per cent in 2010, according to Parks Associates. While over 50 per cent of US broadband households prefer the computer as their digital music access point, proliferation of smart mobile and connected CE and new cloud-based delivery models are expanding music […]
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) has published the findings of a study that looks at the first-hand experiences of nearly 3,100 3DTV owners in the US. Overwhelmingly, consumers reported a positive entertainment experience, minimal price premiums, and enthusiasm about the future of 3D content. Respondents were asked to assess a number of 3DTV factors, including: […]
Eastern Europe still has plenty of room for digital TV growth according to Digital TV Research. Two-thirds of homes (76 million) were still receiving analogue signals at end-2010 but rapid conversion to digital TV means that nearly 67 million digital homes will be added by 2016. The Digital TV Eastern Europe report forecasts that the […]
Edelman, the global public relations firm, has released findings from its fifth annual Value, Engagement and Trust in the Era of Social Entertainment survey. The 2011 study shows that the value consumers are getting from the Entertainment Industry has fallen by 68 per cent in all areas, and only 17 per cent of all respondents […]
An analysis of Europe’s largest OTT markets by SNL Kagan finds the UK and France leading Europe’s emerging deployments. The analysis – focused on France, Germany, Italy, the UK and Spain – notes an increase in OTT service launches in recent months, driven by broadcaster-led catch-up services that are significantly impacting how content is distributed […]
YuMe, the video advertising technology company, and the IPG Media Lab, have published key findings from a media trial that shows significant differences between the attention paid by viewers to video ads online compared with those on television. Using facial tracking algorithms and biometric monitoring, a second-by-second monitoring of cognition, excitement, and stress found that […]