With US households now supporting an average of 11 connected devices, including seven smart screens to view and interact with content, the consumer has never had more desire for faster, safer connectivity. And with 5G getting closer to reality, this ‘connectivity craving’ can be satisfied if smartphone manufacturers and telecommunication carriers are ready to deliver. […]
Research and consulting company Parks Associates, ahead of the upcoming Future of Video conference in LA, has released its updated list of the top 10 US subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services. This list is based on estimated number of subscribers through October 2019, prior to the launch of Disney+ and Apple TV+, and includes paid […]
Research from Sky has revealed attitudes towards the representation of women in film and TV. Only one in five women say they often see women like themselves represented on screen, falling to one in ten for women aged over 65. The survey findings suggest that the next generation may still find it hard to break […]
Amazon’s screening of English Premier League (EPL) football matches has extended the reach of live coverage of the competition’s games to nearly three-quarters of domestic fans, according to Richard Broughton, Director at Ampere Analysis. Amazon holds rights to televise 20 matches each season of the Premier League for the next three years. Prior to the […]
YouTube has revealed that Liverpool FC’s comeback against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final has been crowned the most watched video on YouTube for UK users in 2019. A highlight reel of the game posted by BT Sport has attracted more than 9.8 million views globally since going live in May. Liverpool went into the […]
Disney+’s original series The Mandalorian, became the most in-demand series in the US last week. This week, the Star Wars spin-off has earned the distinction of being the most in-demand series in the world. According to the latest demand data from Parrot Analytics, The Mandalorian has risen to the top globally to overtake such formidable […]
The slowest broadband in the UK, with an average download speed of 0.22Mbps, is found in Kingsclere, Huntington in York, according to the latest consumer speed tests collated by uSwitch.com, the price comparison and switching service. Kingsclere suffers average speeds a staggering 829 times slower than the UK’s fastest street, Darwin Street, Livingston in Scotland, […]
Netflix and YouTube may be the video platforms US adults are watching most, but their days at the top may be numbered. New services such as Disney+, HBO Max and Apple TV+ will fragment digital video viewing time even further. According to eMarketer’s first forecast on time spent watching Netflix and YouTube, both platforms will […]
Seven in ten people (73 per cent) want governments to do more to regulate Big Tech companies amid concerns with how their personal data is being used, an Amnesty International poll has revealed. People worried about the collection of their personal data are most concerned with the violation of their right to privacy (62 per […]
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, global revenue for broadband access equipment market decreased 12 per cent year-over-year to $3.2 billion. A 371 per cent year-over-year increase in XGS-PON OLT revenue and continued growth of XG-PON1 OLT ports and CPE offset continued DSL declines. “Operators’ continued push to increase their fibtr investments is resulting […]