The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has released a report which looks at the challenges posed by the transition to full IP distribution of content to consumers. Home Truths: Preparing for an IP Future is the latest output from the DPP At Home event series, which bring together experts from across the industry to […]
Pay-TV revenues for 138 countries peaked in 2016 at $205 billion (€182.4bn). Revenues will fall by 14 per cent to $177 billion in 2024 according to Digital TV Research. This is the same level as 2010 – despite the number of pay-TV subscribers climbing by 380 million between 2010 and 2024. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst […]
MUSO, the global specialist in digital piracy protection, has released data from the boxing match between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr, revealing that over 13 million people across the globe turned to unauthorised channels to watch Joshua’s shock defeat. In terms of how people were tuning in illegally, YouTube had over 93 per cent […]
A new estimate from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) puts the annual losses due to counterfeiting and piracy across 11 key economic sectors in the EU at up to £49 billion (€60bn) each year. The updated analysis puts the overall losses at 7.4 per cent of all sales in the following sectors: cosmetics […]
Many Americans believe they will use more subscription services in the future. But when it comes to video streaming, more options doesn’t mean consumers will drastically increase the number of services they’re willing to pay for. The dominant players in the field—Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu—are already pushing people’s spending limits. But consumer behaviour […]
US consumers are now spending more time using their mobile devices than watching TV, with smartphone use dominating that time spent, according to eMarketer. Consumers’ use of smartphones will continue to make up the majority of their media consumption, but eMarketer predicts that use will plateau by 2020, as consumers become increasingly uneasy about overuse […]
According to a study by Futuresource Consulting, overall eSports industry revenues are set to exceed $900 million (€799.2m) this year with an 18 per cent 19-23 CAGR expected, driving revenues through the billion-dollar mark in 2020 and onto $1.8 billion by 2023. As key events attract viewing figures comparable to tier 1 sporting competitions, securing […]
Linear TV accounts for 73 per cent of daily time spent watching video in Germany, but this figure drops to 53 per cent among 14-25 year-olds. SVoD services, such as Netflix, account for 13 per cent of the total viewing time, rising to 25 percent for 14.25 year olds, according to a study by briadcast […]
After 73 episodes, and 70 hours, 50 minutes of viewing time, fantasy-drama Game of Thrones finally drew to its much anticipated close, drawing in record breaking audiences for Sky Atlantic. The final cumulative viewing figures for the finale episode The Iron Throne’was 5.7 million,making it the biggest series finale of any Sky programme ever. This is […]
Chinese brand TCL surged to the top of the North American TV market for the first time ever during the first quarter of 2019, as unit shipments boomed by 112 per cent year-over-year. TCL’s share of North American TV shipments rose to 26.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2019, up from 16 per […]