The UK’s Internet economy is one of the strongest in the world, driven by record online advertising, spending and entertainment consumption, new figures from Ofcom reveal. The country also leads the EU’s five biggest economies for broadband take-up, usage and superfast broadband coverage. Ofcom finds that the UK has the highest e-commerce spending among the […]
Ownership of Connected TV devices (including smart TVs, smart blu-ray players, IP-enabled game consoles and digital media streamers) in the US grew 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2014 and 28 per cent year-on-year to reach 168 million units. Fuelled by a desire to watch video content delivered via the open Internet, the average US […]
The French subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) market is expected to grow by 25 per cent to 35 million by the end of this year, according to consulting company NPA’s report entitled ‘Tendances 2020, previsions 2018 et outils Big Data‘. This would be a significant jump compared
Strategy Analytics says that consumer awareness of Ultra-HD or 4K television is growing steadily, and that 93 per cent of those who have seen the technology in action have found it ‘extremely or somewhat’ impressive. Strategy Analytics’ latest ConsumerMetrics survey conducted with 2,001 US-based participants during November. The percentage of respondents who are aware of […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in premium video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has released its Q3 2014 Global Video Index Report, showing consistent daily patterns in the way people consume TV and video across different devices throughout the day. The report also shows that mobile and tablet devices reached
As on-demand video services such as Netflix and Amazon spend heavily to try and attract subscriptions, the latest official figures show that 88 per cent of TV in the UK continues to be watched live, as it is broadcast. And new research by IpsosMediaCT for Thinkbox has revealed the reasons why people choose live TV. […]
Findings released by Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE suggest that most Australian don’t download, stream or watch pirated TV shows or movies, but about a third have illegally downloaded or streamed content online. CHOICE suggests this is because Australian consumers can’t find what they are looking for at a fair price. Nevertheless, they are willing […]
Worldwide broadband customer premise equipment (CPE) shipments are expected to reach 151.9 million by the end of 2014, according to findings from ABI Research. “The residential gateway segment continues to grow at a rapid pace: ABI Research expects global shipments will grow more than 9 per cent in 2014,” comments Jake Saunders, VP and Practice […]
Video and visual technologies are becoming increasingly important for interacting with customers and each other, according to information technology research and advisory specialist Gartner. The firm predicts that by 2017, live video broadcasting will be the new ‘selfie’ and recommends that product managers start creating a ‘visual’ strategy straight away to accommodate this trend. “The […]
Almost 90 per cent of the most popular and highest quality film and television content is now available across legal digital platforms, according to the findings of a report compiled by consultancy firm KPMG. The report, UK availability of Film and TV Titles in the Digital Age, examines