Nearly a third (32 per cent) of consumers surveyed globally by PwC plan to buy an AI device including robots or automated assistants, with retailers watching closely as ‘voice commerce’ develops in the home. The findings from PwC’s Global Consumer Insights survey,
The smart speaker market took a giant step towards mainstream acceptance in Q4 2017 as aggressive discounting tactics and a wider choice of models, price points and country availability resulted in millions of first time buyers, reports Strategy Analytics. Full year shipments hit 32 million units, up over 300 per cent year-on-year, with Google and […]
IABM, the international trade association for suppliers of broadcast and media technology, has released the first of its new format Supply Trends Reports. Covering the six months to December 2017, the Supply Trends Report combines actual financial data on the broadcast and media supply sector drawn from public and private sources with survey evidence from […]
BCC Research is forecasting a huge growth in the take-up by consumers of Ultra HD displays, stemming from the technology’s growing adoption, rising disposable incomes, technological advancements, expanding 4K content and increasing TV unit sales. BCC estimates the global market to grow from $52.3 billion (€42.5bn) in 2017 to almost $132.9 billion by 2022, indicating […]
Cinema owners are rapidly investing in advanced immersive technology, says a report from IHS Media & Technology. The report says the rationale is that ‘sensory’ seats and other 4D additional influences are key to differentiating cinema experiences from watching TV. There are two main types, says IHS: Immersive Motion Seating, one version of which is […]
US consumer advice body Consumer Reports has found that millions of smart TVs can be controlled by hackers exploiting easy-to-find security flaws. Security and privacy testing of several brands has also revealed broad-based data collection. According to Consumer Reports, the problems affect
According to research firm Parks Associates, more than 60 per cent of US broadband households with a networking router received that device from their broadband service provider. The findings are part of a new whitepaper, Staking a Claim in the Connected Home: Service Provider Solutions, sponsored by Calix, which addresses operator strategies to enhance this […]
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion (€3 trillion) in 2018, an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Global IT spending growth began to turn around in 2017, with continued growth expected over the next few years. However, uncertainty looms as organisations consider the potential impacts […]
With an average of 6.4 screens per home in France, each is used for specific purposes, and by different users, according to a report from measurement company Médiamétrie. The television set is by far the preferred screen for web users aged 6 years and over (91 per cent), followed by the computer (55 per cent). […]
Smart speaker ownership data from NPR and Edison Research confirms the impact the 2017 holiday season had on smart speaker ownership in the US. Some 7 per cent of Americans report acquiring at least one smart speaker between Black Friday and the end of December 2017. For 4 per cent of Americans, that holiday smart […]