More than one in ten (11%) Dutch households had a Netflix subscription in Q4 2014, according to the latest research from Telecompaper.
117.39m IPTV subs worldwide at year end
There were 117.39m IPTV subscribers worldwide at the end of Q4 2014 according to Point Topic’s latest research. Strong growth continued with a second consecutive quarterly increase of 4.1% recorded.
Smart TV on the rise in Germany
The number of smart TV households in Germany has increased to more than 20 million.
Online takes share of Swedish TV high
Sweden’s television market achieved an annual turnover of SEK21 billion (€2.24 billion) in 2014. However the 5% growth hides the decline in influence from the traditional broadcasters.
Over half of US broadband homes have OTT
Over 50% of consumers in US broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service, according to Parks Associates.
Massive illegal downloads of Game of Thrones
Illegal downloads of Game of Thrones episodes increase more than 45% year-over-year in the final weeks before season 5 premiere.
OTT TV ad revenue to Increase four-fold by 2020
Revenue from OTT TV advertising – that is, commercial advertising placed in full-length TV-quality programming delivered via broadband – is expected to grow nearly four fold between 2015 and 2020.
TV set sales rise in Western Europe in 2014
The number of TV sets sold in Western Europe has increased by 3.2% to more than 34 million sets in 2014 (2013: 33 million sets).
OTT streaming to hit 100 million subs in 2015
Direct-to-consumer initiatives such as HBO Now and Sling TV herald a new era in online streaming as premium, stand-alone services based on content once exclusive to traditional pay TV hit […]
On demand usage universal among the young
Consumption of online and on demand content is almost universal for the under 24s, according to a new study for the regulator Ofcom.