Pay TV revenues for the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa covered in the new edition of the Middle East and North Africa Pay TV Forecasts report […]
60% of Dutch viewers will consider cord-cutting
60% of Dutch viewers will consider cutting the cord if the three main public NPO channels are available OTT, according to research from Telecompaper.
OTT churn-rate in US homes is 19%
The churn rate for OTT video services is 19% of US broadband households, indicating roughly one in five households have cancelled an OTT service in the past 12 months.
The Netherlands: 88% watch digital; 37% have connected TV
In 2016 88% of Dutch households had digital TV reception, while the number of households with connected TV continued to rise, from 31% in 2015 to 37% in 2016.
Pay-TV prices remain stable in most countries
The introduction of ‘skinny bundles’ with very limited number of channels is driving the minimum price down in select countries such as Canada and Denmark.
75% of US broadband homes have a connected TV
The penetration of connected TVs among US broadband households has increased nearly 50% since 2013, from 50% to 74% at year-end 2016, according to The Diffusion Group (TDG).
Research: Providers gearing up OTT services
Service providers are decreasing marketing on their cable, satellite, and IPTV products that offer managed quality of service in favour of new products that use over the top (OTT) technologies.
TV set remains main TV/video screen in Germany
The TV set is still first choice for TV and video consumption in German households despite the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets, but viewing habits change.
US Consumers don’t care about piracy damage
One out of every three US consumers watch pirated content, according to a survey rleased by Irdeto, but 39% are unconcerned about negative impact of piracy on content creation.
US viewers can’t live without Netflix
Netflix has become indispensable to many TV consumers, according to the CBranding of TV study from Hub Entertainment Research.