37% of US broadband households regularly use transactional services for OTT video, such as online video rentals and downloads, according to Parks Associates.
Fast growth for video infrastructure software market
Client software is the fastest growing software category within the video infrastructure software market, followed by headend software, according to Synergy Research Group.
Low cost pay-TV stimulates CEE TV sector
A string of low cost pay-TV service launches have stimulated the Central and Eastern European TV sector to such an extent that more than half of the region’s homes have […]
Half a billion connected TV devices in Q2, 2014
Worldwide ownership of connected TV devices (including smart TVs, smart blu-ray players, IP-enabled game consoles and digital media streamers) grew 7% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2014 and% versus the same period […]
US viewers use digital media players for Netflix
A growing number of US households are relying on dedicated set-top/plug-in devices to watch Netflix on a TV set, according to a new GfK study, Over-the-Top TV 2014.
Ireland emerges as land of ‘bingers’
‘Bingeing’ is on the rise in ireland; with 1.4 million people watching hours of the their favourite TV series back to back, according to Eircom Household Sentiment Survey (eHSS).
Musa named VP commercial at Viacom UK
Viacom International Media Networks has named Alan Musa as vice president, commercial director Nickelodeon UK and Comedy Central UK.
Netflix streaming volume up 350%
Netflix streaming has increased 350% during the last 10 quarters, growing from two billion hours in Q4-11 to seven billion hours as of Q2-14, says The Diffusion Group.
Dutch show less interest in pay TV
Fewer Dutch consumers are interested in subscribing to pay-TV channels, according to research by the Telecompaper Consumer Panel.
OTT revenues to rocket to $42 billion by 2020
Global online TV and video revenues (over fixed broadband networks for 51 countries) will reach $42.34 billion in 2020; up from $3.96 billion recorded in 2010 and the $19.03 billion […]