In the US, younger viewers think they’re paying too much for streaming services — but they’re still willing to sign up if they want to watch a particular show.
Roku Increases market share ahead of Amazon, Google, Apple
37% of streaming media devices owned by US broadband households are Roku devices, up from 30% in Q1 2016, according to Parks Associates.
LatAm OTT TV and video thrives despite free services
Revenues from OTT TV episodes and movies for 19 Latin American countries will reach $4.60 billion in 2022; up from the $1.87 billion recorded in 2016.
US pay-TV subscriber losses come in better than expected in Q2
In the US, the legacy multichannel universe lost a record number of customers in the quarter ended June 30, 2017, but managed to keep the decline below the symbolic one-million […]
An Operator’s Guide to Successfully Launching Smart Home Services
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Survey: there is a limit to premium sports costs
The exorbitant sums of money spent on securing sports TV rights have been controversial, but for broadcasters the alternative is losing a huge number of customers to rivals with deeper […]
TDG: Binge viewing is pervasive
In the US, 86% of adult broadband users binge view at least occasionally, with 58% of 18-34s binging daily, according to The Diffusion Group (TDG).
Ampere Analysis: Skinny bundles equal fat profits
There’s more money to go around in the skinny pay TV bundle than in traditional US pay-TV packages, making the switch to ‘virtual’ pay-TV potentially lucrative for channels, according to […]
Hulu users prefer streaming to legacy pay-TV
When asked to choose between their legacy pay-TV and SVOD services, Hulu on-demand users are 37% more likely than Amazon Prime users and 29% more likely than Netflix users to […]
Ofcom report uncovers a nation of ‘binge viewers’
This year’s Ofcom Communications Market Report 2017 reveals that 40 million people watching multiple episodes of series back to back, creating ‘Box Set Britain’. There are also stark differences between […]