Just six pay-TV groups hold half of the European Union’s pay-TV subscribers, according to a new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory.
In Spain, 26.9% take pay-TV
In Spain, 26.9% of all homes subscribed to pay-TV services at the end of 2015, up from 21.2% a year earlier.
American cable TV subs looking for love
Cable TV subs in the US are under threat as Americans ‘feel the love’ of internet TV providers.
European SVOD homes to reach 50m by 2020
New research from the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service shows that SVOD subscribers in Europe grew 56% in just one year between 2014 and 2015, and are expected to reach 50 […]
Moody’s: linear TV model is rapidly eroding
The reign of pay-TV and television networks as the most stable, predictable and highest-margin segments of the US media industry is rapidly eroding, Moody’s Investors Service says in a new […]
IHS reports surge in smart TV sales
More than half of TV sets shipped globally in first quarter 2016 were smart TVs, according to IHS.
US homes watch four hours of web video per week on a TV
US broadband households watch an average of 3.8 hours of internet video on TV screens each week, accounting for 20% of all video viewed on this device.
European co-productions get better VOD distribution than national films
European co-productions get better VOD distribution than national films, however, they travel less well than US films, according to the latest research by the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Availability of streaming content drives cord cutting
As consumers find themselves with a wider variety of OTT content options, price is becoming less of a factor in the decision to cut the cord with pay TV providers […]
Netflix improved streaming efficiency shows in Sandvine data
Netflix represented 35.2% of traffic on North America fixed networks, according to Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Report: Latin America & North America.