Despite economic headwinds, technological disruption and increased geographic and industry competition, the global entertainment & media (E&M) industry has continued to grow in 2023, with total revenues rising 5 per cent in 2023 to $2.8 trillion – outpacing overall economic growth cited by the IMF – according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2024-28. […]
The Western European VoD market is forecast to reach €30.5 billion by 2027, up from €25.7 billion in 2024. However, this reflects a significant slowdown from previous years, with a CAGR of just 6 per cent, according to the VOD in Europe 2024-2027 Report by Rome-based consultancy ITMedia Consulting. Paid VoD (SVoD & TVoD) is […]
Warner Bros Discovery’s SVoD Service Max, launched on June 11th in France, has already reached a 5 per cent penetration rate into French homes according to a study by NPA Conseil-Harris Interactive. While SVoD represents 56 per cent of the video market and 2.1 subscriptions per household on average with a peak at 5 services […]
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 6.5 per cent year over year to 285.4 million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24). Although this marks the fourth consecutive quarter of shipment growth and builds the momentum towards the expected recovery this year, […]
A new survey from telecommunications market specialist Juniper Research has ranked Tesco Mobile as the leading network operator in the UK for customer satisfaction in 2024. The comprehensive survey of 3,300 UK mobile subscribers assessed attitudes towards their chosen network operators and the services they provide. According to the study, the top five mobile operators […]
‘500 channels and nothing to watch’ is the familiar refrain of customers frustrated with expensive cable packages. In today’s streaming world, a similar question remains: with so many platforms and abundance of content from which to choose, what’s worth paying for? Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video study reveals that even with consumers feeling […]
The latest report from Ampere Analysis focuses on YouTube’s significance in the media market. With a unique business model that places advertising as its main source of revenue – thanks to its huge user base – the platform is rarely compared to TV. In this analysis, Ampere compares its investment in content to the major […]
The global Earth Observation (EO) satellite market is forecast undergo substantial growth over the coming decade, with the number of EO satellites in orbit expected to almost triple as the manufacturing market grows by 40 per cent and the value of the launch market increases by 55 per cent. The latest Earth Observation Satellite Systems […]
Research by academics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has sought to establish how it is possible to tell whether streamed films or series work, suggesting that quantitative information should be enriched with other dimensions of consumption. Noting that advertising investment within the television streaming market is forecast to grow from the more than […]
The wireless telecommunications industry experienced another quarter of strong expansion and technological advancement, driven by the relentless advance of 5G technology, according to data from trade body 5G Americas and analyst firm Omdia. In the first quarter of 2024, the global adoption of 5G connections continued its steady climb, reaching nearly two billion with an […]