Industry Updates

Europe Grows to now 300 VR Providers 10 February 2017

According to a recent report, Europe’s virtual reality (VR) ecosystem grows to now having 300 VR provider companies. According to the Silicon Valley based The Venture Reality Fund, games are the most competitive VR space with companies such as nDreams … Continue reading

Video Streamers in US prefer Mobile devices 09 February 2017

According to a recent research by  PayPal and SuperData Research, some three quarters ( 75%) of consumers pay for video streaming services as compared to 41% who buy downloads. The research also finds out that more than half ( 58%) of consumers watch … Continue reading

87% Russians think sharing pirate content is legal 09 February 2017

According to a recent consumer survey by Irdeto, some 87 percent of Russian consumers stated that producing or sharing pirated video content is not illegal and some 66 percent in fact believed that streaming or downloading pirated content is legal. However, unauthorised … Continue reading

5G poised to become main video delivery infrastructure 09 February 2017

According to a new research from Strategy Analytics, TV and video delivery are most likely to become the core compatibility of the next generation 5G services. The arrival of 5G TV is expected to herald another wave of TV disruption through 2020 … Continue reading

6.5 Million TV Sets were Sold in 2016 in France 08 February 2017

2016 has been a great year for TV set sales in France. According to the latest figures from GfK, TV set sales jumped by 1.4 million from 2015 to 2016, having sold 6.5 million units in the year, boosted by the Euro 2016 … Continue reading