Industry Updates

Cord Cutting In US Is Accelerating, Says eMarketer Survey 15 December 2015

Cable and satellite providers will steadily lose customers through 2019. The number of US households subscribing to cable TV will drop 0.4% this year, while the number of US households subscribing to satellite TV will drop 1.5%. Continue reading

BBC Three’s Only Only Avatar Signals A Monumental Shift 15 December 2015

BBC Three is primarily aimed at the younger generation, featuring shows such as Family Guy, Russell Howard’s Good News and Bad Education. But, according to research undertaken by the BBC, the move will suit the demands of young viewers. Continue reading

For Some Reasons, TV Industry In Ireland Is Dodging The Truth 14 December 2015

TAM’s explanation is an undefined reference to “fragmentation”. But it insists – and this is the key part for advertisers – that there has been absolutely no fall-off in live TV consumption. Continue reading

Netflix Accounts For Nearly 20% UK Broadband Households 14 December 2015

Overall 58% of U.K. broadband households used a video streaming service or player within the past 30 days. Continue reading

EU Suggests ‘Cross-Border Portability’ For Online VOD Services 11 December 2015

Under the proposal, consumers with subscriptions to online services such as HBO in the Nordics, ProSiebenSat.1MaxDome TV in Germany or Netflix in France, would be able to view content they have paid for when they “temporarily” travel abroad. Continue reading