Digital TV Europe’s parent company Informa Tech has announced the launch of a new “research powerhouse” Omdia. The launch of Omdia comes following Informa Tech’s acquisition of the majority of IHS Markit’s technology, media and telecommunications research business in 2019. In addition to these assets, Omdia brings together analyst houses Ovum, Heavy Reading and Tractica […]
International broadcasters are abandoning the UK as the impact of Brexit makes itself felt, according to research by IHS Markit. According to IHS Markit analysts Tim Westcott and Aled Evans, the number of TV services licensed by UK regulator Ofcom declined to 879 in December, down from 1,039 in 2018, with the likes of Discovery, […]
Sunrise’s CHF6.3 billion deal to acquire UPC Switzerland from Liberty Global hangs in the balance after the former announced it has cancelled a planned EGM on October 23. The company had initially scheduled an EGM to approve the announced reduction in the size of the rights issue planned to finance its acquisition of UPC Switzerland. […]
Upcoming SVOD Apple TV+ will be hamstrung by availability, a new report claims. According to a study from IHS Markit, Apple will be a distinct disadvantage in terms of attracting subscribers with only 57% of US households capable of receiving the service. This accounts for households that will access the service iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple […]
Total cross-platform viewing time appears to have peaked as viewers increasingly turn away from linear TV towards on-demand platforms, according to IHS Markit. According to the research outfit’s Cross-Platform Television Viewing Time 2019 report, total average daily video viewing time, excluding social media viewing, for the countries analysed stood at 273.7 minutes per-person per-day in […]
Prime time hour is ‘set to die’, claims a new report from Sony. In the recently published ‘Evolution of the Living Room’, the company surveyed 6,000 European consumers on their attitudes and behaviours. It found that while the average viewer watches over 15 hours a week, only 6% of people make a point to watch […]
DTVE parent company Informa has acquired a majority of IHS Markit’s TMT assets. The agreement will see Informa’s Agribusiness Intelligence Portfolio exchanged for IHS Markit’s leading portfolio of TMT brands. “This agreement is very positive for both IHS Markit and Informa, increasing the focus of each company on core markets where it has particular strengths […]
Research firm IHS Markit revealed strong positive indicators for the growth of 4K/UHD screens at MIPTV yesterday, suggesting take up in Europe, North America, LatAm and MENA is gaining momentum. According to IHS, 2018 saw shipments of 4K/UHD outstrip lower resolutions for the first time as prices tumbled to affordable levels. Speaking at MIPTV’s 4K/UHD […]
New direct-to-consumer services from Disney, Apple, Warner Media and NBCUniversal have the potential to grow the US SVOD market by 53 million subscriptions by 2023. This is according to IHS Markit research, which claims that such growth would amount to a 25% increase in subscribers and would generate up to US$3.6 billion in incremental revenue […]
Netflix and YouTube are consistently Brazilian internet users’ first choice of video services across all devices, according to IHS Markit. The research firm’s survey sample found that 28% of Brazilians turn to Netflix first when looking for something to watch, followed by YouTube at 24%. Among pay TV households, fewer than 50% of Sky Brasil […]
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