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Informa Tech launches “research powerhouse” Omdia
TBI’s parent company Informa Tech has announced the launch of a new “research powerhouse” Omdia….
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More than 300 channels could leave UK following Brexit, analysts suggest
More than 300 channels operated by international broadcasters from the UK could move to Europe…
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TBI Weekly: Five key takeaways from NATPE 2020
NATPE has traditionally marked the start of the conference year for many execs across the…
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IHS Markit – Total viewing time falls as viewers turn to non-linear
Total cross-platform viewing time appears to have peaked as viewers increasingly turn away from linear…
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Informa acquires majority of IHS Markit TMT
TBI’s parent company Informa is acquiring the majority of IHS Markit’s TMT assets. The agreement…
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Made with China: is it time to transcend the quota narrative?
International distributors are increasingly finding new ways of navigating the mixed messages shrouding China’s ominous…
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SVOD subs in MENA grow by 48% as pay-TV declines
Pay TV subscriptions declined in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2017…
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SVOD uptake hammering pay TV – IHS
The uptake of subscription video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video was three…
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UK video spend ‘grew by 7.5% in 2017’
UK consumer spend on video grew for the third consecutive year in 2017, climbing 7.5%…
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IHS: EU cable homes reached 65.1m last year
The number of cable homes in Europe grew year-on-year in 2016 and accounted for 30.5%…
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Featuring at the Forum
We asked Asian television experts headed for Singapore’s Asia TV Forum & Market about the…
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IHS: VR content market to hit $3bn
The global virtual reality entertainment market is projected to reach US$3.024 billion in 2021. According…
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eSports viewing on the rise
Viewing of eSports rose by 19% to account for six billion hours of viewing across…
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IHS: content arms race is ‘squeezing margins’
The content ‘arms race’ is squeezing margins for everyone across the cable industry and operators…
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International Netflix subs set to overtake US
Subscribers from the 130 countries Netflix expanded to last year account for just 5% of…
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IHS: VR headset install base to reach 81m
The installed base of virtual reality headsets will climb from four million in 2015 to…
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West Europe SVOD spend to reach €3bn – IHS
Total spending on subscription on-demand services in western Europe reached €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) last…
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Netflix int’l subs ‘to outnumber US by 2018’
Netflix will have more subscribers outside of the US by 2018, according to new research….
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UK ‘is Euro on-demand leader’
UK viewers have been the quickest in Western Europe to embrace on-demand TV, while Italians…