TV/Video News & Trends
TV/Video News & Trends
Rural Broadband Adoption is Better Than Availability at Predicting Economic Trends
According to a report by the American Action Forum (AAF), the availability alone of broadband doesn’t explain economic factors such as unemployment rate, median household income, change in employment or the rate of population changes. On the other hand, broadband...
500K Broadband Internet Subscribers added in 2nd Quarter 2018
According to new research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc., the largest U.S. cable and telephone providers of broadband Internet service had a net gain of nearly 500,000 new subscribers in the second quarter of 2018, doubling the net gain from the same quarter one...
Pay TV Subscribers Declined by 415,000 in Q2 2018
The top six cable companies lost about 275,000 video subscribers in Q2 according to a report by Leichtman Research Group, Inc. Of the top cable companies, Comcast took the biggest hit, with a loss of 140,000 subscribers. Satellite TV services also took a hit, showing...
Verizon is Well Positioned for Fixed Wireless and 5G
In the recent report by Cowen Research, Current State of Fiber, Verizon is “well positioned to leverage its fiber holdings for its future fixed wireless and 5G plans.” Verizon currently has over 900,000 global fiber route miles. Bolstered by acquisitions of XO’s fiber...
Global Smartwatch Shipments Increased 56% in Q2 2018
In a recent study published by Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments increased 56% in Q2 2018, making them among the world’s fastest-growing electronic gadgets. Fitbit Versa overtook the Apple Watch while other brands such as Samsung, Garmin, and Huawei...
US Adults Spend Over 11 Hours per Day Interacting with Media
Nielsen Total Audience Report recently revealed that nearly 50% of the average adult’s day is spent listening to, watching, reading or interacting with media. With live and time-shifted television accounting for a majority of an adult’s media usage, newer platforms...