"Europe" articles
Netflix announced on Monday that they had attained one million subscribers in the UK and Ireland , only 7 months after launching in the region. The company boasts that this rapid expansion is four times faster than Twitter managed to accomplish globally and twice as fast as Facebook and Four-square. They have also surpassed LOVEFiLM , which has been operating in the region since 2004, in every streaming-related metric.
Netflix credits their success in the region to factors,...
Written by Patrice Samuels, Research Analyst
BskyB launched its new service “Now TV” last week and is now positioned to provide virtual MSO services in the U.K. The new service consists of a “Sky Movies Pass” offering that gives users access to 600 films and 11 channels for £15 and a "pay & play" option that allows access to 1000 single movie titles for 99p - £3.49 per film. The service is currently available on PCs, Macs and selected Android smartphones; it...
Europe had over 155 million broadband households at the end of 2011, representing over 30% of broadband households worldwide.
Service providers throughout Europe are looking to add value to broadband services in order to increase revenues and extend their subscriber relationships. Top options include video, home management, and tech support services, but finding the correct service combinations and attracting consumers have been challenges. For example, usage and awareness of TV...
Belgium is poised to enact a new Telecom Act that will require pay-TV operators to limit customer contract termination fees to the first six months of their deals, but Belgium’s Telenet is going a step further.
The cable operator says that starting Oct. 1, it will allow most TV, broadband and telephony customers to cancel penalty free at any time, unless they subscribe to Prime, Sporting Telenet and its TV Plus package, which already are exempt from the new Telecom regulations....
The two-day executive conference, produced by Parks Associates in association with ESNA, 13-14 November, in Amsterdam will address new partnership opportunities for operators and utilities, the rising demand for services beyond entertainment, and growth and monetization strategies for OTT and multiscreen services.
Submit to speak at this event by completing this online form by September 20th.
Early sponsors include Digitalsmiths; PacketVideo; myStrom AG, a subsidiary of...
The two-day executive conference, produced by Parks Associates in association with ESNA, 13-14 November, in Amsterdam will address new partnership opportunities for operators and utilities, the rising demand for services beyond entertainment, and growth and monetization strategies for OTT and multiscreen services.
CONNECTIONS™ Europe provides this necessary perspective through sessions and networking with international executives and potential partners. Parks Associates’ research...
Today, the early sponsors and preliminary agenda were announced for CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Monetizing the Digital Home, 13-14 November at the Crowne Plaza South in Amsterdam. The executive conference, explores new business opportunities in connected home and entertainment value-added services through high-level analysis, global and European consumer research, and information on emerging and converging technologies.
CONNECTIONS™ Europe offers a unique experience, combining consumer...
Parks Associates has been commissioned by CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) to conduct significant and unique industry research on the residential custom installation market in key territories within the UK, Europe and Africa.
The research project will be comprised two defined parts. Starting in June 2012, Parks Associates will conduct an industry-wide survey, in the UK, in order to establish the size and scope of the sector highlighting areas of growth...
