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Ovum
Social messaging apps lost mobile network operators $13.9bn in 2011
Thu, 2012-02-23 09:37 - By
Analysis, Digital Media, Media Business, Report, Research, Electronics & Technology, Media, BBC, loss, mobile networks, mobile operators, Ovum, revenue, social messaging apps
According to a study by analysis firm Ovum, mobile operators must "work together to face the challenge from major internet players". The firm studied global use of popular services like Whatsapp, Blackberry Messenger and Facebook chat, and concluded that social messaging applications cost mobile network operators $13.9bn in lost SMS revenue in 2011.
40% of TV viewers discuss TV shows on social media sites
Sun, 2011-10-09 12:56 - By
Analysis, Broadcasting News, Content Business, Digital Media, Media Business, Report, Research, Media, MediaPost News, Ovum, social media, TV
According to Ovum, a U.K-based research firm, almost 40% of TV viewers are discussing TV shows on social media sites. Another finding suggests that 51% of consumers surveyed use the internet to access news while watching television, also stating that there is more multitasking social media activity while watching television than ever before.
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