30% of UK smartphone owners stream video

Research presented at a recent London briefing hosted by Futuresource Consulting and the MHL Consortium shows that spending on digital content is growing in all forms of entertainment and 30% of UK smartphone owners stream video to their mobile phones.

Key Futuresource data and forecasting presented by David Sidebottom, senior market analyst – content, Futuresource, at the event included:

• 30% of UK smartphone owners (13 million) stream video to their mobile
• 50% of the $8 billion consumer apps global spending is on gaming
• At the end of 2011 there were over 35 million smartphones in use in the UK
• By 2016 there will be nearly 20 million tablets in use in the UK

“The explosion of device uptake, both now and in the future, will be a key driver in the growth of digital content consumption, providing consumers with a whole choice of access points,” said David Sidebottom. “This, combined with increased content availability and who and how the consumer shares these experiences, will define the content everywhere movement.”