Mary Meeker’s Internet trends: the 2018 ‘privacy paradox’

There’s a “privacy paradox” surrounding data collection for profit, where data needs to be used to enrich people’s experiences without betraying their trust, according to the annual report from digital guru Mary Meeker.

Deutsche Telekom expands into German TV with set top box

Deutsche Telekom Group, the second largest multinational operator in Europe, is working with Zenterio, a leading TV technology and services provider, on an ambitious project to modernise the TV subscriber experience in Germany with one of the market’s largest...

Germany: Mobile accounts for more than half of all ad spend

Mobile ad spending in Germany will reach €3.2 billion ($3.5 billion) this year, representing more than half (57.2%) of all digital ad spending for the first time, according to new research. Total media ad spending in Germany – which includes digital and traditional –...

Global digital trends in 2017: Half the world now owns a smartphone

Internet usage grew slightly faster than it did in 2015, while social media users more than doubled in a year, spurred on by mobile, according to a comprehensive global report from We Are Social. 2017 Digital Yearbook from We Are Social Singapore The report also found...