Media Influence Matrix 2019 The tools Romanians use to access the internet reflect larger trends in technology and digital media. Smartphones are now ever-present; the internet is used by more than two-thirds of the population, a significant increase from less than 40% in 2010. Specific for Romania is the country’s sometimes surprisingly performant and accessible…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 Last year, Facebook didn’t need much convincing that a post critical of Pakistan’s government had to be taken down. At the request of PTA, Pakistan’s telecom watchdog, the social media platform scrapped a link to a story published by Dawn, the country’s leading newspaper, in which a politician, Javed Hashmi, criticized the…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 Mainly as a result of slow economic growth, Georgia has been struggling to embrace new technologies. Although internet and mobile penetration have skyrocketed in the country during the past decade, that has not significantly changed news consumption patterns and habits. “Technological innovation as well as the potential of cheaper internet and…
Media Influence Matrix 2018 With its rapidly expanding ICT sector, Bulgaria has been called “the tech capital of Balkans” and “the Silicon Valley of Southeastern Europe.” Including approximately 10,000 companies, the revenues of the local Information and Communications Technology (ICT) market reached US$ 1bn in 2016; and the industry keeps growing: its value was estimated…