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Audio market evolves with Amazon and Google

Futuresource Consulting has announced the latest results from its worldwide audio equipment tracking service, which states that in 2015, worldwide demand for home audio products grew by 24 per cent to 88.2 million units, whilst trade value remained stable at $9.8 billion. Shipments were slightly higher than forecasts outlined in the previous Dec 2015 report, […]

July 5, 2016

Akamai: Net speeds doubled since 2012 Olympics

Content delivery network (CDN) specialist Akamai’s First Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet Report, which provides key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption metrics, notable Internet disruptions, IPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 implementation, reveals that global average connection speed increased 12 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2015 to 6.3 Mbps, a 23 […]

June 30, 2016

Over half of TVs shipped now smart TVs

An important milestone was passed in early 2016: more than half of TV sets shipped globally in first quarter 2016 were smart TVs. The acceleration in the uptake of internet-connected TVs was led by China, where four out of five TV sets shipped with smart functionality. Meanwhile, despite a seasonally quiet quarter, 56 per cent […]

June 29, 2016

Limelight: CDNs essential for online sport

Content delivery networks more important than ever – especially during the European Championship Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery, has noted the increasing importance of content delivery networks (CDNs) for people watching sporting events on the Internet. As the digital trade association Bitkom has found, almost a quarter (23 per cent) of […]

June 28, 2016

Canada: VoD continues to struggle

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has released statistical and financial information on Canadian specialty TV services (pay-TV, VoD, PPV) for the broadcast year ending August 31st 2015. In 2015, the pace of growth for these services slowed as their total revenues increased by 0.5 per cent, or $19 million, to $4.3 billion. Revenue growth […]

June 24, 2016

Big screen TV shipments surge in China

Demand in the Chinese market for TVs with screen sizes 55-inches and larger remains strong, as sharply declining prices in the category fuel consumer upgrade activity. With many new Chinese TV brands offering steep discounts, shipments of big-screen TVs in China increased nearly 80 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the […]

June 21, 2016

Cloud DVR market will grow 30% a year

According to a research study released by Technavio, the global cloud direct video recorder (DVR) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 30 per cent until 2020. “With the growing prominence of IPTV, an increasing number of households will

June 17, 2016

4K set sales boom, but no Euro 2016 bonanza

The UK this year will buy about 1.70 million Ultra HD sets, which is well ahead of last year’s total of 963,000. But the total number of TV sets bought will be much the same as 2015. This year will see 6.1 million displays bought (including Full HD and HD Ready units), compared with 6.08 […]

June 14, 2016By Chris Forrester

Audience study: 10% generate 60% of video traffic

YuMe, the global audience technology company powered by data-driven insights and multi-screen expertise, and Verto Analytics, the audience measurement company, have released research quantifying a ‘day in the digital life’ journey of video consumers. The study showcases the breadth of touchpoints throughout the day as consumers engage with apps and video across computers, smartphones, tablets, […]

June 14, 2016

IHS: Over 8bn connected devices globally

IHS has released key findings from its Connected Device Market Monitor. As of year-end 2015, the world now contains 8.1 billion connected smartphones, tablets, personal computers, TVs, TV-attached devices and audio devices. On average, across the globe, this device base equates to four devices per household. “The proliferation of media-enabled

June 10, 2016