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Device proliferation means measurement dilemma

The growing multiplicity of video-consumption devices, such as tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles, presents a challenge for audience researchers seeking to capture accurately and completely the tuning that occurs on these devices, according to the findings of a new study by One Touch Intelligence (OTI), a Colorado-based market intelligence and intelligence management company, on […]

December 20, 2012

Global pay-TV will reach 907m in 2013

The global pay-TV market added nearly 47 million subscribers in 2012 reaching a total of 864 million subscribers. “The growth in satellite, cable, and IPTV markets was strong, although digital terrestrial TV growth was flat in 2012. ABI Research expects that the pay-TV market will continue to grow in 2013 to reach 907 million subscribers,” […]

December 18, 2012

UK embracing hi-tech TV

TV-loving UK consumers lead the world in using the latest technology to enhance their viewing experience, Ofcom research has revealed. The UK is ahead of other countries such as Japan and the USA for catching up with TV online and is at the forefront of using new technology such as smart TVs and digital video […]

December 14, 2012

OTT, economy take toll on US cable

Although US cable operators have some good news to celebrate in 2012, having posted their best third-quarter performance in terms of video subscribers in at least two years, they still lost nearly half a million subscribers during the period as competition from IPTV services from telcos such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse continued to […]

December 11, 2012

Germany: 1,400 online TV services

According to a study on Internet TV by Berlin strategy consultant Goldmedia, there are currently 1,424 online TV services in Germany, with 194 million daily video hits. The number of people accessing videos has increased by 17 per cent compared to 2011. The mobile use of online TV has also increased: Every fifth video hit […]

December 11, 2012

SFR drops IPTV

SFR the Vivendi-owned French service provider is dropping its own IPTV service and will instead work through partnerships, according to local reports. SFR will team up with sister company Canal Plus to provide its TV service. SFR is likely to strike a deal with Canal Plus for SFR IPTV subscribers to be offered similar packages […]

December 6, 2012

BBC connects Red Button for future

The BBC is overhauling its Red Button service to make it future-proof for the next generation of connected TVs. ‘Connected Red Button’ will allow viewers with Internet-enabled TVs to watch a selection channels even if they are off air, and catch up with previous episodes of shows. It will launch initially with Virgin Media’s Tivo […]

December 4, 2012

Global IPTV subs surpass 65m

The latest Worldwide IPTV Subscriber Market report from Research and Markets Ltd has found that the global IPTV subscriber market totaled around 65.7 million by the end of the first quarter of 2012, growing 34.5 per cent year-on-year. As IPTV penetration rate is near saturation in Western Europe, it is projected that Asia will become […]

December 3, 2012

Pay-TV refugees 13% of US broadband households

Although general video subscriptions remain flat to slightly negative, a growing number of broadband households are doing without pay-tv, according to new research from TDG. The analyst firm finds that 13 per cent of broadband subscribers – some 11 million households – do not subscribe to cable-like pay-TV services. TDG’s latest report, PayTV Refugees: A […]

November 28, 2012

Accenture: Half consumers use broadband TV

Consumers in the US and UK are changing the way they view TV and video content by increasingly taking control of how, when, and where they view it, according to a new survey released by Accenture. About half (49 per cent) of consumers surveyed in Accenture’s Pulse of Media Consumer Survey are viewing OTT video […]

November 27, 2012