According to InfoCom’s most recent release of its quarterly television monitoring service, IPTV has been making mixed progress in the pay-TV market in countries that generally have a large broadband subscriber base. While some operators achieved six to seven-figure IPTV subscriber numbers, others were not as successful. In the UK, for instance, despite having significant […]
The Office of National Statistics has issued a report revealing that the overall number of connections across the UK continued to decline in Q3 by 0.4 per cent. Figures recorded at the same time last year stood at +1.1 per cent. According to the ONS factors like the current recession and market saturation are to […]
Mobile TV services will generate $1.5 billion in revenues in 2008, rising to over $10 billion in 2013. At present the revenues are predominantly from subscription fees but this is expected to change over time as the advertising business model starts to gain prominence. Informa Telecoms & Media believes that by 2013 nearly half of […]
The growing popularity of IPTV services offered by a number of leading service providers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) bodes well for the region’s telecoms industry, as it searches for ways to diversify its voice and Internet access businesses. A study published by IDC indicates that, despite relatively limited uptake of IPTV in previous […]
IBM’s second global online survey of consumer digital media and entertainment habits revealed that consumers are adopting digital content services — such as social networking and videos – on mobile phones and personal computers at an accelerated pace, and it is impacting traditional consumption habits. The survey, which was conducted with 2,800 people in six […]
A consumer study commissioned by the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) indicates HDTV and Blu-ray Disc player owners still find packaged media — such as Blu-ray discs — preferable to alternative Internet streaming and download services to play premium HD movie and video content. The independent study surveyed the inclinations and behaviour of more than 1,100 […]
A study exploring consumer attitudes towards pay-TV services, with particular emphasis on consumer perceptions of telcos as providers of TV services, has found that price of service and discounts are particularly important for attracting new subscribers. The Making TV Pay study marks the first survey to explore the mindset of pay-TV subscribers after the credit […]
The British public are adopting an on-demand lifestyle of choice and control enabled by converging technologies. The widespread take-up of online TV services like the BBC iPlayer , along with significant penetration and use of Sky+ and on-demand TV services is delivering a wholesale change to the way in which respondents relate to television programmes […]
Eleven per cent of adults in the US aged 18 to 34 now watch TV online at least once a week, according to the latest findings by MultiMedia Mentor from Knowledge Networks. These young adults spend 80 per cent more time online than the general 18-to-34 population, and 16 per cent more time (about 1.25 […]
The global market for set-top boxes will grow gradually over the next few years, then will peak at around 110 million shipments in 2012, according to a report from ABI Research. Thereafter STB unit volumes for all platforms – DTT, IPTV, DBS, and CATV – will begin a gradual decline. STB revenues show a different […]