Over the past five years, the Satellite Transmission Services industry in China has been growing at an annualised rate of 13.8 per cent and is set to generate $285.9 billion in 2012, according to IBISWorld. The industry has benefited from increasing demand for satellite television broadcasting and communications. The coverage of major sporting events, such […]
Despite some high-profile product introductions, consumer demand for televisions with the ultra-HD 4K resolution will remain negligible for the foreseeable future, with shipments never accounting for more than 1 per cent of the global LCD TV market during the next five years. Worldwide shipments of 4K LCD-TVs will rise to 2.1 million units in 2017, […]
IDATE has published the twenty-fifth edition of the ‘World Television Market‘, and report author Florence Le Borgne-Bachschmidt commented: “It is particularly important to put into context the transformational movements in television, which have never been greater than they are today, in order to measure the revolution taking place”. Key information from the report includes: The […]
Research from Futuresource Consulting and the MHL Consortium shows that spending on digital content is growing in all forms of entertainment and 30 per cent of UK smartphone owners stream video to their mobile phones. “Mobile video usage continues to accelerate and this is where MHL technology and its capabilities make a difference,” said Judy […]
Research from Parks Associates estimates 2012 US revenues from broadband connected home service bundles, including control, automation, and security monitoring services, will be approximately $500 million. The international research firm hosts CONNECTIONS Europe on 13-14 November 2012, in Amsterdam, and will present research on technologies, services, partnerships, and monetisation strategies for service providers. GreenPeak Technologies, […]
With the big three TV manufacturers (Sony, Panasonic, and Sharp) reporting billions in losses in FY 2011, TV manufacturers need a lifeline if they’re going to stay in business. Smart TVs and connected services may provide such a rescue. The global market of services on connected TVs will reach $3.23 Billion in 2016 according to […]
The major pay-TV cable TV providers in the US lost 600,000 subscribers in Q2. This, says IHS Screen Digest in its latest report, is an “improvement” on the 625,000 lost in the same period last year, but with DirecTV losing subs (its first-ever negative growth of 52,000), and IPTV growth at FiOS and AT&T also […]
Brazil’s impressive enthusiasm for pay-TV continues unabated. Official numbers from the country’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) say that at the end of August the official tally surpassed 15.1 million subs, up 319,500 in the month (up 2.16 per cent on July’s total), and a 30 per cent uplift since the same month last year. Indeed, […]
MTV is carried by more European operators than any other channel, according to a report from Digital TV Research. However, the TV Channel Distribution in Europe report points out that several other channels are close behind. Of the total, 67 channels (28 per cent) transmit in high definition (HD). Report author Simon Murray said: “No […]
In a month when video downloads from YouTube have set off riots across the world, Tim Johnson, Consultant Analyst of broadband communications service information provider Point Topic, is proposing a new set of metrics to reveal the global extent and influence of IPTV. Speaking at a key meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in […]