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Higher video consumption fails to deliver revenue

Research into global video trends has revealed that the growth in IP-delivered content is not being matched by a comparable level of investment in advertising across connected devices. The research – a collaboration between sell side video ad management platform, Videoplaza and IHS Screen Digest – found that TV remains first choice for reaching audiences […]

July 11, 2012

Global pay TV revenues edges up to $200bn

Based on forecasts for 80 countries, pay TV revenues will climb to $200 billion in 2017, up by $23 billion on 2011 but up by only $2 billion (1 per cent) on 2016, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The forecasts are based on subscription and on-demand revenues. The Digital TV World […]

July 11, 2012

Spain: Pay TV breaks penetration record

Almost one out of four Spanish homes already have a pay TV service, with a total penetration rate of 22.8 per cent as of the end of 2011, reveals the latest report from the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT). Pay TV subscriptions grew by 0.7 per cent to 4.5 million homes, up 32,540 against the previous […]

July 11, 2012From David Del Valle in Madrid

Cisco-NDS, Google-Motorola transform middleware market

The TV middleware market, long led by Nagra (25 per cent worldwide 2011 market share) and NDS (24 per cent) worldwide and Motorola (19 per cent) and Cisco (11 per cent) in the US, is in a massive state of upheaval as Cisco’s bid for NDS waits to close – it is expected in early […]

July 11, 2012

Spain: TV ad market in free fall

The Spanish TV ad market continues in free fall. The CMT’s latest report reveals that the FTA TV ad market dropped by 13.1 per cent in 2011 to €2.029.6 billion. Mediaset Spain, owner of Tele 5 and Cuatro, is the TV ad market leader taking 42.2 per cent of all ad revenues to €816.7 million. […]

July 10, 2012From David Del Valle in Madrid

Next-gen TV still up for grabs

A new report from the DigiWorld Institute by IDATE analysing what the future likely holds for television markets between now and 2020, suggests a growth in on-demand services, with the global TV services market amounting to €355 billion in 2020. “We will see three distribution models emerge: a model relative to packager (like what cable […]

July 9, 2012

Australian content dominates catch-up services

Screen Australia – the Commonwealth Government screen agency providing support to Australian film, television, documentary and digital media makers – has released research looking at the programming strategies of all five free-to-air television catch-up services in the country. The research reveals that Australian content dominates catch-up services with 58 per cent of all hours being […]

July 9, 2012

87% of US still subscribe to pay-TV

Consumer research from Leichtman Research finds that 87 per cent of US households subscribe to some form of multi-channel video service. The number hasn’t changed in the past two years, and is up from 80 per cent in 2004. The mean annual household income of multi-channel video subscribers is 53 per cent higher than the […]

July 6, 2012

Video income lifeblood of UK film

Sales of video entertainment on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats are the single biggest revenue source for the production of film and television drama in the UK, a new report has confirmed. An Oxford Economics study commissioned by the British Video Association reveals that in a rapidly evolving market, video revenues remain critical to British […]

July 6, 2012

Sky worth 120,000 jobs

The economic impact made by Sky on the UK is revealed for the first time in an independent study conducted by consultancy Oxford Economics, claim its authors. The Economic Impact of Sky on the UK finds that Sky makes a significant contribution to the economy in terms of GDP, jobs and taxes paid. It also […]

July 5, 2012