Findings from a TDG consumer study has revealed high interest in services that allow consumers to store and stream their personal media files in “the cloud.” Beyond just photos, video, and music, the study tested a number of cloud-based services, including remote access to home DVR functions, home security, social TV apps, and a range […]
Interxion has released the findings of a survey of over 2,000 UK citizens aged 18 and over, conducted by YouGov, looking at how consumers intend to use technology to keep up to date with sport and their preferences towards media consumption. Consumers will have more choice than ever before in how they follow sporting action […]
TechBargains, a deal aggregation website for electronic products, released its Olympics survey results revealing that social media is expected to play a major role during the Summer 2012 London Olympics with 87 per cent of people saying they will partake in social media or text friends about the Olympic events. While only 9 per cent […]
Following the announcement earlier this year by Netflix that its members had enjoyed more than two billion hours of streamed video in Q4 2011, a recent Nielsen survey shows 19 per cent of the respondents prefer to use the service for TV or TV-like programming, an increase of eight per cent compared to 2011. Nielsen […]
In 2015, 49 per cent—of all devices obtaining television services from 43 of the largest global pay-TV operators with multiscreen services—will be PCs, smartphones, tablets and other so-called multiscreen devices, up from just 18 per cent in 2011, according to the IHS Screen Digest. Meanwhile, STBs will decline to just 51 per cent of pay-TV […]
The Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a joint venture consisting of 12 major broadcast groups that operate the Dyle mobile TV service, has unveiled new research indicating that consumers are seeking various options for mobile TV consumption. The Dyle Mobile TV Data Report, conducted by Research Now, polled a representative sample of 510 US consumers (Adults […]
Pay-TV companies are struggling to keep up with video experiences enabled by connected TVs and iPads, according to analyst firm ABI Resesarch. Their situation, caused by a slow-moving business model, as well as serving less technically savvy consumers, is exacerbated by suffering a hardware disadvantage as they rely on set-top boxes that are typically a […]
Dish Network’s introduction of a set-top box with an automatic ad-skipping feature has prompted a furious legal response from the major broadcast networks, but although this move could be a ploy by the satellite operator to compel broadcasters to cut retransmission-fee demands, the function could become so popular with consumers that it may prove difficult […]
According to a market report published by Transparency Market Research, the global mobile content market was worth $6.5 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach $18.6 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 19 per cent from 2011 to 2017. Mobile games are expected to be the largest market segment at $11.4 billion […]
Shipments of LCD TVs are now expected to grow at a slower pace in 2012 than 2011, according to the latest Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report issued by global market research and consulting firm NPD DisplaySearch. In addition, the overall TV market is expected to decline this year, even as segments such as […]