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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IAB UK, in collaboration with ESPN in the UK, has published the results of research into fans’ media consumption around the Euro 2012 football tournament, to shed light the role played by online, mobile and social alongside more traditional media. The research – conducted with UK sports fans – found that while TV remains the […]
Although watching 3D movies provides greater immersion, it can also lead to heightened visual and motion sickness symptoms, according to a study – Stereoscopic Viewing and Reported Perceived Immersion and Symptoms – in the July issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The study found that symptoms related […]
Freeview has published research undertaken by Futuresource Consulting that shows that almost every home in the UK will be able to access Connect TV powered services by the end of 2014. Connect TV brings Internet delivered content to the Freeview Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). The service works on all compliant Freeview HD devices and offers […]
A data-driven study jointly commissioned by Google and rights collection body PRS for Music which was undertaken by BAE Systems Detica has identified six distinct business models behind online copyright infringement, with each one having clear commercial purposes. The study provides for the first time detailed research regarding the business models that are most commonly […]
Based on forecasts for 80 countries, the number of digital TV homes will double between 2011 and 2017 to 1.323 billion, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV World Household Forecasts report estimates that global digital penetration will climb from 48.6 per cent at end-2011 to 86.7 per cent by […]