Parks Associates and mPortal report that the number of US tablet users will increase by 61 per cent from 2013 to 2014. “Tablet adoption, now close to 50 per cent of all US broadband households, increases demand for mobile video and content services,” said Heather Way, senior research analyst, Parks Associates. “Our research finds 44 […]
Virgin Media has unveiled The Hotlist, a new measurement tool that provides an alternative view on TV engagement. The Hotlist sorts the most viewed and talked about shows into an out- of-ten ranking to uncover the most talked about shows on TV. To calculate what’s hot on the box Virgin Media has created a new […]
The first 55″ AMOLED TV is on the market, with others expected to follow; however, the cost of AMOLED panels will remain very high compared to TFT LCD display panels, limiting adoption by consumers. Current manufacturing costs for AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) display panels are estimated to be almost seven times higher than costs […]
Global shipments of Digital Media Adapters – devices designed to stream content to the TV from the Internet and IP connected devices – will grow nearly 40 per cent this year, with the market on track to double in size by 2017, according to an industry report from Futuresource Consulting. “The market shipped almost 13 […]
Global pay-tv households will reach nearly 1 billion by 2018, up from 772 million in 2012 and 814 million in 2013. According to the Digital TV World Household Forecasts report, the Asia Pacific region will contribute 59 per cent (587 million) of the global total by 2018. Based on forecasts for 97 countries by Digital […]
The average revenue of media and entertainment (M&E) companies will shortly cross the 50 per cent mark from majority traditional to majority digital, according to a new report by Ernst & Young that surveyed more than 550 senior executives from global M&E companies. Today, revenue from digital is 47 per cent and survey respondents say […]
Pivot, Participant Media’s new cable network, has released its first annual Industry Report about millennials’ (18-34 year olds) consumption of TV content. The study examined how the current Pay TV ecosystem could be impacted if programmers and MVPDs provided consumers with a new distribution alternative that speaks specifically to this demographics lifestyle and viewing habits. […]
Forty-eight per cent of adults in the UK listen to audio or radio online each week, an estimated weekly audience of 25 million, according to results from the first Audiometrics market research to measure listening behaviour. The survey of 3,000 UK adults (aged 15 and over) found that the weekly reach of online audio and […]
Premium TV network EPIX has chosen the Cable Show in Washington, DC to reveal key findings of a nationwide survey, conducted by global consumer research firm Hub Entertainment, which show that consumers who view content on multiple platforms and devices attach much more value to service from their pay-TV provider than those who watch on […]
In its Q1 Cross Platform Report Nielsen says that, despite a small dip on last year, traditional live TV remains dominant while streaming and mobile video use is growing but still small in comparison. “Still vibrant, traditional TV is thriving as viewers continue to go to their sets for entertainment and information that appeals to […]