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Akamai Q3: Brazil fastest connection growth

Akamai’s  Third Quarter, 2012 State of the Internet report says more than 680 million IPv4 addresses from 243 countries/regions connected to the Akamai Intelligent Platform during the third quarter of 2012. The figure represents an 11 per cent increase year over year. Since a single IP address can represent multiple individuals in some cases – […]

January 23, 2013

Satellite Ultra-HD to carve market niche

A report from international market research and consulting firm NSR – Ultra-HD via Satellite – finds, over the long term, Ultra-HD channels represent a respectable, but niche opportunity for satellite companies. This nascent market is expected to start at a low base in 2015 with just 15 channels being demanded by the global cable TV, […]

January 22, 2013

Multi-screen means licensing headache for pay-TV

Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its new Multi-Screen TV Service Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, for which Infonetics interviewed pay-TV operators about their plans for multi-screen video services and delivering live and file-based video content to subscribers with multiple devices. “Multi-screen services are quickly becoming a critical service for pay […]

January 22, 2013

TV Everywhere boosting pay-TV CA/DRM market

The pay-TV  content protection market is thriving, driven by the ongoing digitisation of cable in emerging markets and by continued investment in advanced applications and ‘TV Everywhere’ offerings in major markets. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the market earned revenues of $1.63 billion in 2011 and estimates this to reach $2.6 billion in […]

January 22, 2013

Demand for flat screen TVs surges in SE Asia

The constant evolution and innovation in the world of TV technology have been successfully fueling consumer demand and driving consistent growth in the industry over the last few years. In the Southeast Asia region, flat panel TVs have continued to register a surge in demand in 2012, selling over 8.3 million units in the first […]

January 22, 2013

51% prefer catch-up on TV, 49% not heard of YouView

Research from Twonky, the connected home experts, shows that over half of the UK (51 per cent) prefer to watch catch-up services on a TV, rather than a smartphone or tablet. Only 19 per cent of people surveyed say that convenience is more important than screen size. The last 12 months has seen a plethora […]

January 21, 2013

Smartphones, tablets mean ‘digital multi-tasking’

Consumers worldwide are embracing myriad new ways to consume digital media content, while appetite for media in its traditional forms seems as robust as ever. With smartphones and tablets becoming ever more popular and technology companies enabling a wealth of new content, consumers worldwide want  more media experiences, on more devices which means consumers are […]

January 21, 2013

Mobile ad revenue to reach $11.4bn in 2013

Worldwide mobile advertising revenue is forecast to reach $11.4 billion in 2013, up from $9.6 billion in 2012, according to Gartner. Worldwide revenue will reach $24.5 billion in 2016 with mobile advertising revenue creating new opportunities for app developers, ad networks, mobile platform providers, specialty agencies and even communications service providers in certain regions. “The mobile […]

January 18, 2013

Deloitte: 2013 the year of 4K HD

The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte has revealed its predictions for the media sector in 2013. Jolyon Barker, global lead for Deloitte’s technology, media and telecommunications industry, comments:  “Deloitte predicts that the television industry in 2013 will commence the roll-out the next generation of high definition TV, known as 4K, offering four […]

January 17, 2013

LoveFilm v Netflix content comparison

Oric, a UK site that directs users to legitimate online content, says its research comparing the number of TV series and movies on Netflix and Lovefilm reveals the Netflix has many more TV shows and series, while Lovefilm has a much better movie selection. It reveals that Netflix had 925 TV seasons compared with LoveFilm’s […]

January 17, 2013