Demand for tablets continues to gain traction, with the global market achieving shipments of 25.5 million units in Q2 2012, representing 92 per cent year-on-year growth, according to the latest Tablet Tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. The report reveals significant industry growth across the key world territories, with the majority of tablet market activity still […]
If traditions of TV viewing from decades past have held in any time period, primetime seems the most likely candidate. But a new GfK paper on trends in US primetime shows that Generation Y (ages 13 to 32) is 30 per cent less likely to be watching a TV network or channel “live” in the […]
Smart TVs are moving from a novelty to mainstream, with shipments expected to grow 15 per cent worldwide in 2012. With the shift, regional preferences and TV consumption habits are changing, according to NPD DisplaySearch. Critical to the development of connected TV has been the accessibility of content and broadcast services, which have helped propel […]
A new study suggests that consumers’ devotion to TV programming remains strong – even though more of them are watching it online or on tablets. The results of a survey by TVGuide.com found that 42 per cent of US TV viewers reported watching more streamed content this year over last year. While the lion’s share […]
More than three-quarters of US households have an HDTV set – up 14 per cent from last year – according to a study by Nielsen. What’s more is that nearly 40 per cent of those homes have multiple HD sets. The figure is likely to continue to trend upwards as bulky standard definition sets are […]
Parks Associates has published research regarding the growth in operator-provided multiscreen services in Western Europe, which increased coverage by more than 80 per cent in the past year. Currently, 66 per cent of Western European pay-TV subscribers are able to get these services – from the likes of Sky Deutschland, TiVo, and YuMe – compared […]
Market research firm Infonetics has released excerpts from two recent video reports; one tracking equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and a second tracking IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid STBs and OTT media servers. “Thanks to a 7 per cent increase in encoder spending by North American cable and satellite […]
Akamai Technologies has released its Q2 ‘State of the Internet’ Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insights into key global statistics. Highlights from the report include: Global Internet Penetration – More than 665 million IPv4 addresses from 242 countries/regions connected to the Akamai Intelligent Platform during the second […]
Multimedia Research Group, a specialist in the Video and Media ecosystem, has published its Multiplatform TV Middleware and Applications report. Pay TV has been on a collision course with the Internet for more than a decade, but not only has online delivery not yet cannibalised pay TV revenues to any great extent, it also has […]
While operators are launching their own OTT apps and services, they should also find mutually beneficial ways, such as revenue-sharing models, to partner with third-party OTTs, according to Pyramid Research. “For operators, partnering with OTTs provides an opportunity to increase both the range of services offered and the number of potentially billable events by OTT […]