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100m Latino pay-TV subs by 2017

Proof that the Latin American market is looking increasingly like a Gold Mine comes from researchers Dataxis, which forecasts that by 2017 the Latin American pay-TV market will have grown to some 97 million subscribing homes. This number, already attractive enough, is based on the seven largest Latino markets, suggesting that the true total will […]

August 2, 2012By Chris Forrester

IPTV subscribers to triple

The number of homes paying for IPTV is predicted to rocket to 165 million by end-2017, up from 51 million at end-2011 and from only 7.5 million at end-2007, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). The Global IPTV Forecasts report estimates that China will supply 77 million (47 per cent) of […]

August 1, 2012

Connected TVs to reach 650m by 2017

A report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of residential TVs, connected to the Internet via different platforms such as Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and consoles, and also via built in wireless or Ethernet connectivity, will reach almost 650 million by 2017. The report finds that Smart TVs are becoming mainstream amongst consumers, similar […]

August 1, 2012

Netflix suffers sharp decline in approval rating

According to new research from TDG, Netflix is experiencing a significant decline in satisfaction among its streaming users. “The impact of its ill-conceived price and packaging change of late 2011 continue to resonate today,” notes Michael Greeson, TDG Founding Partner and Director of Research. TDG notes that in mid-2011, two-thirds of Netflix streamers were highly […]

August 1, 2012

Infonetics: Big year for multi-screen TV

Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from two recent video reports – VoD and Encoder Equipment and Video Subscriber – which tracks equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers, which tracks IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid set-top boxes and OTT media servers. “2012 will be […]

July 31, 2012

Video games industry driven by online

The video games industry across the US and Western Europe will witness steady growth through to 2015, reaching $15.7 billion and €10.2 billion respectively in total retail value, according to a Console, Handheld and PC Gaming report from Futuresource Consulting. Across both regions, the packaged games market will start to witness a slow decline in […]

July 31, 2012

Hollywood extends turnaround in home video sales

Hollywood studios continue to see a slow turnaround in home video sales after a seven-year decline, as consumers increase the numbers of movies and TV shows they stream online and buy more HD Blu-ray discs as DVDs fall from favour. The Digital Entertainment Group, a trade group whose members include studios and electronics companies in […]

July 30, 2012

27% of Aussies subscribed to IPTV by 2017

IPTV, apps to ‘drive’ viewing growth By 2017, more than a quarter of Australians will have signed up to an online television subscription service, according to a PwC media report. IPTV, other subscription entertainment services and new mobile media apps will drive growth in Australia’s media and entertainment industry of 18 per cent over the […]

July 30, 2012

Vudu outranks Netflix in streaming satisfaction survey

A survey from independent product-testing organisation Consumer Reports indicates that while most US viewers rely on Netflix, its streaming rivals are considered more satisfying. Although 81 per cent of the ConsumerReports.org subscribers who used a streaming video service in the previous month used Netflix, rival services such as Vudu, Apple iTunes, and Amazon Instant Video […]

July 27, 2012

Satellite TV boom to continue

The number of pay DTH homes for 80 countries covered in a Digital TV Research report will be 220 million by end-2017, up from 154 million at end-2011 and 91 million at end-2007. India will lead the sector with 50.9 million pay DTH homes in 2017, followed by the US with 36.5 million. Russia (14.7 […]

July 25, 2012