Ultra-HD is on track to become an established feature of TVs by 2020, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest predictions. Falling prices, increased retailer support and strong customer satisfaction are the main reasons for Ultra-HD TV’s success. Strategy Analytics now predicts that global sales of Ultra-HD TVs this year may exceed 30 million units, and by […]
By 2019, there will be the equivalent of five media-enabled devices per household around the world, according to research from IHS Technology. US homes are predicted to have 10 devices, on average, making it the biggest market. The market will be driven by smartphones, whose installed base is
Ericsson has published the latest edition of its annual ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, representative of the viewing habits of 680 million consumers across the globe. The report reveals that VoD services are meeting consumer needs and enabling them to change viewing habits. Consumers now spend six hours per week watching streamed on-demand TV content […]
Consumers can already save thousands on the latest Ultra-HD televisions compared to very similar models of a year ago. Both of South Korea’s giant display manufacturers, LG and Samsung, have cut prices ahead of next week’s IFA electronics show in Berlin.
The wearables market is set to treble in size in the next five years and become worth over $25 billion (€22.2bn), according to industry analyst firm, CCS Insight. Its global forecast for wearable devices – which includes smartwatches, fitness trackers, augmented and virtual reality headsets and wearable cameras – indicates the market is set to […]
Data from Juniper Research has revealed that retailers seeking to capitalise on IoT (Internet of Things) technologies will spend an estimated $2.5 billion (€2.2bn) in hardware and installation costs, nearly a fourfold increase over this year’s estimated $670 million spend. The hardware spend includes
The television viewing experience has changed forever according to research released by IAB Australia . The research explores new ground in the ongoing dramatic shift on consumers’ television viewing habits and offers marketers insights into reaching audiences as connected TV ownership and multiscreening becomes more prevalent. According to the study, The Changing TV Experience: Attitudes […]
Large screen sizes are gaining favor as the Tablet transforms into a productivity device, with shipments growing 185 per cent year-on-year in 2015. According to a Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies report, Apple’s iPad Pro will join a market that is primed for growth, thanks to the success of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 and […]
The CE industry reached a milestone in the second quarter with half of US Internet homes now owning a Connected TV device. This includes connected TVs, video game consoles, streaming media players, and Blu-ray Disc players that consumers connected to the Internet allowing them access to apps such as Netflix and Hulu. The total number […]
According to findings from business intelligence firm Dataxis, Multiscreen scenario in Latin America, focused on the five largest Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico)- by Q4 2014 there was a total of 78.3 million digital, 75.8 million HD-ready, 24.8 million Connected TV (Smart TVs) and only 60,900 4K TV sets installed. Dataxis […]