According to an InfoCom study the number of mobile TV users continues to grow but there is still no proven business model so far. Japan, South Korea and Italy are the leading markets for broadcast-based mobile TV services but mobile TV subscriber growth in these markets is driven mainly by free or partly-free access and […]
Trender Research, a consumer technology market research and consulting firm, has released a strategic analysis of the over the top (OTT) video industry and its impact on the Pay TV market. The report, entitled "Pay TV and the Growing Over the Top Video Threat", analyses the major trends of online video consumption and how they […]
The US IPTV market will grow from over 5 million subscribers in 2009 to 15.5 million by 2013, according to a report by analyst firm Strategy Analytics. While IPTV holds less than a 5% share of total television households in 2009, the percentage will approach 13% in 2013. Strategy Analytics believes that, despite recently announced […]
The global IPTV market has withstood the worst of the worldwide economic storm during the last six months, putting it on track to achieve more than 50 per cent subscriber growth in 2009, according to iSuppli. In the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, IPTV added 2.5 million and 2.3 million […]
Mobile TV has so far failed to deliver on its promise of ubiquity, but analysts expect global user numbers to increase to 54 million in 2009. Analysts also predict that by 2013 there will be about 300 million people watching TV on the so-called 'third screen.' The study, conducted by In-Stat, revealed that mobile TV […]
Television advertising still has the greatest impact on consumers according to a survey published by Deloitte/YouGov on behalf of the Edinburgh International Television Festival. Of the 2,123 UK viewers polled, 64 per cent of respondents ranked television commercials as the advertising format with the most impact. Television advertising had the most impact on young viewers, […]
TMT companies are showing some signs of confidence over the economy, according to new research from accountants and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward, which looked at confidence levels in the sector over the next six months. The survey covered technology, media and telecoms companies across the UK, with worldwide revenues ranging from £10m (E11.7m) to […]
Over the next five years, the worldwide value of Content Delivery Network (CDN) services will pass $2 Billion annually by 2011 and continue growing thereafter, reports In-Stat. Growth in CDNs is a result of increasing usage of "over-the-top" Internet video, as well as their flexibility to manage content for delivery through multiple delivery channels to […]
Telegent Systems and independent market research and consultancy firm In-Stat have revealed that the number of free-to-air mobile TV users worldwide will reach 54 million this year. A white paper predicts six fold growth to 300 million users by 2013 and highlights common global mobile TV usage trends revealed by primary research conducted by Telegent […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released a Mobile Video Equipment, Phones, Services, and Subscribers report, which tracks DVB-H, DVB-SH, 3G, MBMS, TdTV, FLO, and CMMB products and vendors, including Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, ONDA, RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and others. “Though video-capable phones continue to become more widely available, subscriber uptake of pay TV […]