BskyB is facing a "perfect storm" according to a melodramatic note from broker Collin's Stewart on the day Sky shares plumbed a three-year low. The on-coming recession, threats from changing technology and tighter regulation threaten to demolish its core business model, says the broker. It warns Sky risks missing its target of 10 million pay […]
Sandvine, provider of intelligent broadband network solutions, has released a global Internet traffic trends report based on millions of subscribers from around the world. Report findings include real proof of the inevitable shift in consumer behaviour as online entertainment-based applications such as gaming, video streaming, social networking and VoIP communications dominate peak evening hours between […]
P2P Internet traffic, despite having grown at pace for years, will grow almost 400 per cent over the next five years, according to MultiMedia Intelligence. Growing from a level of 1.6 petabytes of Internet traffic per month in 2007, P2P Internet traffic will grow to almost 8 petabytes per month by 2012. P2P data currently […]
The DVR/PVR sales boom is finally happening. Equipment prices have fallen rapidly – so much so that many platforms feel comfortable about offering subsidized or even free boxes. Operators want their subscribers to take DVRs as they register very highly in consumer satisfaction indexes and thus help to ensure loyalty. DVR competition between operators is […]
Almost a quarter of UK pay-TV customers are considering cutting back or dropping their subscription packages as the credit crunch takes hold. A report by Continental Research found 24 per cent of pay-TV customers surveyed planned to reduce the amount they spent on services such as movie and sports channels over the next year. The […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that 27 per cent of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video DVR owners are very happy with the service – 87 per cent would recommend their DVR service to a friend, and 81 per cent rate their DVR 8-10 on a […]
A panel of broadcast industry experts and insiders at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival have united on one opinion about the potential for VIP visitors and senior executives from the broadcast world were invited to try out iWear personal viewing headsets from Vuzix. With the headsets on, mobile phones and other portable viewing […]
The quality of broadband connections in the UK are below the average recorded in 42 countries, a Cisco study has revealed. Sweden and the Netherlands Over half the 42 countries studied enjoyed broadband connections at the level of performance required to deliver a consistent quality experience for most common web applications. Some major countries, including […]
From Colin Mann in Amsterdam Europe's younger generation is leading the way in adoption of web TV services, according to research to be released by Strategy Europe's younger generation is leading the way in adoption of web TV services, according to research to be released by Strategy Analytics at this year's IBC convention. The Strategy […]
Mobile TV and mobile video services offered over broadcast and unicast distribution are projected to grow almost ten-fold from an estimated user base of over Global service revenues comprising subscription, advertisement and transactional revenue are projected to reach $9 billion by 2013. Advertisement will exhibit the highest growth as a result of the expected proliferation […]