The Internet connected HDTV screen has so far failed to break beyond the bounds of its TV-centric heritage, with little use for the big screen beyond the obligatory video services, reports research firm the NPD Group. Nevertheless, writing in the NPD Group Blog, John Buffone, Director, Devices, NPD Connected Intelligence, suggests the connection is being […]
The global 3D consumer market is thriving in a dynamic environment marked by clear and discernible growth across its major platforms, including cinema, home video and pay-TV video on demand, with international markets continuing to make major contributions to the industry, according to an IHS Screen Digest Cross Platform Intelligence report from information and analytics […]
The growing multiplicity of video-consumption devices, such as tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles, presents a challenge for audience researchers seeking to capture accurately and completely the tuning that occurs on these devices, according to the findings of a new study by One Touch Intelligence (OTI), a Colorado-based market intelligence and intelligence management company, on […]
Nielsen, the global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, and Twitter have announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to create the ‘Nielsen Twitter TV Rating’ for the US market. Under this agreement, Nielsen and Twitter will deliver a syndicated-standard metric around the reach of the TV conversation on Twitter, slated for […]
IDATE has published a study on cord-cutting, based on a detailed analysis of the US market, the world’s most advanced, so that lessons can be drawn for Europe. Cord-cutting is emerging and indicates a much broader set of upheavals in the television industry. First, the economic crisis fuels tensions surrounding the primary income of the […]
Research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence suggests that 63 per cent of digital video screening on mobile phones does not happen on-the-go, but rather at home. Over a third (36 per cent) of these home-based digital video activities happen in a room where a second screen – […]
Research from Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has revealed the impact of surging video consumption, suggesting that by 2020, people will be watching seven hours of video each day versus 4.8 hours today, with a dramatic shift from broadcasting to on-demand video viewing With Christmas expected to bring another leap in ownership […]
TV-loving UK consumers lead the world in using the latest technology to enhance their viewing experience, Ofcom research has revealed. The UK is ahead of other countries such as Japan and the USA for catching up with TV online and is at the forefront of using new technology such as smart TVs and digital video […]
Coverage of the London 2012 Olympic games and Euro 2012 football tournament dominates the list of the most popular TV programmes of the year. The Olympic closing ceremony on August 12th was the most-watched programme of the year, with an average audience of 24.5 million viewers, despite a mixed critical reception, just ahead of Danny […]
Although US cable operators have some good news to celebrate in 2012, having posted their best third-quarter performance in terms of video subscribers in at least two years, they still lost nearly half a million subscribers during the period as competition from IPTV services from telcos such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse continued to […]