At the end of 2012, broadband analyst firm Point Topic reported that subscriber numbers for copper-based broadband services had fallen for the first time, with 415,000 subscribers lost in the fourth quarter. New figures reported by Point Topic show that this decline has accelerated in 2013, with 2.77 million copper broadband subscribers lost in the […]
The UK mobile advertising market is forecast to almost double in 2013 to £1 billion (€1.17bn), as Google, Facebook and Twitter increasingly successfully ride the smartphone, tablet and app wave. It is set to grow by 90 per cent year on year, from £526 million in 2012, according to digital ad spend figures published by […]
Research from GfK Media & Entertainment shows that the estimated number of Americans now relying exclusively on over-the-air (OTA) television broadcasting increased to 59.7 million, up from 54 million just a year ago. The percentage of TV households currently OTA reliant has now grown from 14 per cent in 2010 to 19.3 per cent in […]
The connected TV apps and services market is expected to explode in the next five years as new app frameworks in smart TVs, net-tops (i.e. Apple TV, Roku), Blu-ray devices and game consoles serve as the foundation for a new TV app economy. NextMarket Insights forecasts the US TV app economy to reach $14 billion […]
Global digital TV households will continue a growth trend, and exceed 1 billion by the end of 2014. This represents a significant increase from the end of 2012 when digital cable, satellite, IPTV and terrestrial (DTT) households totaled 755 million. A Strategy Analytics forecast shows a 6 year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7 […]
Based on forecasts for 97 countries, global pay TV revenues (subscription fees and on-demand content) will climb to $203 billion in 2018, up by $19 billion on 2012. According to the Digital TV World Revenue Forecasts report the fast growth years for the sector are over, with annual growth hovering at below 2 per cent […]
Almost a fifth (19 per cent) of online TV viewing is disrupted by unavoidable adverts, highlighting the increasingly intrusive nature of online advertising. The research, which was conducted by Adblock Plus in June 2013, surveyed 150 television programmes across the three terrestrial TV channels which feature advertising in the UK: 4oD, Demand 5 and ITV […]
Currently, the overall number of pay-TV subscriber households is estimated at around 804 million by MRG. Over 55 per cent of the total number of TV households (more than 1.42 billion) are subscribed to a pay-TV service. APAC represents the region with the most rapidly growing pay-TV base. Meanwhile, mature markets, North America and Europe, […]
Parks Associates and mPortal report that the number of US tablet users will increase by 61 per cent from 2013 to 2014. “Tablet adoption, now close to 50 per cent of all US broadband households, increases demand for mobile video and content services,” said Heather Way, senior research analyst, Parks Associates. “Our research finds 44 […]
Global shipments of Digital Media Adapters – devices designed to stream content to the TV from the Internet and IP connected devices – will grow nearly 40 per cent this year, with the market on track to double in size by 2017, according to an industry report from Futuresource Consulting. “The market shipped almost 13 […]