SES has revealed that satellite continued to increase its household reach in Germany last year, with 18.07 million households receiving their TV directly from satellite at the end of 2012. This increase of 524,000 households from year-end 2011 (plus 3 percent) is despite the switch-off of the analogue satellite signal in April 2012 and is […]
According to digital measurement and analytics specialist comScore, the coming year will present marketers with a range of opportunities to connect and engage with consumers. The findings are contained in the 2013 U.S. Digital Future in Focus report. This annual report examines how the prevailing trends in social media, search, online video, digital advertising, mobile […]
Ecuador’s telecommunications regulator says pay-TV in the country continues to expand. As at the end of January there are 277,182 DTH subscribers, another 50,581 viewing on MMDS systems and 323,107 using cable TV. The country has 2.7 million TV homes. DirecTV dominates the DTH sector with 232,000 subs, and CNT almost 45,000 subs. TV Cable […]
ZenithOptimedia has published its New Media Forecasts identifying the top 19 digital markets across the world, ranked according to a combination of absolute size and percentage of total adspend taken by internet expenditure. The study has examined how consumers in these markets use digital media; how Internet advertising, social media and e-commerce are developing; and […]
A report from Juniper Research finds that 4G LTE revenues are set to grow rapidly, reaching more than $340 billion by 2017 globally, compared to just over $75 billion this year. This figure will represent approximately 31 per cent of total service revenues from all mobile services of all generations (2G/3G/4G) at that time, and […]
Fixed bandwidth market is growing fast with the addition of 416,000 lines, up 3.7 per cent, to a total of 11.56 million in 2012, according to the latest report from the Telecomunications Market Commission (CMT). Telefonica remains the market leader with a market share of 48.33 per cent, followed by its telco competitors, 32.96 per […]
Foreign suppliers of set-top boxes have captured some 95 per cent of India’s demand for digital TV converter equipment, according to statistics from India’s Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DEITY). DEITY says that in the six months to November 2012 about 10 million cable boxes were imported, and a further 4 million for DTH […]
Research from analysis firm Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has revealed found that 75 per cent of households in the US have at least one high definition television (HDTV) set – up from 23 per cent five years ago. Over the past five years, 52 per cent of US households adopted HDTV. In addition, 51 per […]
Global fixed broadband market including DSL, cable, and fibre-optic services generated $188 billion service revenue in 2012; a 7 per cent increase from 2011. According to ABI Research’s broadband carrier Market Data, fixed broadband service revenue will grow to $251 billion by 2018. In 2012, fibre-optic broadband service revenue had its strongest year-over-year growth of […]
Industry focus on satellite broadband Internet access services has progressively shifted over the last few years. North America, Western Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa have all at one time or another been classified as the “next big thing” for satellite broadband and high throughput satellites (HTS). And now, the industry […]