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Device proliferation means measurement dilemma

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 […]

December 20, 2012

Survey: Connected TV expands advertising

YuMe, a provider of digital brand advertising software and services, in conjunction with Frank N. Magid Associates, a research-based strategic consulting firm, has unveiled the results of an extensive survey on the future of connected TV in the marketplace. This online survey of 1,500 US consumers ages 12 and older in November 2012, shows that […]

December 19, 2012

Global pay-TV will reach 907m in 2013

The global pay-TV market added nearly 47 million subscribers in 2012 reaching a total of 864 million subscribers. “The growth in satellite, cable, and IPTV markets was strong, although digital terrestrial TV growth was flat in 2012. ABI Research expects that the pay-TV market will continue to grow in 2013 to reach 907 million subscribers,” […]

December 18, 2012

Gartner: 85% of flat-panel TVs getting smart

Nearly 85 per cent of all flat-panel TVs produced in 2016 will be smart TVs, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner. Worldwide unit production of flat-panel smart TVs will grow from 69 million in 2012 to 198 million in 2016. Worldwide unit production of smart TVs in 2013 is expected to reach […]

December 18, 2012

VSAT and broadband satellite growth

NSR’s Broadband Satellite Markets, 11th Edition report has found that satellite broadband Internet access subscribers will exceed 5.2 million globally in 10 years, and the enterprise VSAT installed base will reach nearly 2.9 million sites. In addition, backhaul services and even IP trunking will make important strides as services shift to provisioning with HTS and […]

December 18, 2012

Study: European cord-cutting looms

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 […]

December 17, 2012

OTT, economy take toll on US cable

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 […]

December 11, 2012

Germany: 1,400 online TV services

According to a study on Internet TV by Berlin strategy consultant Goldmedia, there are currently 1,424 online TV services in Germany, with 194 million daily video hits. The number of people accessing videos has increased by 17 per cent compared to 2011. The mobile use of online TV has also increased: Every fifth video hit […]

December 11, 2012

Research: 66% of Pay-TV subs have multi-screen

Low ARPUs, growing competitive threats, and rival multiscreen services are driving many pay-TV providers in Europe and Asia to explore new business strategies in video services, according to research firm Parks Associates. A new report from Parks Associates, indicates multiscreen services now reach 66 per cent of pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe, 21 per cent […]

December 7, 2012

Research: Digital advertising must evolve

The rapid growth of the online video sector continued in 2012, with more campaigns undertaken and clients seeing the medium offer real value. However, Adap.tv, the company that delivers a programmatic way to trade video advertising, believes the industry must continue to push for further significant changes in 2013. Research carried out by Adap.tv indicates […]

December 7, 2012