New media specialist Vidiator has released a report on the mobile video opportunity in South East Asia. The report finds that while the market and mobile users are ready for mobile video, (supported by research from Vidiator which found that 75 per cent in Malaysia and 88 per cent in India have already or would […]
TV Everywhere and OTT video, including Comcast Xfinity, HBO Go, Netflix, iPlayer, and Sky Go are growing rapidly. Making this possible are several groups of companies responsible for video delivery and management. The companies, including online video platforms (OVPs), managed video platforms (MVPs), content management systems (CMSs), and content delivery networks (CDNs) are all growing […]
Media agency Carat has further revised downwards its forecasts. Globally it expects advertising revenues (across all media) to grow, but by less than originally expected. Some of the individual markets are still seeing spectacular y-o-y falls in revenues, with Spain leading the pack with likely y-o-y falls this year now of -8 per cent (originally […]
OTT video service providers are keen to establish a strong presence on the variety of connected CE devices being installed in consumers’ homes, given the revenue opportunity that these devices present, according to IMS Research. Findings from the firm’s recent study – Business Model Evolution in OTT and On-demand Video Markets – 2012 Edition – […]
Global triple-play subscriptions will reach 400 million by 2017; up by nearly 300 million on the end-2011 total and up by 380 million on the 2007 total, according to a report from Digital TV Research. Covering 80 countries, the report forecasts that the Asia Pacific region will contribute 257 million of the 2017 total; up […]
One of the most detailed studies undertaken on connected TVs to date has found that about 30 per cent of all Internet homes have TVs connected to the Internet and that users of those TVs are generally receptive to advertisements and ad-supported business models. The results are from a survey of 736 connected TV owners […]
Portugal surpassed 3 million pay TV subscribers by the end of June 2012, an increase of 10 per cent from 12 months previous1y according to figures from Portugal Telecom, Optimus, Zon Multimedia and Cabovisao. Portugal Telecom added 238,000 new subscribers over the year, Zon Multimedia added 34,000 and Optimus added 4,010. Cabovisao was the only […]
On-demand TV revenues from movies and TV programmes (and excluding revenues from other sources such as sports and adult and also excluding SVoD packages and the Internet) will reach $6.0 billion in 2017, up from $3.9 billion in 2011 and $2.3 billion in 2007, according to findings from Digital TV Research. The On-demand TV Revenue […]
Findings from research and analysis specialist Leichtman Research Group suggest that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US – representing about 94 per cent of the market – lost about 325,000 net additional video subscribers in Q2 2012. Quarterly net multi-channel video losses in Q2 2012 were only about 1,500 more than in […]
Transformation of a relatively mature pay-TV market and a surge in OTT services are identified as two key drivers in the growth of video infrastructure sales, according to findings from market intelligence specialist Synergy Research Group. The firm’s research suggests that the video infrastructure market generated revenues of $32 billion for technology vendors in 2011, […]