Viewers are increasingly enjoying high-definition TV in South America. In just 7 months the number of pay-TV operators offering DTV channels has grown from 36 to 45 operators in the seven main markets alone. Typically viewers are seeing around 21 HD channels in each country, and this represents a 20 per cent growth since September […]
For the second year in a row, worldwide TV shipments are expected to remain flat. 2012 shipments to developed markets, especially Western Europe and Japan, are expected to be down 11 per cent Y/Y, which would offset the forecasted 8 per cent Y/Y growth in emerging markets, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Even so, […]
IMD, the media logistics specialist, has published an independent research paper outlining the shortcomings of current VoD advertising workflows and setting out its vision for helping the market as it grows. This follows an in-depth review undertaken amongst major media owners, including Channel 5 and Sky. As the number of connected platforms and the audience […]
Come Dine with Me was the most screened TV format in Europe (4,126 hours) in 2011, according to a report that covers 50 major formats across 16 countries. The TV Formats in Europe report calculates that the hourly total of Endemol’s Big Brother has fallen considerably since 2009, with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? […]
A study looking at the implementation of the European Commission’s Audiovisual Media Services directive has revealed that VoD revenues in the European Union are growing, but currently account for less than 1 per cent of total TV revenues. The report, which covers the period to end-2011, also reveals that overall TV sector revenues of aroun […]
Juniper Research finds that the revenues from mobile adult subscriptions will reach nearly $1 billion by 2015. This growth will be fuelled by rises in the smartphone and tablet user bases alongside an increase in the average spend per user despite increasing competition from free content. A dramatic rise in the tablet user base will […]
Spanish TV market is increasingly fragmented as a result of the highly saturated TV market with many TV channels hardly reaching a 1 per cent audience rating. In April, TV fragmentation reached its peak with traditional TV channels Tele 5 and state-owned La 1 leading the ratings with only 13 per cent each. Combined, the […]
For the first time in years, Nielsen is reporting a slight decline in overall TV viewing in the US. In the last three months of 2011, the average American with a TV set at home spent 153 hours and 19 minutes each watching “traditional TV” — viewed on a television rather than a device like […]
Some 25 per cent of the TV sets shipped globally in 2011 were Internet-connected, a figure forecast to approach 70 per cent of total TV shipments during 2016, resulting in more than $117 billion in revenues, according to a new report by IMS Research. “Internet connectivity is becoming a standard on high-end TV sets, and […]
According to broadband analyst firm Point Topic, global IPTV subscriptions closed in on 60 million at the end of 2011, with the last yearly quarter witnessing the biggest three-month increase in subscribers yet. “The year end is often the strong quarter but in combination with the global recovery in consumer spending and the will and […]