Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels reached 6.6 million units in Q3 2011, accounting for 27 per cent growth quarter on quarter. The pattern retarder type and shutter glass type are growing by 34 per cent and 23 per cent respectively. According to NPD DisplaySearch, panel makers are targeting very strong 30 per cent growth […]
Consumption of legitimate free and paid for online video is on track to exceed 770 billion views across the USA, UK, France and Germany this year, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting. Improvements in accessibility and ease of use are among the growth triggers that have seen the rise from around 640 billion […]
Rapid proliferation of the Internet made it all the more easier for unauthorised people to gain access to digital information and illegally circulate the same. This situation calls for immediate attention as piracy and data losses not only cause huge revenue losses for the company but also tarnish the image of the company for ever. […]
In the US, the amount of time spent streaming videos online is growing at a much faster rate than the number of video viewers, according to Nielsen. Over the last three years, time spent watching video from home and work computers has more than doubled while the number of unique viewers increased 26 per cent […]
Findings from a survey carried out by ISP information website ISPreview reveal that 57 per cent of the 590 respondents are “interested” (29 per cent are “Very” interested and 28 per cent have “Average” interest) in the new generation of broadband ISP-based television services (IPTV), which are slated to be launched in 2012. Furthermore, 47.2 […]
CTAM Canada has released research that shows HDTV set top box ownership has not kept pace with the high level of growth in HDTV ownership. One key finding is that HDTV set ownership has increased to 58 per cent, however the purchase or rental of an HDTV Set Top box lags behind at 26 per […]
Latin America’s seven main markets have absorbed almost 21 million set-top boxes as it adopts digital pay-TV. Latest numbers from Dataxis Online Intelligence says 20.57 million units have been supplied or bought by viewers, and this number to grow to 26.4 million by 2016. Of the above installed total, 7.4 million serve cabled homes, 12.3 […]
The worldwide satellite STB market has experienced slow to negative growth in recent years as both the number of subscribers and the conversion from SD to HD has impacted the market. That trend is about to change as In-Stat research forecasts that digital satellite STB unit shipments will grow by nearly 14 per cent in […]
GIA (Global Industry Analysts) says the market for mobile video services is projected to reach $30 billion by 2017, primarily driven by factors such as continued deployment of high-speed mobile networks, increasing availability of sophisticated mobile phones that enable users to download and play videos, introduction of economical data plans by service providers and growing […]
IDATE has released its report “Online Video: Uses, Markets, delivery technologies/CDN” which studies both the online consumer and video delivery market. “We expect the worldwide online video market to grow at an average rate of 35 per cent per year between 2010 and 2015 to reach €21.7 billion in 2015, some six per cent of […]