Shipments of 3D-capable large-area TFT LCD panels increased to 5.2 million units in Q2, growing by 124 per cent Quarter v Quarter. Shipments of 3D panels were primarily for LCD TVs, reaching 4.9 million units in Q2 2-11, 118 per cent Q/Q growth, and pushing the 3D penetration in LCD TV panels from 4.5 per […]
Brazil’s National Telecoms Agency says that pay-TV subscribers in the country grew by a record 15.6 per cent in the first seven months of this year, to 11.3 million subs. 1.2 million net new subs have been added since the start of the year, with July achieving another 187,000 subs. DTH now has 51 per […]
According to a new report from Digital TV Research, rapid expansion meant that Brazilian DTH subscriptions overhauled cable as the most popular platform with during the first six months of 2011. Further change is ahead as the government will soon amend legislation to allow telco to offer full IPTV services. Report author Simon Murray […]
Cable TV subs in the Netherlands number 5.291 million for the first quarter, down from 5.334 million in December, according to the latest survey by regulator OPTA. Analogue subscribers are 2.252 million, down from 2.436 million. The total of DTH, IPTV and DTT viewers numbered 2.239 million, up from 2.165 million. Cabler Ziggo remained the […]
Despite a bleak economic climate, European Pay TV providers continue to add new subscribers. Collectively, Europe’s top ten providers added nearly 1.5 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2011, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. BSkyB holds on to the title of the largest Pay TV service provider in Western Europe, […]
US consumers who expect to buy a 3DTV during the next year plan to spend 56 per cent more than those buying a regular HDTV, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. The report – 3DTVs: Buying Intentions and Early Adopter Feedback – finds that the average expected price […]
The transition from older-style can-type tuners to silicon TV tuners finally began to occur in 2010. Today, the top TV set manufacturers are actually putting silicon tuners directly on their main TV chassis boards and many ODMs are using can-type modules that contain silicon tuners and demodulators. In addition, mobile video services in China, Brazil, […]
The recent slew of bad financial news on TV has seen a major surge in television ratings, especially in the US. All three US financial networks (Bloomberg, Fox Business and CNBC) have gained significant numbers of viewers during the working day, always a sure sign that Wall Street’s financial types – and those at home […]
Euroconsult, the international research and analyst firm specialising in the satellite and digital broadcasting sectors, has revealed that the market reached new revenue highs once again. According to Euroconsult’s report “Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2020,” the fixed satellite sector grew both in terms of transponder demand (+4.4 per cent) and revenue, […]
The share of STBs shipped to emerging digital TV markets such as China, India, Russia and Latin America is forecast to account for more than 45 per cent of global STB shipments between 2011 and 2015, according to IMS Research. Shipments of STBs in Russia, India, China, and Latin America jumped more than 65 per […]