India’s DTH satellite subscribers now exceed 44 million homes, says Hong Kong-based Media Partners Asia (MPA). The number of homes with satellite TV installed has expanded from 25 million at the end of 2010, to Nov 2011’s position of 44.4 million. However, the numbers also show up some challenges for the over-supplied industry. The industry […]

A global survey commissioned by new media delivery specialist Vidiator has found that India is leading the way in monetising mobile content with 50 per cent of people having paid for mobile video content. This compares to just 26 per cent in the UK and 47 per cent in Malaysia. However over two thirds of […]

As IPTV approaches 55 million subscribers globally, it is Europe that still holds the strongest position for IPTV (23.5 million customers) as European markets continue to build their customer base.  Deployment information from Point Topic shows that operators are increasingly turning to fibre access solutions to meet the needs of the well-connected home. Technology Europe […]

According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2011 to 2016, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 18-fold over the next five years, reaching 10.8 exabytes per month – or an annual run rate of 130 exabytes – by 2016. The expected sharp increase in mobile traffic results from, […]

Market research specialist GfK says that global demand for LCD-equipped TV sets will grow this year by 7 per cent to some 225 million units, compared with 2011’s 211 million units which was itself an 11 per cent increase on 2010. GfK says that emerging markets will continue to drive this growth, “which will be […]

The number of FTTH connections in Spain has significantly grown over the last year with 171,177 as of the end of 2011, up 206.4 per cent in comparison with a year earlier, according to the latest report published by the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT). Telefonica takes the lion’s share with 163,008 FTTH connections, up 230.4 […]

Video content is likely to be a major driver in consumer uptake of the Ultra Fast Broadband network, but New Zealand is behind overseas markets in developing OTT content, says a Commerce Commission study. The survey also shows most consumers were reluctant to pay an additional $10 per month for a high speed connection. “Ultimately, […]

The Autumn 2011 IPTV Market Leader Report from MRG is now tracking over 934 IPTV Operators globally, an increase from 913 just six months ago, and revealing over 50 million IPTV subscribers worldwide. “Although the MLR only tracks pure-play IPTV deployments worldwide, it clearly reflects that IPTV Operators are using other hybrid delivery methods including […]

A study released by Telsyte confirms the rise of subscription TV over broadband with more than 300,000 Australian homes now accessing an IPTV service. This equates to around one in ten subscription TV services currently delivered over broadband. Telsyte forecasts that by 2015, over one third of all subscription TV services will be provided over […]