Google and Apple have a significant competitive advantage in the battle for the connected consumer.  Having moved beyond a single product category focus, these new media competitors operate digital ecosystems where devices, services, and content, from hundreds of third-party companies, combine to create consumer value far greater than is possible from any single product, or […]

It’s the golden age of the empowered consumer, with the demand for digital experiences increasing and becoming the norm, according to the latest Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2011-2015 from PwC. In many markets the Entertainment & Media (E&M) industry emerging from the recession has been profoundly changed as the ongoing consumer migration to digital […]

Web-enabled devices have become a key growth segment for the global consumer electronics industry. So-called “smart” devices connected to the Internet create opportunities for advertisers to catch consumer attention while they are actively searching for content or information. In-Stat research estimates that the value of this ad-supported content discovery will reach $2.4 billion by 2015. […]

Over three-quarters of Americans (77 per cent) have watched a TV show on the Internet rather than on a traditional television, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. Over half of those with cable met (56 per cent) would stop paying for cable, if certain stipulations were met. Other findings in this poll include: – […]

The Italian TV system has recorded a 4.5 per cent growth in revenues in 2010 to almost €8.6 billion. According to the Annual Report of Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom), Mediaset is market leader in terms of income, with €2.77 billion, representing 30.9 per cent of the total. DTH platform Sky Italia saw a 1.8 per […]

Some 338 million digital homes were added around the world between 2006 and 2010, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). The Digital TV World Databook estimates that this took the digital TV household total for the 73 countries covered to 576 million. Digital penetration climbed from 18.9 per cent at end-2006 […]

Video-on-demand (VoD) services are gaining significant traction in markets such as North America and Europe, where large pay-TV operators have formed content portfolios consisting of thousands of movies and TV shows. IMS Research estimates that in 2010, the North American VoD market generated $1.98 billion in revenues, and the European VoD market totalled $1.11 billion. […]

With the fast growing subscriber base of IPTV, revenue generated by the adoption of IPTV has also been increasing in the country. The main reason for this is the increasing disposable income of the Chinese people. Per head disposable income increased at a CAGR of 12 per cent during 2008 – 2010. As a result, […]

Pay-TV revenues in North America will fall by $3 billion between 2010 and 2016, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). The Digital TV North America report estimates that the total in 2016 will be $67.2 billion, but this is down from a high point of $71.3 billion in 2009. TV ARPU […]

The number of national and international channels available to DTT households has increased to more than 820 in June 2011 (compared to 500 in April 2009) according to the European Audiovisual Observatory. It should be noted that this includes many channels that are appearing on the DTT networks in more than one country, including many […]