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 […]
Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its first quarter 2011 Cable, Satellite, IPTV, and OTT Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers market size, market share, and forecast report. “Despite a quarter-over-quarter decline in the global set-top box market, all major segments are up from this time a year ago in both revenue and shipments, indicating that the […]
The Walt Disney company is cutting 200 jobs from its film studio in response to the worldwide slowing of DVD sales, in a move that is likely to be followed by other studios across Hollywood. Paramount is also examining the cost structure of its home entertainment division. Philippe Dauman, chief executive of Viacom, which owns […]
The Spanish TV ad market is freefalling with a drop of around 20 per cent in May and TV broadcasters, above all small DTT channels, taking the worst of it. The largest broadcasters, Antena 3 and Tele 5, saw a decrease of 18.9 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, in the number of adverts […]
Canal Plus is claiming a new record for videos viewed on its canalplus.fr website, with 26.7 million viewed in May 2011, representing a 78 per cent increase over the corresponding month in 2010. The site also beat its previous record of visits, recording 12.8 million as opposed to 9.8 million a year previously, an increase […]
The Asia Pacific region is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 29 per cent in 2010 to 73 per cent in 2016 – or up by nearly 400 million homes, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). Fast-growth economies, higher disposable incomes and rising populations will lead […]
A survey by CASBAA has provided new insight into the issues of most concern for platform operators of cable TV, DTH, IPTV and other forms of video delivery to consumers across the Asia Pacific. Conducted amongst the 24 members of the CASBAA Operators Group, the seven-question survey provides an indication of the concerns that platforms […]
China has become home to the world’s highest number of Internet video consumers, according to the ‘Virtual Network Index’ report by Cisco. The report states that 284 million Chinese, around a quarter of its population, watch video on the Internet. Meanwhile only 9.6 million Indians – less than 1 per cent of India’s population – […]
HBO will begin picking up modest gains in subscribers through 2015, according to new IHS Screen Digest research. As a result of this increase, and with total net revenue rising at a 1.5 per cent compound annual growth rate through 2015, Screen Digest estimates total net revenue per average subscriber per month for HBO and […]
According to Display Research, 3D LCD TV panel shipments increased to 1.9 million units in Q1 2011, jumping 104 per cent from the previous quarter. This growth represents a 3.9 per cent penetration among all LCD TV panels shipped. In addition, panel manufacturers are aggressively working to further increase 3D TV panel penetration in 2011, […]