In its first report on the state of the IPTV market in the country, the Italian IPTV Association, which brings together Telecom Italia, Fastweb and Wind, claims there are currently 700,000 subscribers. However, the expansion of the service has been affected by an “excessive rigidity” on the TV rights issue and the legislative framework which […]
Global unit shipments of consumer electronics (CE) products will climb 2.6 per cent in 2010, partly driven by rising sales of products that play a role in the connected home and that focus on usability—rather than technological wizardry—according to iSuppli research. CE product shipments in 2011 are projected to reach 1.60 billion units, up from […]
The global consumer electronics industry has been registering tremendous growth for the past few years. This growth can be attributed to the revolutionary technological developments after the introduction of digital technology that enabled the consumer electronics manufacturers to earn profit from the growing interaction of digital applications such as, camcorders, DVD player/recorder, digital camera etc. […]
Results from an IMS Research study reveals that the IPTV subscriber base in the emerging BRIC markets exceeds 8 million subscribers for 2010, with China dominating the figure. A CAGR of 13 per cent for BRIC is expected through the forecast period, which ends in 2015. John Kendall, IMS Research Market Analyst and author of […]
The UK media buyer STRATA’s quarterly survey of major advertising firms found that for the first time since the survey began in 2008, over half of the respondents expressed an increase in business. The survey also discovered that digital advertising demand has decreased, with mobile advertising not yet living up to industry hype. Over the […]
Based on information from 875 IPTV Operators, where the total number of IPTV Operators have increased by 22 since Q2/2010, the rate of growth of global IPTV Operators continues at a rate of over 10 new Operators per quarter, with 50 per cent of those in North America reports MRG. With the unprecedented number of […]
The global TV industry made a recovery in 2010, with revenues growing by 7.1 per cent to €289.2 billion after the stagnation of 2009, according to research group IDATE. According to its 21st World TV Markets report, the TV industry’s revenues grew by only 0.6 per cent in 2009 before rebounding last year. The US […]
The demand for gigabytes and terabytes of storage from PC users, game enthusiasts, and TV entertainment folks is keeping the industry growing to the degree that In-Stat forecasts HDD unit shipments will increase to over 1 billion units by 2014. The main drivers of growth have been the notebook PC market, set top boxes, and […]
Fifty one per cent of all French households will subscribe to triple-play bundles in 2015, up from 36 per cent in 2010, according to a report from Pyramid Research. The regulatory environment encourages competition, but a saturated market makes it a tough operating environment. “Convergence is the key competitive factor in France, and it is […]
A new report from investment bankers Morgan Stanley says that TV advertising in Spain, which suffered badly during 2008-9, will again grow this year by about 10 per cent and achieve Europe’s strongest momentum. Elsewhere in Europe TV advertising will remain stagnant in France (around zero growth), an improving 2-5 per cent in the UK, […]