According to findings from adaptive web development software solutions specialist Netbiscuits, the web is changing so rapidly that many organisations are still unprepared for the future of consumer access. The increasing number of devices hitting the market and the unrelenting fragmentation of various operating systems and profiles means it is harder than ever for brands […]
According to a report from US consumer research body the Consumer Reports National Research Center, with carriers offering introductory discounts as much as half off, it’s little wonder why three quarters of those who bought a triple or quad-play telecom package (cable, Internet, home phone, cell phone) suggest that they would definitely or probably purchase […]
A big weekend series of top-rated cable shows managed to put US network TV firmly in its place as the finale of The Walking Dead, plus the debut Season 3 opening episode of Game of Thrones as well as the final episode of The Bible all combined to ruin Sunday evening as far as network […]
Stung by plunging sales in Japan and declining demand in North America and Western Europe, global television shipments in 2012 fell, marking a major inflection point that will have a lasting impact on the market, according to an IHS iSuppli Worldwide Television Market Tracker Report from the IHS TV Systems Intelligence Service at information and […]
BBC iPlayer delivered new record highs for average daily and weekly request numbers in February 2013. Weekly requests averaged 59 million, up from 57 million in January, and across the month there was an average of 8.6 million requests per day. The shorter February month (28 days, compared to January’s 31) resulted in a lower […]
Insights taken from the Experian Hitwise online competitive intelligence tool reveal that visits to online video sites now account for five per cent of all online usage compared to four per cent in 2011. UK Internet users are now making over a billion visits a month to video sites, an increase of 16 per cent […]
The combined Arris/Motorola gained market share on rival Cisco in the final quarter of 2012. Synergy Research Group said video infrastructure revenues reached $8.8 billion in the quarter, 3 per cent up over the final quarter of 2011 and also 3 per cent up on the previous quarter. However, the final quarter of the year […]
Pay TV revenues in Asia Pacific will be $12 billion higher in 2018 ($43.9 billion total) than in 2012, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. In fact, the Digital TV Asia Pacific report estimates that pay TV revenues (subscriptions and on-demand) will grow by $2.1 billion in 2013 to $33.9 billion. Simon […]
Freeview has reported an increase in the number of households using the service on main-set televisions to over 11 million – its highest figure ever. The number of homes with Freeview on a main or second TV set is almost 20 million (76 per cent of UK television homes). Today also marks a change to […]
BBC News says tablet owners watch more TV news with 43 per cent of users saying they consume more TV than they did five years ago, reports a new study from the BBC. BBC World News and BBC.com/news released the results of the largest international study yet on the consumption of news in the digital […]