SES has revealed that satellite TV continued to increase its reach in Germany after the digital switch-over in April. In the first half of 2012, satellite TV gained 100,000 households to reach 17.6 million. Cable TV reception declined further, to 17 million households in the first half of 2012 (December 2011: 17.3 million). By contrast, […]
People in markets such as China, Brazil and India use the opportunities offered by web-connected television more than those in the UK, US and Germany. This is according to research carried out across thirteen countries by GfK, the consumer research experts. A study by consumer research experts GfK found that western consumers are stuck in […]
Mexicans seemingly love the digital quality and choice that pay-TV offers. According to the latest stats from Mexico’s Federal Telecoms Commission, DTH subscribers grew 25 per cent in the quarter year to June 30th. There are now some 6.3 million subscribers viewing DTH pay-TV. As to individual operators DTH broadcaster Sky Mexico (backed by Televisa/DirecTV) […]
Digital entertainment innovator Rovi Corporation, and media strategy and research company Decipher Research, have released the phase one results of a three-part study exploring connected TV device usage and advanced advertising in Germany. The first phase looked at user demographics, device familiarity and usage, and compared the media habits of connected device owners to those […]
Released to coincide with the giant IFA technology fair in Berlin, a study by SSI Survey Sampling, says that the introduction of colour to TV broadcasting was the “most important development in the history of TV” for 36 per cent of respondents. HD TV got the vote of 20 per cent of those surveyed, and […]
Turnkey managed video platforms (MVPs) will grow faster than well-known content delivery networks (CDNs), such as Akamai and Limelight, and online video platforms (OVPs), such as Brightcove and Ooyala, accoridng to ABI Research. Synacor, MobiTV, and QuickPlay lead the MVP pack, and each has its own focus. Synacor monetises cable and telco websites with video, […]
The results of Ericsson ConsumerLab’s annual study reveal that social TV is becoming a mass-market phenomenon. Sixty-two per cent of consumers use social media while watching TV on a weekly basis, an increase of 18 per centage points in one year. By gender, 66 per cent of women engage in this behaviour, compared to 58 […]
New media specialist Vidiator has released a report on the mobile video opportunity in South East Asia. The report finds that while the market and mobile users are ready for mobile video, (supported by research from Vidiator which found that 75 per cent in Malaysia and 88 per cent in India have already or would […]
TV Everywhere and OTT video, including Comcast Xfinity, HBO Go, Netflix, iPlayer, and Sky Go are growing rapidly. Making this possible are several groups of companies responsible for video delivery and management. The companies, including online video platforms (OVPs), managed video platforms (MVPs), content management systems (CMSs), and content delivery networks (CDNs) are all growing […]
Media agency Carat has further revised downwards its forecasts. Globally it expects advertising revenues (across all media) to grow, but by less than originally expected. Some of the individual markets are still seeing spectacular y-o-y falls in revenues, with Spain leading the pack with likely y-o-y falls this year now of -8 per cent (originally […]