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RESEARCH: Netflix users streaming more TV programming

Following the announcement earlier this year by Netflix that its members had enjoyed more than two billion hours of streamed video in Q4 2011, a recent Nielsen survey shows 19 per cent of the respondents prefer to use the service for TV or TV-like programming, an increase of eight per cent compared to 2011. Nielsen […]

July 16, 2012

IHS: ‘The STB is finished…’

In 2015, 49 per cent—of all devices obtaining television services from 43 of the largest global pay-TV operators with multiscreen services—will be PCs, smartphones, tablets and other so-called multiscreen devices, up from just 18 per cent in 2011, according to the IHS Screen Digest. Meanwhile, STBs will decline to just 51 per cent of pay-TV […]

July 13, 2012

RESEARCH: Live mobile TV would increase viewing

The Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a joint venture consisting of 12 major broadcast groups that operate the Dyle mobile TV service, has unveiled new research indicating that consumers are seeking various options for mobile TV consumption. The Dyle Mobile TV Data Report, conducted by Research Now, polled a representative sample of 510 US consumers (Adults […]

July 13, 2012

Pay-TV struggling against Netflix UI

Pay-TV companies are struggling to keep up with video experiences enabled by connected TVs and iPads, according to analyst firm ABI Resesarch. Their situation, caused by a slow-moving business model, as well as serving less technically savvy consumers, is exacerbated by suffering a hardware disadvantage as they rely on set-top boxes that are typically a […]

July 12, 2012

Analyst: Will Dish’s AutoHop work?

Dish Network’s introduction of a set-top box with an automatic ad-skipping feature has prompted a furious legal response from the major broadcast networks, but although this move could be a ploy by the satellite operator to compel broadcasters to cut retransmission-fee demands, the function could become so popular with consumers that it may prove difficult […]

July 12, 2012

Mobile content worth $18.6bn in 2017

According to a market report published by Transparency Market Research, the global mobile content market was worth $6.5 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach $18.6 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 19 per cent from 2011 to 2017. Mobile games are expected to be the largest market segment at $11.4 billion […]

July 12, 2012

TV market to decline, 3D to grow

Shipments of LCD TVs are now expected to grow at a slower pace in 2012 than 2011, according to the latest Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report issued by global market research and consulting firm NPD DisplaySearch. In addition, the overall TV market is expected to decline this year, even as segments such as […]

July 11, 2012

Higher video consumption fails to deliver revenue

Research into global video trends has revealed that the growth in IP-delivered content is not being matched by a comparable level of investment in advertising across connected devices. The research – a collaboration between sell side video ad management platform, Videoplaza and IHS Screen Digest – found that TV remains first choice for reaching audiences […]

July 11, 2012

Global pay TV revenues edges up to $200bn

Based on forecasts for 80 countries, pay TV revenues will climb to $200 billion in 2017, up by $23 billion on 2011 but up by only $2 billion (1 per cent) on 2016, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The forecasts are based on subscription and on-demand revenues. The Digital TV World […]

July 11, 2012

Spain: Pay TV breaks penetration record

Almost one out of four Spanish homes already have a pay TV service, with a total penetration rate of 22.8 per cent as of the end of 2011, reveals the latest report from the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT). Pay TV subscriptions grew by 0.7 per cent to 4.5 million homes, up 32,540 against the previous […]

July 11, 2012From David Del Valle in Madrid