The Indian set-top box (STB) market has been increasing at a steady pace over the past few years, according to ABI Research, with a strong surge of consumers moving to satellite platforms during 2011, representing 80 per cent of the Indian market. Despite the large cable TV subscriber base in India, the firm anticipates that […]
Maximum areal densities in hard disk drives (HDD) are expected to more than double during the five-year period from 2011 to 2016, spurring continued growth for HDDs in storage-intensive applications such as video and audio systems, according to IHS iSuppli. HDD areal densities measuring data-storage capacities are projected to climb to a maximum 1,800 Gigabits […]
Sales of 3D TVs are on the rise in the US as first quarter volumes grew nearly 74 per cent in units and 64 per cent in revenue over last year, according to market research company The NPD Group. 3D TVs accounted for 11 per cent of all flat-panel TV sales in Q1, nearly double […]
A survey of TV set makers regarding shipments for Q4’11 by DisplaySearch reveals the extent to which connected TV has broken out of the high-end and is becoming a mainstream feature across all regions. This reflects the new realities of the TV business. Global and emerging markets are seeing features introduced at the same pace […]
According to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR), Asia Pacific is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 36 per cent in 2011 to 83 per cent in 2017 – or up by 440 million homes. The report – Digital TV Asia Pacific – forecasts that China alone will […]
Chile’s Telecommunications Ministry says that the nation wrapped last year with 2.06 million pay-TV subs, which is a y-o-y growth of a very respectable 7.1 per cent, but this is considerably down on the previous year’s growth of 15.9 per cent. DirecTV added a net 41,000 Chilean subs, taking its total to 240,000 homes, while […]
Futuresource has released a study, conducted in the spring of 2012 in the USA, UK, France and Germany that surveyed more than 4,000 consumers on their usage of and attitudes to connected TVs, smartphones, tablets and eBooks/eReaders. Key findings from the study included the fact that three-quarters of connected TV owners are using their TV […]
Studies by Ipsos MediaCT and HearWatchSay shows that multitasking is a popular activity while consumers are watching live TV, with 63 per cent of respondents reporting that they used a connected device for at least a few minutes the last time they watched live TV. Fifteen per cent used more than one device. The survey […]
New research by retail experts Conlumino, commissioned by eBay, reveals that the retail industry is on the cusp of a third wave of technological revolution. After online and mobile, a new wave of shopping technologies will again present opportunities and challenges for the industry. Interactive TV will have the most influence, as by the end […]
As speculation surrounding the possible launch of an ‘iTV’ from Apple continues to mount, new research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) advisory service shows that nearly half of existing iPhone users would be very or somewhat likely to buy an Apple iTV soon after its launch. The report – Apple’s Smart TV: […]