For the second year in a row, worldwide TV shipments are expected to remain flat. 2012 shipments to developed markets, especially Western Europe and Japan, are expected to be down 11 per cent Y/Y, which would offset the forecasted 8 per cent Y/Y growth in emerging markets, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Even so, […]
IMD, the media logistics specialist, has published an independent research paper outlining the shortcomings of current VoD advertising workflows and setting out its vision for helping the market as it grows. This follows an in-depth review undertaken amongst major media owners, including Channel 5 and Sky. As the number of connected platforms and the audience […]
Come Dine with Me was the most screened TV format in Europe (4,126 hours) in 2011, according to a report that covers 50 major formats across 16 countries. The TV Formats in Europe report calculates that the hourly total of Endemol’s Big Brother has fallen considerably since 2009, with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? […]
A study looking at the implementation of the European Commission’s Audiovisual Media Services directive has revealed that VoD revenues in the European Union are growing, but currently account for less than 1 per cent of total TV revenues. The report, which covers the period to end-2011, also reveals that overall TV sector revenues of aroun […]
A new report from Juniper Research suggests that the number of streamed mobile TV users on smartphones will increase to 240 million by 2014. This increase will be driven by a rise in smartphone penetration and a growth in the usage of Internet TV and IPTV services. The report found that the substantial growth in […]
According to international research firm Parks Associates, 59 per cent of US broadband households want access to on-demand YouTube content through their pay-TV service, with the growing number of smart TVs and connected devices driving interest in online video options. Parks Associates reports over 80 per cent of viewers interested in YouTube opt for a […]
Juniper Research finds that the revenues from mobile adult subscriptions will reach nearly $1 billion by 2015. This growth will be fuelled by rises in the smartphone and tablet user bases alongside an increase in the average spend per user despite increasing competition from free content. A dramatic rise in the tablet user base will […]
Spanish TV market is increasingly fragmented as a result of the highly saturated TV market with many TV channels hardly reaching a 1 per cent audience rating. In April, TV fragmentation reached its peak with traditional TV channels Tele 5 and state-owned La 1 leading the ratings with only 13 per cent each. Combined, the […]
For the first time in years, Nielsen is reporting a slight decline in overall TV viewing in the US. In the last three months of 2011, the average American with a TV set at home spent 153 hours and 19 minutes each watching “traditional TV” — viewed on a television rather than a device like […]
Some 25 per cent of the TV sets shipped globally in 2011 were Internet-connected, a figure forecast to approach 70 per cent of total TV shipments during 2016, resulting in more than $117 billion in revenues, according to a new report by IMS Research. “Internet connectivity is becoming a standard on high-end TV sets, and […]