Laura Martin, Senior Media Analyst at investment bank Needham & Co., has estimated that as ‘TV Everywhere’ services are rolled out over the next three to five years, they could add $12 billion in annual revenue to the US TV ecosystem. According to Martin, revenue of the US television ecosystem in 2012 will total approximately […]
Digital business analytics specialist comScore and mobile telco TelefЧnica Germany have shared the results of a study showing the shift in media consumption triggered by smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. The report – Connected Europe – How Smartphones and Tablets are Shifting Media Consumption – was revealed at the DLD (Digital Life Design) conference […]
With forecasts exceeding 80 per cent of units shipped by 2015, connected TVs are expected to lead the way in global TV shipments escalating from 27 per cent in 2011, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting. On a regional level, Japan leads the way in the adoption of connected TVs, with 59 per cent […]
According to predictions by Deloitte, more and more people are going to own more than one tablet device. Jolyon Barker, global lead for Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications department, said: “The tablet explosion has shown little sign of slowing down since hitting the market in 2010 and is set to take the mantle of the […]
US consumer rental of movies in DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats fell by 11 per cent in 2011, versus the prior year, and the landscape of retailers has shifted dramatically, according to market research company The NPD Group. The leader in physical-disc rentals was Redbox, whose unit volume increased by 29 per cent year over […]
The popularity of OTT video has created a demand for Wi-Fi in the entertainment cluster of home living rooms. Increasingly, home video entertainment devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, and all versions of STBs are coming to the market Wi-Fi-connected, so the devices can connect to the web and to each other. […]
Findings from a study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) suggest that more than half (53 per cent) of online US adults watch some form of streaming or downloaded video content in the home. Those consumers have a distinct preference for streaming video versus downloading content, as 51 per cent view streaming content and spend […]
Brazil is undergoing a cultural and economic transformation that will see mobile penetration grow from 118 per cent in 2011 to 153 per cent in 2016 and IPTV services to increase from 21,000 subscriptions in 2011 to 1.5 million in 2016, according to Pyramid Research. “Brazil has been experiencing a significant enrichment of the middle […]
The BBC’s iPlayer received 1.94 billion requests for TV programmes last year. Two thirds of requests are from PCs but the number from connected devices is growing, in December, seven million programmes were requested on connected devices, a 1000 per cent year-on-year increase. Smartphones accounted for 13 million requests, up 163 per cent year-on-year, and […]
HDTV household penetration will soon be high enough in developed countries for broadcasters and pay TV operators to consider ending their Standard Definition transmissions, according to a report from Digital TV Research. HD-ready penetration will double from 25.9 per cent at end-2011 to 50.9 per cent in 2016. However, HD-ready penetration will be higher than […]