British consumers are gaining an appetite for superfast broadband services, says analyst firm, Point Topic. Research reveals that the UK broadband market has shrugged off talk of a double-dip recession, to deliver its best third quarter since 2008. The UK market added a net 289,000 broadband lines during the third quarter of 2011, markedly better […]
Although one in ten (10 per cent) of UK homes already own a Smart TV, only a further four per cent intend to purchase one at some point in the next 12 months, according to YouGov research. Over one half (52 per cent) say they definitely won’t purchase a Smart TV, while one quarter (25 […]
According to an Ofcom report, over a quarter (27 per cent) of UK Internet users say they watch TV online every week, an increase of three percentage points from 2010 – and higher than any of the other 16 countries surveyed. The popularity of a wide variety of free-to-view catch-up TV services such as BBC […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its third quarter CMTS and Edge QAM Hardware and Subscribers market share and forecast report, which tracks cable broadband equipment and subscribers. “While the cable broadband equipment market experienced its normal seasonal slowness in the third quarter, the important data to note is the year-over-year growth: […]
HDMI has become the interface solution of choice throughout the consumer electronic (CE) device market, particularly for wired CE devices. It is found in every digital television (DTV) shipping in 2011 and in nearly every HD set top box. As a result of this current and forecasted level of penetration, future growth will come from […]
Apple has emerged as the leading player in the rapidly growing connected TV player market, according to research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. According to the report – Connected TV Players: Another Battlefield in the Smart TV War – global sales of Connected TV players – also known as video streaming or […]
Despite an increasing fixation with all things digital – including online video viewing, leading to fears of ‘cord-cutting’ – US adults are still watching more and more traditional TV, whether it’s live or recorded on a DVR or DVD, eMarketer estimates. The average adult consumer spends 4 hours and 34 minutes each day watching TV […]
The French catch-up market will more than quadruple by 2015 says NPA Conseil. In “The Catch Up Market in France” the researcher says the market will be worth €300 million by 2015 across connected TVs tablets and mobile phones. Meanwhile a joint report from the ministries of culture and industry says thirty per cent of […]
Semiconductor solutions specialist Broadcom has unveiled the results of a new consumer poll that demonstrates increased appetite for seamless and pervasive connections. The November 2011 poll of 1,025 consumers explored technology trends on the go, in the home, and on the road and revealed details of consumers’ desire for a more connected lifestyle. In response […]
Fitch Ratings says that the introduction of mandatory cable television digitisation in India would improve the business profile of multi-system operators (MSOs) over the medium- to long-term, driven by improved transparency through accurate reporting of subscriber base. This in turn will provide greater comfort to investors to provide capital to this sector. The greater transparency […]