Pay TV operators will increasingly need to add new services such as Spotify and YouView to their bundles to keep existing subscribers and attract new ones. Although the simple packaging of telecoms and media products at a discounted rate might not seem like the most innovative strategy, it has proved to be the most powerful […]
A report released by Arcep, France’s telecom regulator, has revealed that service providers overall added 2.1 million new IPTV subscriptions in France as of the end of March, reaching a total of 11.4 million subscribers. French consumers are largely purchasing IPTV as part of a broadband bundle. Almost 60 per cent of France’s ADSL connections […]
The market research company The NPD Group, is reporting that Samsung Electronics is dominating the sale of both LED and plasma 3D sets in the US, with a 61 per cent share of the unit and dollar volume. John Revie, senior vice president of home entertainment at Samsung Electronics America, credited their success to the […]
Groovy Gecko and IBE have published the results of its production industry survey. The survey demonstrated an urgent need for the industry to embrace the world of online video, in order to both meet client demands and stay ahead of the competition. The survey, which was carried out by Groovy Gecko in conjunction with IBE […]
Findings from consultancy firm Digital TV Research predict that the number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 155 million by end-2016, up from 35 million at end-2010. The IPTV Forecasts report – which covers 73 countries – suggests that the Asia Pacific region will supply 85 million of the 120 million additional subscribers […]
A recent Retrevo study found that a high price premium is one of the most common reasons consumers cite for not buying a 3DTV. That barrier may soon vanish as a Retrevo Labs Pulse study shows a significant downward trend in the price premium of 47 – 50-inch 3DTVs over equivalent non-3D 1080p LED-LCD and […]
Asia-Pacific telcos are forecast to see service revenues from DSL, fibre broadband and IPTV rise from $52.5 billion in 2010 to $79.5 billion in 2016 according to ABI Research. Significant revenue growth will come from fibre broadband and IPTV services, offset slightly by some declines in broadband DSL. China’s Triple-Play Net Convergence initiative has already […]
An LG-commissioned study reveals the vast majority of consumers don’t want expensive active-shutter 3D TVs. The survey found that 80 per cent of respondents preferred the overall 3D experience of LG’s “Cinema 3D” technology over Samsung’s active 3D. The study was done by a third party called Morpane. During the survey, respondents watched clips on […]
According to research by RNCOS, the global consumer electronics industry is set for phenomenal growth in the near future with rising demand for digital products. The digital technology revolution has enabled the industry to earn profit from the growing interaction of digital applications, such as, camcorders, DVD player/recorder, digital camera, etc. On the back of […]
Just three per cent of pay-to-view customers report have ‘cut the cord’ and cancelled their television service in favour of other viewing options, according to the 2011 US Residential Pay-to-View Study from influential marketing information services company J.D. Power and Associates. The inaugural study provides insights concerning attitudes, viewing preferences, behaviour patterns, awareness and experiences […]