Total US pay TV subscribers remained flat, growing by only some 148,000 during 2010, a 0.15 per cent annual growth rate, indicating no current trend toward video cord cutting/shaving, according to In-Stat. “A substantial portion of pay TV subscribers, however, exhibit similar characteristics to video cord cutting households,” says Keith Nissen, Principal Analyst. “It is […]
March saw a new record for live streaming on BBC’s iPlayer for both TV and radio with 15 per cent of all requests for TV programmes being streamed live. In its monthly report, the BBC said the total number of iPlayer requests in March was 160 million, lightly down on the 162 million January record. […]
Propelled by encouraging market developments and increasing audience interest, consumer spending on Blu-ray Discs 3D (BD3D) in 2011 is forecast to rise 533 per cent across the four markets of the US, UK, Germany and France, according to IHS Screen Digest research. Combined consumer spending on BD3D across these territories will reach $213.9 million this […]
A wide range of home media equipment is now network- or Internet-enabled, with the number of connected devices shipped into consumer markets expected to increase steadily at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 per cent through 2016. ABI Research’s forecasts for connected devices for the period show that between 2010 and 2016, a […]
The total number of pay TV subscribers at year-end 2010 were up by a little over 6 per cent on 2009, according to In-Stat. “Nearly every region showed gains or held their own in 2010. However, cable providers were impacted, to at least some degree, by a migration to satellite and/or IPTV in virtually every […]
There are signs that the resurgence of commercial TV’s advertising may be much weaker than anticipated. A report from analysts at investment bank Morgan Stanley says that while the media sector continues to outperform, and the bank continues to rate Media as ‘attractive’, European advertising is looking most likely to be squeezed. “Southern Europe, particularly […]
Internet advertising revenue continues to rise, according to a report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Advertising revenue for the full year reached a record high of $26 billion, a 15 per cent increase over 2009. Revenue for the fourth quarter increased 16 per cent to $7.45 billion from the same period last year […]
With more than 165 million tablets expected to ship over the next two years, tablets are growing in popularity and changing the way that we consume content. People are spending considerable time with tablet devices and using them to play games, browse the web and search for information. Growth in the tablet market is only […]
US online television revenue growth accelerated in 2010, rising by 34.2 per cent, up from 31.2 per cent in 2009 according to IHS Screen Digest. Total revenue in 2010 amounted to $1.6 billion, up from $1.2 billion in 2009. Growth was driven by a reinvigorated online advertising market that expanded by 64.7 per cent to […]
In the last six months consumers awareness levels of 3D TVs and Blu-ray players has grown significantly, according to the NPD Group’s 3D 360º Monitor. Consumers aware of 3D LCD TVs went from 28 per cent in September 2010 to 36 per cent in February 2011. 3D plasma TV awareness jumped from 21 per cent […]