QuickPlay Media, the provider of solutions for the distribution of premium video to portable wireless devices, has revealed the results of an independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the United Kingdom. Conducted with current mobile subscribers, the survey results show strong consumer interest in multi-screen entertainment services. “This year’s […]
Research released in advance of the European cable industry’s annual Congress points to increased digital leadership by cable. Cable Europe, the sector’s trade body, suggests that the European Union’s goal of a digital future for all is well on its way to becoming realised, with Europe’s cable industry already today having made fast Internet available […]
The Asia-Pacific region will lead worldwide set-top box market growth for the next five years, according to data from ABI Research. Asia-Pacific’s share of the market will approach 50 per cent of all set-top boxes sold worldwide in 2013-2015 before declining slightly. “This trend towards Asia-Pacific STB uptake is driven by the completion of digital […]
In its recently released report, Euroconsult, the international consulting and analyst firm in the satellite sector, forecasts that the market value for video transmission services over satellite including video distribution services for TV channels and contribution services for permanent and occasional use is expected to reach $27 billion in 2020, up from $15.8 billion in […]
Allot Communications MobileTrends Report shows that mobile data bandwidth usage continued its phenomenal rise with 73 per cent growth during the second half (H2) of 2010. Video streaming continues to drive this growth as it remains the fastest growing application type, accounting for 37 per cent of mobile bandwidth. The H2 2010 MobileTrends Report reveals […]
Research specialist Euroconsult, in its latest study, says the market value for video transmission services over satellite, including video distribution services for TV channels and contribution services for permanent and occasional use is expected to reach $27 billion in 2020, up from $15.8 billion in 2010. “The anticipated revenue growth for video transmission services in […]
Flouting the recession, the world IPTV market posted encouraging growth according to Global Industry Analysts. Value of IPTV subscriptions and volume of subscribers continued to grow during the period 2007 through 2010. These gains translated into growth in the IPTV systems market with sales of Set-Top Boxes, Access Systems, Video Headend Equipment, and Middleware. Reduction […]
Apple’s iTunes store fought off intensified competition from a growing number of rivals to maintain its dominance in the US market for movie electronic sell through (EST) and Internet video on demand (iVOD), according to findings from IHS Screen Digest. The Apple iTunes online digital media store accounted for more than two thirds of US […]
The 2011 Super Bowl broke US TV ratings records for the second year running on Sunday, with the climax of the American football season watched by an average of 111 million viewers on the Fox network. Sunday’s 45th Super Bowl beat last year’s CBS record audience by 4.5 million. Advertisers paid a record $3 million […]
Global shipments of tablets are set to rise to 242.3 million units in 2015, up by a factor of more than 12 from 2010, according to research from IHS iSuppli. Media tablet shipments will grow to more than 202 million units in 2015, up from 17.4 million in 2010. Shipments of PC-type tablets—i.e., tablets that […]