According to The Diffusion Group’s (TDG’s) latest analysis of ‘Netflix Streamers’ – those who stream Netflix content to their net-connected devices – the inclination to downgrade pay-TV services has doubled in just the last 12 months. In March 2011, TDG queried a random sample of adult broadband users that subscribe to cable, satellite, or telco […]
It’s the golden age of the empowered consumer, with the demand for digital experiences increasing and becoming the norm, according to the latest Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2011-2015 from PwC. In many markets the Entertainment & Media (E&M) industry emerging from the recession has been profoundly changed as the ongoing consumer migration to digital […]
Web-enabled devices have become a key growth segment for the global consumer electronics industry. So-called “smart” devices connected to the Internet create opportunities for advertisers to catch consumer attention while they are actively searching for content or information. In-Stat research estimates that the value of this ad-supported content discovery will reach $2.4 billion by 2015. […]
Over three-quarters of Americans (77 per cent) have watched a TV show on the Internet rather than on a traditional television, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. Over half of those with cable met (56 per cent) would stop paying for cable, if certain stipulations were met. Other findings in this poll include: – […]
The Italian TV system has recorded a 4.5 per cent growth in revenues in 2010 to almost €8.6 billion. According to the Annual Report of Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom), Mediaset is market leader in terms of income, with €2.77 billion, representing 30.9 per cent of the total. DTH platform Sky Italia saw a 1.8 per […]
Some 338 million digital homes were added around the world between 2006 and 2010, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). The Digital TV World Databook estimates that this took the digital TV household total for the 73 countries covered to 576 million. Digital penetration climbed from 18.9 per cent at end-2006 […]
Video-on-demand (VoD) services are gaining significant traction in markets such as North America and Europe, where large pay-TV operators have formed content portfolios consisting of thousands of movies and TV shows. IMS Research estimates that in 2010, the North American VoD market generated $1.98 billion in revenues, and the European VoD market totalled $1.11 billion. […]
Despite a challenging 2010 for the worldwide digital set-top box market, In-Stat predicts that better news is on the horizon. According to the research firm, total unit shipments decreased by 7 per cent in 2010, with 2011 also likely to be a challenging year. Looking ahead, fuelled primarily by the analogue-to-digital transition as well as […]
Nielsen Media Research says a record number of American TV households are switching from cable to receiving video programming via an alternate delivery system (ADS), mostly via direct broadcast satellite, according to a TVB analysis of data for May 2011, while cable penetration has declined to a 21-year low. According to Nielsen NTI data, national […]
With the fast growing subscriber base of IPTV, revenue generated by the adoption of IPTV has also been increasing in the country. The main reason for this is the increasing disposable income of the Chinese people. Per head disposable income increased at a CAGR of 12 per cent during 2008 – 2010. As a result, […]