Broadband has taken a significant step forward as the number of subscriber lines passed the 500 million mark in July 2010. The milestone was revealed as the Broadband Forum provided its global Broadband and IPTV Industry Update at its quarterly meeting in Hong Kong. Robin Mersh, Chief Executive Officer of the Broadband Forum, said: “Today […]
According to a Populus poll commissioned by TVonics, confusion still reigns over in the UK whether or not its necessary to pay a subscription based service in order to watch and record HD TV. When asked “What monthly subscription charge do you need to pay in order to watch and record HDTV channels like BBC […]
Television services in Latin America will grow by double digits over the next five years, outpacing service growth in Asia and other emerging markets, according to Parks Associates. A report by the firm reveals the Latin American region will achieve a cumulative annual growth rate of 10 per cent through 2014, compared to less than […]
Demand for satellite STBs in emerging markets such as India and China will drive STB shipments in 2010 as many advanced markets recover from the global economic slowdown. According to a report by IMS Research, Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia will account for more than 40 per cent of all pay and free-to-air satellite […]
Research released by Rovi Corporation to better understand TV consumption in the UK has found that viewers have shifted their TV watching behaviour, based on the introduction of entertainment technologies, such as on demand TV or ‘series record TV’, resulting in the emergence of a new TV culture. The survey results report that nearly 70 […]
UK consumers ‘unlikely to buy 3D TV’ Just two per cent of UK consumers are planning on purchasing a 3D television over the next 12 months, according to research by Deloitte. Those aged between 25 and 34 were the most likely to say they were planning to buy a set, with five per cent […]
A recent survey by video transport solutions provider Nevion has found that concerns over quality, latency and cost are causing organisations to delay their migration to IP. Maintaining video quality proved to be the biggest area of concern, cited by 43% of respondents, made up of more than 200 network owners from across the globe […]
More US households are watching online video and on a wider variety of devices now than two years ago, but they are not sacrificing their TV viewing to do so, according to international research firm Parks Associates. The firm’s study – Digital Media Evolution II – found 40% of all US broadband homes now regularly […]
Findings from ABI Research suggest that worldwide pay-TV subscribers totalled 688m at the end of the second quarter of 2010. “Subscriber growth is fastest in IPTV platforms, while cable and satellite platforms have the most stable growth rate,” according to Jason Blackwell, practice director, digital home at ABI Research. According to ABI data, overall pay-TV […]
Global 3D television shipments will climb to 78m units by 2015, rising at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 80% from 4.2m in 2010, iSuppli Corp. predicts. Revenue from shipments of these sets will boom to $64.3m in 2015, up by nearly a factor of nine from $7.4m in 2010. “While 3D television has […]