According to the 9th Annual Report from ITMedia Consulting, digital terrestrial television has supplanted satellite and is now the most popular digital TV platform in Europe. Last year, 87 per cent of TV homes in Western Europe watched digital TV, with an annual growth of 29 per cent, while the homes with a digital receiver […]
Pay-TV revenues in North America will fall by $3 billion between 2010 and 2016, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). The Digital TV North America report estimates that the total in 2016 will be $67.2 billion, but this is down from a high point of $71.3 billion in 2009. TV ARPU […]
According to the DisplaySearch Global TV Replacement Study, the main reasons why people decide to buy a new TV are the same ones that have been cited for years: to have a newer, bigger and better performing TV, and not just to replace a broken TV, although that can be a motivator. In an effort […]
The number of national and international channels available to DTT households has increased to more than 820 in June 2011 (compared to 500 in April 2009) according to the European Audiovisual Observatory. It should be noted that this includes many channels that are appearing on the DTT networks in more than one country, including many […]
Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its first quarter 2011 Cable, Satellite, IPTV, and OTT Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers market size, market share, and forecast report. “Despite a quarter-over-quarter decline in the global set-top box market, all major segments are up from this time a year ago in both revenue and shipments, indicating that the […]
TV Genius believes there are a lot of signs that the Internet isn’t killing TV at all – but actually making it better. Alongside the YouTube phenomenon, Netflix is also reporting substantial growth and their movie and TV show streaming service, and now accounts for 22 per cent of North American internet bandwidth (YouTube is […]
The Walt Disney company is cutting 200 jobs from its film studio in response to the worldwide slowing of DVD sales, in a move that is likely to be followed by other studios across Hollywood. Paramount is also examining the cost structure of its home entertainment division. Philippe Dauman, chief executive of Viacom, which owns […]
The Spanish TV ad market is freefalling with a drop of around 20 per cent in May and TV broadcasters, above all small DTT channels, taking the worst of it. The largest broadcasters, Antena 3 and Tele 5, saw a decrease of 18.9 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, in the number of adverts […]
Canal Plus is claiming a new record for videos viewed on its canalplus.fr website, with 26.7 million viewed in May 2011, representing a 78 per cent increase over the corresponding month in 2010. The site also beat its previous record of visits, recording 12.8 million as opposed to 9.8 million a year previously, an increase […]
The Asia Pacific region is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 29 per cent in 2010 to 73 per cent in 2016 – or up by nearly 400 million homes, according to a new report from Digital TV Research (DTVR). Fast-growth economies, higher disposable incomes and rising populations will lead […]