A survey has revealed that 79 per cent of users would no longer access a website that charges them. The finding implies that consumers can find the same information at no cost. The report from Nielsen surveyed 27,000 consumers from 52 countries. The survey showed that 71 per cent of global consumers say that if […]

MEF's Annual Business Confidence Index (BCI), compiled by KPMG and capturing a year's worth of quarterly industry sentiment, points to a cooling in optimism from Q3 2009. Andrew Bud, the Global Chair of MEF stated: “Since its launch in January 2009, the BCI has underlined the industry's ability to weather the storm of the recession […]

Over 11 million hotel rooms and 1 million airline seats are potential IPTV applications, according to a report from MRG. Hotels and Airlines alone account for a $1.9 billion global market in 2012, indicating that for most hospitality applications, analogue video is dead. The report shows that both In-Room Entertainment and In-Flight Entertainment (IRE and […]

QuickPlay Media, a provider of solutions that manage the business of mobile video, have published the results of an independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the UK. Conducted with current mobile subscribers, the study reflects a strong consumer desire for multi-screen TV viewing capabilities, with 55 per cent of […]

“Telco TV market growth was strong in 2009. As a result, service revenue for the global telco TV market increased to nearly $12 billion in 2009 and will increase to nearly $17 billion by the end of 2010,” says Serene Fong, industry analyst at ABI Research. Western Europe generates the largest share of global revenue […]

IAn IMS Research's report says that demand for connected CE devices is being driven by increased bandwidth, the evolution of content delivery methods and the convergence of media and communications industries. Adoption of over-the-top content will become an extension of both pay-TV and stand-alone device subscription packages, but OTT on the TV will not become […]

Over two-thirds of American pay television subscribers would be willing to switch providers if offered a price discount of 20 per cent, according to a report just published by Strategy Analytics. While Cable customers were the most likely to churn, only half as many (33 per cent) of Telco TV/IPTV subscribers would switch. The report, […]

According to the research report “Global Mobile TV Forecast to 2013” by RNCOS, the number of mobile TV subscribers are projected to grow at a CAGR of over 45 per cent between 2009 and 2013 to reach around 450 Million by end-2013. The study predicts that Asia-Pacific region will dominate the global mobile TV market, […]

The French VOD market continues to see growth, mainly driven by operator offers. According to preliminary figures from GFK, the VOD market grew to over E80 million in 2009, up from E53 million in 2008. TV VOD represents from 80 per cent to 90 per cent of VOD revenues in France. In this market, Orange […]

After a 6.7 per cent drop in 2009, the global consumer electronics market is expected to achieve a mild recovery in 2010, with revenue expanding by 1.6 per cent partly because of improving sales of LCD-TVs, digital STBs and appliances, according to iSuppli. Worldwide consumer electronics OEM revenue will rise to $317.3 billion in 2010, […]