Futuresource’s latest ‘Living with Digital’ consumer research study provides updated analysis of consumer’s shifting behaviour and evolving habits across digital entertainment and connected devices. The research identified live TV (pay and free) is still the primary viewing choice for 65 per cent of respondents across the territories with France showing the most solidarity at 75 […]
US telco giant Verizon is reportedly testing fibre-based delivery of 4K content and programming, and its R&D engineers say they are confident that the circuits can handle speeds up to 10 Gb/s. The report, carried in California-based ‘4K’, states that Verizon’s aim is to be ready to handle 4K material, although the report also says […]
While the overall tablet market contracts in 2015, 2-in-1 detachable tablets have become a bright spot. According to a Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies report, traditional PC vendors like Asus, Acer, and HP have found a niche in which they can credibly compete against mobile device heavyweights, as the segment is forecast to grow […]
Worldwide broadband customer premise equipment (CPE) shipments are expected to reach 153.6 million by the end of 2015, according to ABI Research. “Fibre-optic broadband CPE device shipments are expected to increase
The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 876 million by 2020, up from 105 million at end-2010 and the 415 million expected at end-2015, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. Covering 51 countries, the Connected TV Forecasts report states
With emerging virtual reality games, smartwatches, smart TVs and other consumer electronics and IT applications entering the market, shipments of gesture sensing control user interfaces are poised to grow 10 per cent year over year, to reach 1.8 billion units in 2015. While touch-screen technology works well in smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices with […]
Commodity LCD displays, led by 32-inch HD displays, have in the past been a key industry revenue generator, but that situation is changing, according to IHS. Industry profits for 32-inch panels increased by 24 per cent, year over year, in the first quarter of 2015, but they are expected to decrease by 22 per cent […]
Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, Ofcom research has revealed, with record ownership and use transforming the way Britons communicate. Two thirds of people now own a smartphone, using it for nearly two hours every day to browse the Internet, access social media, bank and shop online. Ofcom’s Communications […]
American consumers have saved more than $500 million (€458m) in energy bills through two years of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among the pay-TV industry, consumer electronics manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates, according to a new report issued by an independent auditor, D&R International. The Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy […]
Findings gleaned by two US lawmakers suggest that consumers have little choice in their pay-TV set-top boxes, with the average household spending $231 (€254) a year on STB rental fees. With some 99 per cent of customers renting their set-top box directly from their pay-TV provider, the set-top box rental market may be worth more […]