According to Analysys Mason Senior Analyst, Cesar Bachelet, the firm’s latest consumer survey, conducted in five countries in Europe and the USA, more than a third of respondents were interested in buying a Smart TV set, but of the one in five respondents who claimed to own a smart TV, fewer than half of those […]
A report published by the Politecnico di Milano and Studio Frasi on the evolution of the Italian TV market from prime time to non-linear viewing, has provided new data on time shifted and on demand viewing which gives a clear picture of this market and its potentials. Findings include: – 31 per cent of Italian […]
InMobi, the mobile advertising network, has published its first global report into multi-screen viewing behavior. The study surveyed 15,000 mobile web users across 14 markets and provides insight into the ways in which consumers engage with content across multiple screens. The report uncovers that mobile now ranks first in media consumption among mobile web users, […]
TV panel makers are betting on a high rate of growth for Ultra-High Definition (UHD) LCD TVs during the next four years. These companies expect to ship nearly 943,000 UHD LCD panels this year, up from less than 33,000 units in 2012, according to IHS. The next two years will see shipments ramp up even […]
Bringing an end to a full year of declines, global flat-panel television shipments rose slightly in the first quarter, paving the way for marginal growth in 2013, according to the “Monthly Worldwide FPD TV Shipment Data Report” from the IHS TV Systems Intelligence Service at information and analytics provider IHS. Global shipments of flat-panel televisions […]
Despite a huge desire to receive content and services through television, Smart TVs trail laptops, desktops and set-top boxes when it comes to consumers deciding how to connect to the internet through their sets, new research from YouGov shows. Results from the latest Connected TV Tracker show that half (50 per cent) of consumers like […]
Providing superfast broadband services to the whole of the European Union could be much less expensive than previously estimated. This is the key conclusion of a new report from broadband specialists Point Topic. Earlier estimates suggested the cost could be as high as €270 billion. Point Topic puts the figure at about €80 billion, with […]
Data from Kantar Media reveals that nearly one-quarter of the GB population (23 per cent) has access to four screens at home (TV, computer, smartphone and tablet) compared to only 11 per cent six months ago. As the range of media devices in the home grows, consumers are selecting their device according to the occasion. […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its latest Residential Gateway Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey. “Operators continue to morph their fixed broadband network strategies to focus not only on the size of the connection to the subscriber, but also on the services and revenue these broadband connections can deliver. Residential gateways are […]
Parks Associates has published new research showing 26 per cent of US broadband households own a smart TV and 46 per cent own at least one set-top box. Furthermore, 63 per cent of smart TV owners connect the set to the Internet, and 79 per cent of these owners use the TV to watch premium […]