Consumers increasingly prefer to view online content of their choice, at their own time on their preferred device, according to a report from NPD DisplaySearch. While the study found that desktop PCs and laptops are still the primary source for viewing online content, mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones are gaining ground. The […]
Only 11 per cent of customers who purchase a HD television do so because of its 3D capabilities, according to a J.D.Power and Associates report. The report examines satisfaction with HDTVs among customers who purchased one in the past 12 months. The report measures HDTV satisfaction across six factors (listed in order of importance): performance […]
One of the most detailed studies undertaken on connected TVs to date has found that about 30 per cent of all Internet homes have TVs connected to the Internet and that users of those TVs are generally receptive to advertisements and ad-supported business models. The results are from a survey of 736 connected TV owners […]
The rise of ‘second screening’ – the use of other screens, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets while watching TV – is a source of excitement and concern for many in the TV and technology industry according to a new report from Deloitte. Nearly a quarter of all respondents (24 per cent) use second screens. […]
UK consumers are achieving average residential broadband speeds of 9.0Mbit/s, driven by the move to new ‘superfast’ services. Ofcom’s research into fixed-line residential broadband speeds shows that, in May 2012, the average actual UK speed was 9.0Mbit/s, which is 2x times faster than the average speed of 3.6Mbit/s recorded in November 2008 when Ofcom first […]
Transformation of a relatively mature pay-TV market and a surge in OTT services are identified as two key drivers in the growth of video infrastructure sales, according to findings from market intelligence specialist Synergy Research Group. The firm’s research suggests that the video infrastructure market generated revenues of $32 billion for technology vendors in 2011, […]
Global shipments of flat panel televisions returned to growth in the second quarter, according to IHS-owned Displaybank – after a 30 per cent drop during the first three months of 2012. Worldwide shipments of flat panel televisions (LCD and plasma sets), rose to 48.9 million units in the second quarter, up 3.6 per cent from […]
Zapstreak, the mobile SDK for Android app developers, has published data that has been collected via Shortbeam, the company’s showcase app launched on Google Play in March this year. With Zapstreak’s technology embedded within a media app (video, music and images), user’s can push music streams, videos or images to a connected TV using DLNA […]
Silicon Valley-based video technology firm FreeWheel has released its Q2 2012 video monetisation report which found that consumer viewership of professional video content on smartphones, tablets, and game consoles doubled in Q2 of this year, hitting a record of more than a billion video views for the quarter [April-June]. Further, nearly 8 video ads are […]
Nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of wi-fi users in the UK are experiencing problems with their wi-fi signal, with 63 per cent suffering from slow speeds, according to new research from Ofcom-accredited comparison site Broadbandchoices.co.uk. In a study that questioned over 2,000 Brits, a further 32 per cent complained that their connection keeps dropping […]