A survey carried out by Galaxy Research for networking hardware vendor Netgear has found that Australians own a lot of Internet-enabled devices that they don’t bother to put online. The report shows that there are almost 70 million Internet-enabled devices in Australian homes, but nearly 19 million aren’t connected. Game consoles are amongst the most […]
In-Stat research forecasts that the number of Blu-ray player units shipped will reach 105 million in 2015. “DVD players and recorder shipments will decline over the next five years for most regions. By 2015, DVD recorders will be essentially phased out entirely, with only negligible shipments to Japan,” says Norm Bogen, VP Digital Entertainment. “Blu-ray […]
Parks Associates has released findings from a new multi-country consumer study showing 15-30 per cent of broadband households in North America and Western Europe are interested in a TV Everywhere solution. The research firm’s analysts say as multi-screen solutions and streaming options become available to more consumers, these services will be valuable in retaining and […]
According to research firm In-Stat, as a whole, the set-top box market can be categorised as a mature one. That is to say, it has reached a state of equilibrium or at least the absence of significant growth. That’s not to say, however, that there aren’t segments of the business that are innovating and growing […]
Following the sales boom of TV sets last year in Spain as a result of the analogue switch-off in April 2010 and the World Cup, the electronic industry is now reporting a huge decline in the sales of new TV devices of around 30 per cent in the first half of the year. Until June, […]
Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its second quarter 2011 (2Q11) Cable, Satellite, IPTV, and OTT STBs and Subscribers market share and forecast report. “The overall set-top box market held steady in the second quarter of 2011, with pockets of growth evident in all regions, particularly Central and Latin America. Pure IP STBs remain a […]
Survey results from ABI Research suggest HbbTV is having an impact on consumer demand for connected TVs. In Germany and France, where HbbTV has the greatest traction, connected TVs enjoyed healthy support. In France, connected TV penetration was highest amongst the surveyed countries – 22 per cent of respondents who have a home network. In […]
Australians are embracing the move to digital television with an average of 82 per cent of households across the nation already converted to digital TV, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has said. Darwin has the highest conversion rate so far of 89 per cent at the end of […]
The first six months of this year were not good for sales of consumer electronics devices, according to the latest report from researchers GfK. It says the sector suffered a “significant deterioration” with sales in Western Europe declining by 11.3 percent compared with the same period in 2010. The numbers come out ahead of the […]
In-Stat research reports that 50 per cent of tablet owners are viewing not only feature-length movies on their device, but TV shows as well; an important revelation to both content producers and providers alike. Tablet and smartphones are not only becoming vital new screens for video consumption, but are also functioning as personal interaction devices […]