Emerging markets will experience TV set shipment growth through 2015, which will offset a weakening TV market in developed regions. Global market research firm IMS Research has updated its Television Shipment Database and Forecast with new information regarding TV set shipments split by technology, screen size, and feature in addition to TV households split by […]
Operators around the globe are waiting for the price of next-generation Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technologies to drop before they replace existing FTTH equipment, according to a report from Infonetics Research. The next-generation FTTH technologies which currently feature prominently on operators’ shopping lists are believed to include 10G EPON, XGPON1 (asymmetric 10G PON) and WDM-PON. However, despite […]
Nearly 10 million TV sets were sold in the UK in 2010, almost all of which were HD ready. There were nearly 1 million Internet-enabled TV sales during 2010, and 125,000 sales of TVs with 3D capabilities according to Ofcom research. The UK TV industry collectively generated revenue of £11.7 billion in 2010, a 5.7 […]
Apps are increasingly popular with owners of Smart or Connected TVs, but they are only using apps they are already familiar with, according to a study carried out by the Strategy Analytics Digital Home Observatory. The research found that the most popular apps were Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Pandora and iPlayer. By contrast, usage of […]
In the latest DisplaySearch – Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report – the total global TV shipment outlook for 2011 has been reduced by about 3 per cent to 252 million units, as demand in many developed countries continues to be very soft. TV shipments in North America are only expected to grow […]
With the giant IBC broadcast technology show barely 40 days away, this report from the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) is welcome news. The IABM’s 4th edition of its Global Market Valuation and Strategy to 2015, commissioned from IHS Screen Digest, says there will be an average 6 per cent growth within the global […]
Applications have dominated the news in the smartphone and tablet worlds for some time but with the advent of ‘smart TVs’ consumers are now rapidly adopting online TV applications that are integrated into their connected TVs with. In-Stat research survey estimates that over 60 per cent of these connected households will use a TV app […]
Findings from the H1 2011 Allot MobileTrends Report suggests that mobile data bandwidth usage continued its steady rise, with 77 per cent growth during the first half of 2011 based on data collected from the service optimisation and revenue generation solutions specialist’s worldwide mobile operator customers. The report found that video streaming continued to show […]
Television technology, including digital and HD formats, time-shifted and catch-up viewing, has helped drive a global increase in television viewing, a new report has revealed. The report – Television – International Key Facts 2011 – published by IP Network, the wholly owned international advertising subsidiary of RTL Group, analyses audiences, programmes and leading trends in […]
The year 2010 continued a shift toward consumer electronics (CE) devices with networking capabilities, allowing more devices to directly connect to the Internet or to a home network. In-Stat sees a continuation of the trend, forecasting growth in CE 802.11n-enabled devices. Annual unit shipments will increase from 53 million in 2010 to almost 300 million […]