Ultra-HD is making significant progress around the world (channel count up 27 per cent) in particular over the past six months, according to data from Eutelsat presented at last week’s MIPTV programming market in Cannes. Claudia Vaccarone (Eutelsat’s Director of Global Market Research) told delegates that Eutelsat was carrying about 33 per cent of the […]
Global demand for mobile phones is stalling, growing by just 0.2 per cent in 2018 to 1.95 billion, according to the latest forecast published by technology research firm CCS Insight. This assessment comes from the combination of a gloomy picture in developed markets and a more positive outlook for some emerging markets, notably in Asia-Pacific […]
Paul Gray, Research Director at IHS Markit, expects modest global sales of 8K displays initially, and with China taking the largest portion of potential interest. He says next year, despite the launch of 8K transmissions this coming December from Japan’s NHK public broadcaster, to be less than 1 million units globally. By 2020, and perhaps
There was good progress in the combined virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) market in 2017, as a growing user base invested in more content, apps and out-of-home VR entertainment, according to critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit. The global market for consumer AR and VR content and apps grew by 72 […]
Large-screen display specialist LG says its new OLED factory output should mean production volumes of some 10 million units by 2020, and if the plans work out it could even mean 20 million units. Large Display Monitor, a newsletter, quotes a report in Japan’s Nikkei that half of the company’s sales in the $2,000+ display segment […]
Paul Gray, IHS Markit’s Research Director, says that 4K sets now represent more than half of all sets shipped in North America and over two-thirds in China. Gray, speaking at MIPTV in Cannes on April 9th, and where 4K/UHD content is being extensively screened over the 4 days of the market, said that the average […]
The latest forecast published by technology research firm CCS Insight shows the worldwide market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-worn devices growing by an average of 50 per cent annually over the next five years. In 2022, a total of 121 million units will be sold, with a value of $9.9 billion. […]
Pay-TV operators worldwide are continuing to invest in advanced STBs, according to research firm Dataxis. As part of its permanent Advanced STB tracker, Dataxis analysed the details of more than 240 deals made by operators worldwide in the last three years. In terms of figures, APAC and Europe are by far the leaders compared to […]
Analyst firm CCS Insight has raised its near-term forecast for global 5G connections following impressive progress made by the industry over the past six months. This headway has been accelerated by agreement on standards, trials, deployment of chipsets and infrastructure, and operator commitments to the technology. A significant milestone was the ratification of the non-standalone […]
A research paper – Netflix: A Clash of Heart vs. Mind – from analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN) dissects the current value of Netflix and states that the MN team is finding Netflix the single most frustrating stock to cover. “We have continually failed to remember what makes great growth stocks and instead have ‘wasted’ our time analysing […]