Public service broadcasters (PSBs) still account for more than half of broadcast TV viewing, Ofcom has found, and around three in four viewers are satisfied with their services. Investment by PSBs in
Futuresource Consulting has published its latest worldwide digital media adaptor (DMA) report to provide an insight into the media streaming device market. 2015 saw shipments of 42 million DMAs, growing over 15 per cent year-on-year and representing a trade value of $1.9 billion (€1.7bn). 2020 is expected to see shipments of these dedicated video streaming […]
Futuresource Consulting has announced the latest results from its worldwide audio equipment tracking service, which states that in 2015, worldwide demand for home audio products grew by 24 per cent to 88.2 million units, whilst trade value remained stable at $9.8 billion. Shipments were slightly higher than forecasts outlined in the previous Dec 2015 report, […]
Content delivery network (CDN) specialist Akamai’s First Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet Report, which provides key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption metrics, notable Internet disruptions, IPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 implementation, reveals that global average connection speed increased 12 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2015 to 6.3 Mbps, a 23 […]
An important milestone was passed in early 2016: more than half of TV sets shipped globally in first quarter 2016 were smart TVs. The acceleration in the uptake of internet-connected TVs was led by China, where four out of five TV sets shipped with smart functionality. Meanwhile, despite a seasonally quiet quarter, 56 per cent […]
Content delivery networks more important than ever – especially during the European Championship Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery, has noted the increasing importance of content delivery networks (CDNs) for people watching sporting events on the Internet. As the digital trade association Bitkom has found, almost a quarter (23 per cent) of […]
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has released statistical and financial information on Canadian specialty TV services (pay-TV, VoD, PPV) for the broadcast year ending August 31st 2015. In 2015, the pace of growth for these services slowed as their total revenues increased by 0.5 per cent, or $19 million, to $4.3 billion. Revenue growth […]
Demand in the Chinese market for TVs with screen sizes 55-inches and larger remains strong, as sharply declining prices in the category fuel consumer upgrade activity. With many new Chinese TV brands offering steep discounts, shipments of big-screen TVs in China increased nearly 80 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the […]
According to a research study released by Technavio, the global cloud direct video recorder (DVR) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 30 per cent until 2020. “With the growing prominence of IPTV, an increasing number of households will
The UK this year will buy about 1.70 million Ultra HD sets, which is well ahead of last year’s total of 963,000. But the total number of TV sets bought will be much the same as 2015. This year will see 6.1 million displays bought (including Full HD and HD Ready units), compared with 6.08 […]