Besides competitive prices, the upgrade in resolution technology is another factor driving the sales of large-size LCD TVs. WitsView estimates that the penetration rate of 4K TVs worldwide will reach 23.8 per cent this year, rising considerably from 13.7 per cent in 2015. Furthermore, the global shipments of
TV viewers worldwide are increasingly watching programmes on other screens according to research from Eurodata TV Worldwide. For example – in Canada, 60 per cent of 18 to 34 year olds watched a full TV programme online last month; In France, 6 per cent of web users aged 15 and over are watching TV programmes […]
CCS Insight’s latest mobile phones forecast indicates continued but more stable growth over the next five years. The research company expects 2.04 billion mobile phones to be sold in 2016, with smartphones providing the growth. Over the next five years CCS Insight expects smartphone sales to grow from 1.5 billion units in 2016 to 2 […]
Three million viewers aged 15 and above now watch live or catch-up TV each day and average around 1 hour and 40 minutes on a computer, tablet or smartphone. This is 200,000 people more than last year, according to a TV study by Médiamétrie. In comparison, 8 out of 10 still watch TV every day. […]
While New Zealanders increasingly use mobile devices to watch video content, 3.2 million New Zealanders aged 10+ (84 per cent) are viewing over 23 hours of broadcast TV through their TV sets across a week. In comparison, online New Zealanders spend 15 hours per week using the Internet. The latest New Zealand Multi-Screen Report by […]
Eighty-one per cent of all US smartphone users now stream video on their devices, according to data from The NPD Group’s Connected Intelligence Smartphone and Tablet Usage Report. This usage is being driven primarily by users who are 25 and younger, who spend twice as much time watching video content on YouTube and Netflix mobile […]
Research from SNL Kagan indicates that global cable operators spent 2015 taking advantage of low downstream channel prices and boosted shipments of converged cable access platforms (CCAP) to record levels. Total Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) downstream channels jumped 41 per cent for the full year to top 6 million, according to SNL […]
The popularity of streaming devices has grown significantly in the last couple of years, especially in the US. According to Dataxis, Apple TV has more than 23 million active users globally, out of these approximately 7 million are in Europe. Roku is
Consumers living in multi-media homes are asking for the simplest form of remote control to control their growing number of devices, according to a study conducted by independent market research company Trendbox, on behalf of Universal Electronics. The insightful research suggests that consumers are being overwhelmed by the number of household zappers and the complexity […]
Enhanced media and productivity drive phablet owners to buy devices with larger screens. Findings in a report from the Mobile Device UX (MDX) group at Strategy Analytics showed that the main drivers of purchasing phablet sized devices (5.5”+) are text visibility, viewing media (especially video), web browsing and productivity. However, consumers find that there are […]