The TV set market experienced a slight decrease in shipments during 2011 when compared to 2010, and forecasts the biggest drop in TV set unit shipments will occur in 2012, according to IMS Research.
German satellite TV market accelerates
The end of an era is approaching in Germany as on April 30, all analogue satellite TV broadcasts on the Astra satellite will terminate.
Pay-TV competition to focus on lower tiers
The low pay segment could become the key battleground for pay-TV over the next few years.
25% of US video viewing on ‘other platforms’
25% of all video viewing in US broadband households now occurs on platforms other than the television, such as PCs, smartphones, and tablets, according to Parks Associates research.
Costs of pay-TV continues to increase in US
The average pay-TV bill might reach $123 by the year 2015 and $200 by 2020, according to market research company NPD Group.
Digital TV conversion slows in Western Europe
Western Europe will not reach full digital TV penetration until 2017, despite penetration being as high as 85% by end-2011, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
US connected TVs reach 38%
In the US, 38% of all households have at least one television set connected to the internet, according to research from Leichtman Research Group.
Second screen usage becoming the norm
Watching TV while using a tablet or smartphone is more common than not according to a Q4 2011 Nielsen survey of connected device owners in the US, UK, Germany and Italy.
14 million IPTV subs in China
The number of IPTV users reached 14 million in China in January this year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Recession fails to halt CEE digital TV expansion
According to a new report from Digital TV Research, 2012 is a watershed year for Eastern Europe as the number of digital homes for the 15 forecast countries will exceed the analogue total for the first time.

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Digital TV Eastern Europe NEW REPORT by Simon Murray of Digital TV Research. 2012 is a watershed year for Eastern Europe as the number of digital homes for 15 forecast countries will exceed the analogue total for the first time. This electronically-delivered,150-page report comes in three parts, a PDF file and two Excel workbooks. Countries covered include Russia and Ukraine.