US based IMS Research forecasts relatively strong growth in 2010 for some consumer electronics goods, particularly smartphones, portable media players, set-top boxes, LCD televisions and refrigeration appliances. They are expected to significantly contribute to global CE revenues of $406 billion (€296.3 billion) this year.
European HD channels to triple by 2013
March 11, 2010 09.17 Europe/London By
DVB World 2010 – Lisbon: The number of HD channels is expected to increase threefold by 2013, according to satellite operator SES.
YouTube viewer sees more than 93 videos
March 10, 2010 09.11 Europe/London By
Video viewers at YouTube.com watched 93 videos on average during the month January, representing an increase of 50% versus a year earlier. Nearly 173 million US internet users watched online video during the month, according to the comScore Video Metrix.
Consumers want pay-TV and OTT video
March 10, 2010 07.19 Europe/London By
US consumers want their internet TV, according to market research firm In-Stat. Already, 26% of respondents report viewing internet TV more than once per week. However, rather than a substitute for traditional pay-TV services, consumers want their Over-the-Top (OTT) internet video to compliment their traditional TV offerings.
BitTorrent’s Oscar goes to…. District 9
March 9, 2010 08.47 Europe/London By
The Torrent Freak website has said that if every (illegal) download on BitTorrent counted as a vote, District 9 would be crowned the winner with 12,639,000 downloads, closely followed by Avatar with 11,326,000 copies.
Traditional TV securing OTT presence
March 8, 2010 18.13 Europe/London By
Digital TV revenues outstrip analogue
March 3, 2010 09.50 Europe/London By
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. The annual Cable Congress opened today on a highly positive note with an overall revenue growth of 3%, €17.9 billion up from €17.4 billion in 2008.
People want to pay for online content – maybe
March 1, 2010 20.01 Europe/London By
Bmcoforum claims mobile TV progress
March 1, 2010 10.13 Europe/London By
More countries have started commercial mobile broadcast TV services in 2009 or laid the basics for market offers in 2010, according to the bmcoforum.
Growing interest for OTT and Connected TV
February 22, 2010 16.22 Europe/London By
Nearly 37% of broadband households in North America are extremely or very interested in viewing over-the-top video content on the home TV, according to market research firm, In-Stat.
