People will watch TV and video content on more and more devices as TV everywhere takes off.
In the US pay-TV services have peaked
While residential broadband penetration will soon top 100 million US households, legacy pay-TV subscription services have peaked and are in decline.
Non-linear video outpaces linear viewing
New research from Parks Associates shows the average US broadband household now watches more than 17 hours of non-linear video per week, compared to 11.5 hours of linear video.
HD and sports boost global pay-TV market
The worldwide pay-TV market is expected to surpass 920 million subscribers by the end of 2014, according to ABI Research.
64% of US broadband homes have connected CE
64% of US broadband households have an internet-connected CE and 55% have an OTT service subscription, according to Parks Associates.
Set-top box market hits $4.8 billion
Set-top box market hits $4.8 billion 2Q14, but the market is seeing “mixed signals”, according to Infonetics Research.
TiVo reports dramatic rise in multitasking when watching TV
New research from Tivo indicates a dramatic increase in multitasking during TV viewing: over half of the 856 survey respondents reported multitasking every time or almost every time they watch […]
Adoption of STBs varies significantly across Europe
Adoption of set-top boxes varies significantly across Europe, where 55% of UK broadband households have a set-top, compared to 36% in Spain and 20% in Germany.
Amazon Prime Instant Video subs also buy and rent
37% of US broadband households regularly use transactional services for OTT video, such as online video rentals and downloads, according to Parks Associates.
Fast growth for video infrastructure software market
Client software is the fastest growing software category within the video infrastructure software market, followed by headend software, according to Synergy Research Group.