100 million households will actively use a hybrid service delivered to their TV set by 2016, according to US-based research firm NPD In-Stat.
Fast IPTV and broadband growth in 2011
Broadband and IPTV growth spiked to a high in 2011 with rates higher than at any time in the last five years, according to year-end figures published by the Broadband […]
Vevo and Warner most popular music channels
YouTube partner video music channels Vevo (50.8 million viewers) and Warner Music (29.9 million viewers) maintained the top two positions in February 2012, according to comScore.
Competition to boost pay-TV in ME and North Africa
The social and political turmoil that has rocked the Middle East and North Africa region has resulted in liberalisation measures that will open up the pay-TV sector. Digital TV penetration […]
2011 TV shipments fall
In 2011, worldwide TV shipments fell for the first time after six consecutive years of growth, according to NPD DisplaySearch .
Dutch digital TV homes surpass 6 mln
The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 2.7% during the fourth quarter to 6.05 million, according to Telecompaper’s quarterly Dutch television subscribers report.
Six multiscreen deployments by Euro-cablers
CABLE CONGRESS 2012 – BRUSSELS. There were five multiscreen deployments by European cable operators during 2011, bringing the total to six, said Guy Bisson, director television at IHS Screen Digest.
34.2 million UK viewers watch online TV
Online video has reached 34.2 million UK internet users, representing 80% of the country’s total internet audience, with Google sites ranking as the leading video destination with nearly 30 million […]
Netflix out-streams pay-VOD
VOD services provided by pay-TV operators should be generating significantly higher viewing and advertising revenue, according to research by TDG.
Research: US viewers embrace PVRs
Among the three major devices connected to TVs (video game consoles, PVRs and DVD players), PVRs account for the greatest percentage of Americans’ watching time, according to Nielsen Research.