The pay-TV industry will start to see success in advanced TV advertising beginning mid-2010, with US revenues topping $130 million (€87m) by the year-end, according to research by Parks Associates.
UK and France lead with hybrid IPTV set-tops
Nearly 13% of total worldwide IPTV set-top box shipments in 2008 were operator deployed hybrid sets combining IPTV and digital terrestrial reception. Of the 1.6 million IPTV + DTT STBs […]
Google sites reach over 10 billion video views
A record 161 million US internet users watched online video in August. Together they watched more than 25 billion videos, Google taking the lion’s share with more than 10 billion, […]
France: 70.3% have digital
During the first quarter, 70.3% of all French households have at least one digital receiver, for cable, IPTV, satellite or DTT, according to research published by media authority CSA.
DTH set to grow to 200 million by 2018
The global DTH market is poised for growth, with the subscriber total likely to pass the 200 million mark by 2018, according to the research firm NSR.
TV experts predict hybrid revolution
Mipcom 2009 – Cannes. Over-the-Top TV is set to break the dominance of the traditional broadcast business model, according to an international content trend survey by Global Media Consult.
Number of news channels explodes
Mipcom 2009 – Cannes. The number of news channels in Europe has doubled since 2005 thanks to an increase in distribution networks and the digitisation of networks, according to research […]
IPTV: 40.1 million subs by 2014
The US-based IMS Research forecasts 40.1 million TV households will be subscribers of tier 1 telco IPTV services by the end of 2014.
Skylink rings in the changes
The pre-pay DTH platform Skylink has announced a number of important changes to its services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia that come into effect today (October 1).
Consumers want 3D – only if it’s free
Consumers are interested in receiving 3D in the home, according to research from In-Stat. Those who have seen three or more 3D movies in the theatre are more interested than […]