Market Trends

London, August 23, 2011--Research firm STL  just released a new report on the UK TV market entitled: "Connected TV: Forecasts and Winners/Losers." While it is difficult to generalise with TV markets across the globe as the markets are fundamentally different in structure, especially with key variables such as PayTV penetration, state broadcaster involvement and fast broadband penetration varying widely, the comprehensive range of players and highly competitive nature of the UK market makes it a useful benchmark for many key global trends, according to the report.

Scottsdale, Ariz., August 16, 2011 - The implementation of 3D on mobile devices is still in its infancy and requires a much more advanced technical solution for both viewing 3D and capturing 3D. However, the tremendous size of the mobile market is driving the industry to overcome some of the current limitations. 3D displays are still evolving, while image sensors are benefiting from a TAM that is likely to triple by 2015, and the processing solutions are already on a roadmap that will support the increasing demands of 3D. New research from In-Stat  forecasts that the total number of 3D mobile devices will surpass 148 million units in 2015.

London, UK, August 10, 2011 – Slightly fewer than half of UK households today are “multiplay,” meaning that they take more than one entertainment or communication service from the same provider. A new report by analyst firm Strategy Analytics says that this number will grow to 67 percent by 2016. While most bundles today are “double play,” comprising two services, “triple” and “quad play” bundles will become increasingly popular over the next five years.

London, August 5, 2011--The personal entertainment experience has embarked on a significant shift now that on-demand delivery of video is widely available worldwide and to an increasing number of connected devices. IMS Research forecasts that in 2016, over-the-top (OTT) video services will generate $16.4 billion in 2016 and video-on-demand (VOD) services from pay-TV operators will generate another $14.7 billion, for a combined $31.1 billion in on-demand revenues.

Hampshire, UK , July  13, 2011-- A new report from Juniper Research has found that annual revenues derived from mobile cloud based enterprise services are expected to reach $39 billion by 2016 as mobile network operators increasingly offer corporate clients an array of unified communications suites.

London, July 12, 2011-Digital TV Research forecasts that the number of pay DTH homes will be 195 million across 73 countries by end-2016, up from 139 million at end-2010. The Satellite TV Forecasts report estimates that penetration was 10.3% of TV households at end-2010, and will reach 13.1% by 2016. India will lead the sector with 45 million pay DTH homes in 2016, followed by the US with 36 million. However, penetration will be highest in South Africa (47%) and Ireland (41%).

Scottsdale, Ariz, July 11, 2011--Worldwide set top box revenue, as a whole, will decline slightly in 2011 over 2010, with Latin America and Middle East/Africa the only regions showing any increase in shipments. However, despite the general maturation of the market, IP set top box shipments are forecast to increase by over 1 million units in 2011 according to In-Stat.

Dublin, Ireland, July 7, 2011--Operators are poised to invest in higher speed and capacity networks to maintain their competitive position in the Netherlands, as new players and additional network licensees are expected to stimulate this mature market, according to a new report:  "Netherlands: New Mobile Players and Spectrum Auctions Enliven a Mature Market"  offers a precise profile of the country's telecommunications, media and technology sectors based on proprietary data from Pyramid's research in the market.