By 2017 ABI Research expects over-the-top (OTT) revenue to quadruple to $32 billion, up from the expected $8.2 billion in 2012. Subscription services, like Netflix, have led the OTT markets the past couple of years, which has helped push the market towards healthy growth. By 2014, however, ABI Research expects OTT rentals to surpass subscription revenues.

CASBAA has released its annual estimate of Asia Pacific Multichannel TV homes, reinforcing the overall healthy state of the market. “Now with 446 million multichannel homes and a 57% penetration of all TV homes, the Asia Pacific remains a global engine room for the multichannel TV sector. Even as the rest of the world worries about overall economic indicators, the Asia pay-TV market remains in robust health,” said Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, CASBAA.

What the data also says:

With consumers all over the world facing continued economic uncertainty, global TV demand is expected to be flat in 2013, after shipments of all TV types declined by more than 4% in 2012, to 237M, according to the latest results from the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report.

New research from Parks Associates shows telcos are leveraging their fiber-based broadband offerings to attract new customers. Among the findings include: satellite's share of the pay-TV market will drop to 30% by 2017. Cable's share will fall to 52%, and IPTV's will rise to 18%. Cable subscription figures will decline from 60.7 million in 2011 to 56.1 million in 2017. The number of U.S. IPTV subscribers will rise from 8.8 million in 2011 to 18.6 million in 2017.

Smart TVs are moving from a novelty to mainstream, with shipments expected to grow 15% worldwide in 2012. With the shift, regional preferences and TV consumption habits are changing, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Smart TV Shipment and Forecast Report.

The Indian TV market has seen significant transitions in last one decade. The market which was once dominated by CRT TV, shifted towards plasma TV then LCD TVs and is now evolving towards LED TVs. Consumer's demand for multi-functional services, on-going TV network digitization and increasing internet penetration is helping smart TV market to grow in India, according to a ne Research and Markets report entitled " "India Smart TV Market (2012-2017): Market Forecast by, Display Size, Technology (2D & 3D) and Insights by Apps & Specifications."

According to the latest figures published by the Broadband Forum and prepared by broadband industry analysts Point Topic, broadband subscriptions have soared to over 624 million, presenting a huge opportunity for the future of the connected home.  With more than 15 million new IPTV subscribers added over the past year, it is clear that broadband multiplay is gaining momentum.

Source: Point Topic

The  Set-Top Box (STB) market in India, which has been largely driven by DTH services, is all set to witness significant growth in consumption as digitization proceeds further for in India, according to a new Research and Markets report entitled:  "Set-Top Box Market in India 2012."

With free turn-by-turn navigation available on all major smartphone OS’, ABI Research is finding a combination of other application segments and advertising will help to sustain a healthy LBS market.  Of the emerging areas, the GPS-enabled health and fitness market continues to grow strongly with application downloads expected to break the 100m mark in 2012.

The UK's broadband infrastructure is characterized by excellent cross-platform competition, with comprehensive DSL complemented by cable networks which reach about half of all households. The DSL network has been upgraded during the last few years as a result of BT's migration to its new 21CN. Virgin Media has emerged as the best provider in terms of realised speeds - the company has rolled out a 120Mb/s service across much of its footprint, with a program during 2012 to double broadband speeds to customers.