Research and Markets  has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Global IP Video Network Management Market" to their offering. IP video network management is the process of ensuring the overall efficiency of video transmission over IP at the head-end, through the transport stream, and at edge of the network using monitoring products such as probes, analyzers, and data-mining solutions. This study focuses on the broadcast, cable, IPTV, and enterprise segments.

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of residential TVs, connected to the Internet via different platforms such asBlu-ray players, set-top boxes and consoles, and also via built in wireless or Ethernet connectivity, will reach almost 650 million by 2017.

The report finds that Smart TVs are becoming mainstream amongst consumers, similar to smartphone and tablet adoption. Even though the replacement cycle of TVs are longer than for, say smartphones, the report forecasts strong growth over the forecast period.

The number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 165 million by end-2017, up from 51 million at end-2011 and from only 7.5 million at end-2007, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Global IPTV Forecasts report estimates that China will supply 77 million (47%) of the 2017 total, up from only 14 million (28%) in 2011 and only 350,000 (5%) at end-2007.

The Asia-Pacific mobile broadband industry had total revenues of $119.8 billion in 201 representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.2% between 2007 and 2011 accoridng to a new Research and Markets report entitled "Mobile Broadband in Asia-Pacific."

New market research from Parks Associates finds the percentages of U.S. smart-TV owners who use this Internet-connected device to watch online video increased by over 30% in six months.

NSR's newly released Wireless Backhaul via Satellite, 6th Edition finds a dramatic long term shift from legacy SCPC and TDMA systems to High Throughput Satellites (HTS) and O3b. The market shift brings threats, as well as opportunities, for market players involved in space segment capacity and end-to-end services along with companies in the equipment segment. The global satellite backhaul market is expected to reach $2.3 billion in 2021, growing almost three-fold from today’s $800 million annual revenue base.

Based on forecasts for 80 countries, the number of digital TV homes will double between 2011 and 2017 to 1,323 million. The Digital TV World Household Forecasts report estimates that global digital penetration will climb from 48.6% at end-2011 to 86.7% by 2017.

A jump in cable and satellite set-top box shipments in Asia-Pacific markets is being driven by cable digitization in India and China, as well as China’s rollout of digital satellite boxes to its rural households. “Digital transitions are bringing consumers access to hundreds of international channels and a few HD services for the first time. Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe’s growth in set-top box units will outstrip those of the rest of the world in the next 5 years,” according to Sam Rosen, practice director of TV & video at ABI Research.

The US mobile broadband industry had total revenues of $50 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.6% between 2007 and 2011. The performance of the industry is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 27.4% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $167.7 billion by the end of 2016, according to a new Research and Markets report entitled "Mobile Broadband in the United States."

Based on forecasts for 80 countries, the number of digital TV homes will double between 2011 and 2017 to 1,323 million, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV World Household Forecasts report estimates that global digital penetration will climb from 48.6% at end-2011 to 86.7% by 2017.