Market Trends

London, UK, August 21, 2013--Covering 97 countries, the number of pay satellite TV (DBS or DTH) homes will reach 251 million by 2018, up from 178 million at end-2012 and 103 million at end-2008, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. 

Durham, NH, August 20, 2013--Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US -- representing about 94% of the market -- lost about 345,000 net additional video subscribers in 2Q 2013. In 2Q 2012 and in 2Q 2011, the multi-channel video industry lost about 325,000 subscribers.

Dallas, Tex., August 16, 2013--The global Government Cloud Market is estimated to grow from US$ 2.87 billion in 2013 to US$ 18.48 billion in 2018. This represents a Compound Annual Growth rate (CAGR) of 45.1% from 2013 to 2018. In the current scenario, government organizations are seen as the major adaptor for these cloud computing technologies, according to a new MarketsandMarkets report.

Dallas, Tex., August 8, 2013-- According to a new report from The Diffusion Group (TDG Research), Net-Connected TV User Dimensions, adult broadband users with an Internet-connected TV are twice as likely as those with non-net-connected TVs to be “highly inclined” to cancel their current pay-TV service.

Durham, NH, August 8, 2013 -- New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) finds that 86% of households nationwide subscribe to some form of multi-channel video service. While major multi-channel video providers reported a cumulative increase of less than 1% of subscribers over the past three years, penetration has slightly declined over that time due to a larger increase in the number of rental housing units. Multi-channel video penetration essentially peaked at 88% in 2010 following the digital transition, having increased from 82% in 2005.

Paris, France, August 6, 2013 – Euroconsult released today its new executive brief, Trends & Prospects for Emerging Space Programs, which benchmarks projects, development models, lessons learned and perspectives of countries starting their first or second generation satellite programs. Of the 29 countries assessed in the report, 27 have begun investing in a space program for a total value estimated at $1.8 billion in 2013, including $1.4 billion related to satellite procurement. This is 2.4 times the 2007 assessment. Our estimates show that they should keep their investment levels over the long term.

Washington, D.C., August 2, 2013--The trend toward obtaining video and audio content via the Internet, and bypassing programming offered by traditional cable and satellite providers, is advancing more quickly than previously believed because of a sea-change in the viewing habits of younger consumers, according to a study commissioned by the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Americas.

Arlington, Va., July 30, 2013-– New research released today from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ^® found that just seven percent of American TV households rely solely on an antenna for their television programming. The findings of the new study, U.S. Household Television Usage Update, are consistent with CEA’s 2010 research which found eight percent of TV households reported using an antenna only for television programming.

Scottsdale, Ariz, July 25, 2013--Worldwide digital cable set-top box (STB) unit shipments increased by 10% in 2012 and are expected to continue to increase modestly in 2013. This market continued to be led by Motorola (now part of ARRIS) who shipped more than 11 million units in 2012, acoording to Multimedia Research Group (MRG).

Panama City, Panama, July 25, 2013 – Investment in the Latin American telecoms industry grew significantly between 2008 and 2011, as key countries acknowledge that growth in this sector can improve the economy by promoting new and innovative ways of doing business.