Market Trends

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.

London, UK, August 14, 2013--Based on forecasts for 97 countries, on-demand TV revenues from movies and TV  programs (and excluding revenues from other sources such as sports and adult and  also excluding SVOD packages and online TV & video (OTT)) will reach US$ 6.0 billion  in 2018, up by 44% from $4.2 billion in 2012 according to new research from Digital TV Research.

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.

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.

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).

London, UK, July  24, 2013--Covering 97 countries, the number of homes receiving DTT signals will more than  double between 2013 and 2018 – by reaching 553 million, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital Terrestrial TV Forecasts report expects  the number of primary DTT homes (those not subscribing to cable, IPTV or satellite  TV and using DTT on their main set) will also double over the same period – to 380  million in 2018.

Amman, Jordan, July 23, 2013--The Arab Advisors Group released the results of its Cellular Competition Intensity Index 2013 in July 2013. The index ranks Saudi Arabia as the most competitive Arab cellular market for the third consecutive year. Jordan came in second, followed by Palestine.

Dunstable, UK, July 19, 2013--Latest research from Futuresource predicts that global 4KTV shipments will grow from just 62,000 units last year to 780,000 in 2013 and 22 million units in 2017. The reports adds that the local  4K content and increased consumer awareness will help boost sales from 2015 onwards.

London, UK – July 18, 2013 – In the second half of 2012, the number of cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) connections reported by China Mobile had increased by nearly 5.5 million. That’s as many as the UK had in total at the end of last year. This outstanding growth has helped to propel China forward to become the single largest national market in terms of connections, having now overtaken the US.

El Segundo, Calif., July 12, 2013—Despite the pay-TV industry’s increasing focus on delivering services to alternative devices like PCs, smartphones and tablets, its traditional flagship platform-- the set-top box (STB)—continues to thrive, with market shipments set to hit record highs in 2013, 2014 and 2015, according to the latest IHS Set-Top Box Monitor report.