Market Trends

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.

Scottsdale, Ariz., July 11, 2013--The pay-TV market in India is expected to reach 167 million subscribers in 2017 from 140 million in 2012, showing a 3.6% CAGR during this period, according to a new report by Multimedia Research Group (MRG). DTH, alone, is expected to reach 100 million subscribers by 2017. Following digitization, it will surpass cable TV penetration, which comprised 67% of the pay-TV market share in 2012.

Paris, France, July 10, 2013-- According to Euroconsult's newly released research report,Company Profiles: Analysis of FSS Operators, 86% of all 37 active commercial FSS operators saw revenue growth in 2012, with 13 operators reaching 10% or more. However, approximately half of the operators experienced slower revenue growth than the previous year.

London, UK, July 9, 2013 – Innovation is critical to telco survival, finds Ovum. Yet many operators miss the big picture, exaggerate the threat from over-the-top (OTT) players, and misunderstand the broader benefits of innovation. New research from the global analyst firm examined more than 3,500 new service launches since 2009, finding that telcos must compete less and collaborate more.

Hampshire, UK, July 8, 2013--A new study by Juniper Research investigating the Mobile TV & Video market has found that by 2017, revenues from streaming and download services on mobile and tablet devices will reach US$ 9.5 billion, up from US$ 4.5bn this year. This will be as a result of the maturation of the market for streaming subscription services and pay-per-title content, which will see new business models develop for smartphone and tablet users.

Wilmington, Del., July 2, 2013--NSR’s 6th installation of Global Direct-to-Home (DTH) Markets, analyzes a rapidly changing industry that is diverging from one with growth centered around North America and Western Europe to one where growth will come from the developing parts of the world.

London, UK, July 2, 2013--The number of pay TV households (analog and digital) reached 772 million by  2012, up from 585 million in 2008, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. Asia Pacific increased by 126 million – or two-thirds of the global  additions - during this period to bring its total to 433 million. North America (112 million) was the second largest region, although it only added 4 million.

Sydney, Australia, June 27, 2013-The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report reveals an increasingly connected Australian home, with 27% now having access to four screens: television, computer, smartphone and  tablet (16% a year ago).  The report, which covers the first quarter of calendar 2013, shows media consumption  patterns are evolving as households add new technologies.