Market Trends

London, UK, October 18, 2011--Global mobile video traffic will account for more than 60% of global mobile data traffic by 2016, according to a new report entitled Mobile TV & Video: Market Drivers and Challenges Report 2011-2016 by Visiongain. The global mobile video market will increase at a CAGR of 28% with revenues reaching $22.5 billion by 2016."

Dublin, Ireland, October 17, 2011-Growth continues in the IP set top box market as boxes will be used by pay-TV providers other than telco TV operators. New telco TV subscribers and replacement cycles are other growth drivers, according to a new report by Research and Markets entitled "Worldwide IP Set Top Boxes." This PowerPoint report provides five-year unit shipment, revenue, ASP, HD, HD DVR, and bill of material forecasts for IP set top boxes. Worldwide market share data for 2009 and 2010 is also included.

Middlesex, UK, October 13, 2011-Global online TV and video revenues will reach $21.52 billion in 2016, a massive increase from the $3.48 billion recorded in 2010, according to the Online TV and Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research.

Mumbai, India, October 14, 2011-- Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., a knowledge consulting solutions company, announces the launch of its report Satellite Navigation Market in China 2011. The increase in demand for navigation services from a wide spectrum of consumer segments such as automobile and telecom industry is expected to drive the market.

Scottsdale, Ariz., October 3, 2011--Over the past year there has been significant growth in both the usage rates of in-flight broadband and number of planes deployed. With new providers now entering the market, growth is sure to continue in the coming year. Additionally, what has been a US-centric market began to see an expansion of borders with deployments in Europe growing over the past year and new activity in the Middle East. Research firm  In-Stat forecasts that in-flight Wi-Fi revenues will surpass the $1.5 billion mark in 2015.

New York, NY, September 27, 2011--The number of Asian TV households in the U.S. for the 2011-2012 TV season will grow 9.6 percent (over 400,000 homes) compared to last year, according to Nielsen. Hispanic or Latino TV households will increase 4.6 percent (over 600,000). The TV Universe Estimate for the 2011-2012 season marks the first integration of the 2010 Census counts and adjusted TV penetrations, introducing a number of shifts nationally and within local markets.

Montpellier, France, September 12, 2011--Internet-ready device sales expected to more than double between 2011 and 2015 according to the third edition of its “Digital home and connectable devices” market report which provides readers with a detailed inventory of the internet-ready device market: TVs, set-top boxes, digital media boxes, computers, portable media players, etc. It also includes market figures up to 2015, along with a series of case studies that provide the foundation for a strategic analysis of the issues facing industry players, and innovative applications that will help consolidate the digital home.

St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada,  September 7, 2011--Research firm Hot Telecom announced the publication of the 5th release of the 'Global Telecom Market Status and Forecast' report.  The 83-page report reviews the world telecom market, its trends and drivers, and includes brand new current analysis and 5-year projections of revenues, number of subscribers, penetration, growth, region-by-region for the fixed, mobile, Internet and broadband sectors.

Stockholm, Sweden, September 5, 2011--Ericsson ConsumerLab has released the results of its annual study “TV & Video Consumer Trend Report 2011,” showing that people are spending slightly less time watching scheduled broadcast TV, and that they are spending more time watching streamed on-demand TV online. More than 44 (38) percent of the respondents reported watching internet-based on-demand TV more than once per week, while about 80 percent watch broadcast TV more than once per week.