Market Trends

London, UK, September 11, 2014--The number of households watching online TV and video (over fixed broadband  networks and across 51 countries) will reach 706.53 million in 2020, up from 196.90  million in 2010 and the 374.43 million expected in 2014, according to a new report  from Digital TV Research. 

Luxembourg, September 9, 2014 – Since it was first announced, 4K Ultra High Definition Television (4K UHDTV) has been met with both excitement and skepticism within and outside of the media industry. According to new research from satellite operator Intelsat , 4K UHDTV will be main stream within 10 years.

Paris, France, September 4, 2014 - According to Euroconsult's newly released research report, Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2023, the FSS sector had revenue growth of about 2.2% in 2013, a significant slowdown compared to that of the past several years. But the sector is currently in an investment phase, a condition necessary for new growth which is seen on the horizon. The industry must address multiple challenges in the coming years to facilitate new growth, both in mature and emerging regions.

Stockholm, Sweden, September 4, 2014--The latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, which launches today, has found that streaming video is now almost level with traditional TV watching, with 75 percent of consumers watching streamed content several times a week, compared to 77 percent who watch scheduled broadcast TV programming several times a week.

New York City, September 3, 2014–The World Teleport Association (WTA) has opened its global email survey for the Top Operators of 2014 rankings. The Top Operator rankings, published annually by WTA since 2004, are the world's only rankings of top teleport operating companies serving media, data and voice markets.

Santa Clara, Calif., September 1, 2014— More 4K ultra-HD (UHD) TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than shipped all year in 2013. According to the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, 2.1 million sets were shipped in Q2, compared to 1.6 million in 2013. Brands introduced their 2014 model ranges in Q2, with a clear focus on 4K as the “must-have” consumer feature for high-end television viewing.

London, UK, August 29, 2014--Reportbuyer.com has added two new market research reports on the African broadband market.  The first is entitled "Africa - Internet and Fixed Broadband Market" and the other is called "Africa - Mobile Broadband Market." "The reports highlight improved international connectivity reducing internet access pricing for consumers across the continent.

London, UK, August 27, 2014--The number of European homes paying a monthly subscription to receive SVOD  [subscription video on demand] packages will climb from 1.78 million in 2010 (0.6%  of TV households) to 17.99 million by end-2014 (6.4%) and onto 59.41 million in  2020 (20.7%), according to a new report from Digital TV Research.

London, UK, August 21, 2014--Point Topic has published 40 brand new reports looking at the state of fixed broadband on a country-by-country basis.  The reports focus on the number of subscribers, year-on-year growth, population penetration and ISP market shares within each country.

Amman, Jordan, August 20, 2014-- In a new research report, the Arab Advisors Group analyzed the cellular landscape of ten Sub-Saharan African markets. The research report focuses on the cellular markets of Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The cellular adoption in the aforementioned markets grew at an outstanding CAGR of 21% between 2009 and 2013. The Arab Advisors Group projects the upcoming growth in cellular adoption to continue to grow at a CAGR of 9% between 2014 and 2018.