The number of global IPTV subscribers will grow from 53 million at the end of 2011 to 105.1 million in 2015, a compound annual growth rate of 18.7%, according to a new Research and Markets report entitled  "IPTV Global Forecast: 2011 to 2015 Report."

The February 2012 IPTV Global Forecast - 2011 to 2015 is the latest revision of the earlier edition published by MRG, Inc. in August 2011. It incorporates the most recent information on current IPTV deployments around the world, as well a forecast for IPTV subscribers, service revenue, and system revenue from 2011 to 2015.

The relentless march toward digital media technology has driven the evolution of consumer electronics from specialized electronic devices to multipurpose, networked computing devices. The advent of “smart CE devices” is having a profound effect on the digital multimedia home. New NPD In-Stat  research forecasts that smart CE device unit shipments will surpass 92 million in 2016.

The Global Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) market wiill grow at A CAGR Of 9.33 percent over the 2012-2014 period according to a new Research and Markets report entitled ""Global Mobile Satellite Services Market 2011-2014."    One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is demand of data services. The Global MSS market has also been witnessing increasing investment in satellite programs. However, the migration of subscribers to other services and decreasing profit could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

The new IPTV forecast from MRG, Inc. indicates that the number of global IPTV subscribers will grow from 53 million in 2011 to 105.1 million in 2015, a CAGR of 18.7%.The service revenue for the global IPTV market was US$21.8 billion in 2011 and is projected to grow to US$45.3 billion in 2015, a CAGR of 20%. By 2015, Europe and North America will continue to generate a larger share of the global revenue.

IDATE estimates the market for OTT video services will be EUR 3.4 billion in 2015, with the following geographic breakdown: United States: 40%; Europe: 24%, Rest of the world: 36%. This was one of the findings of IDATE's recent report “Hybrid TV Prospects, Impacts of Connected TV”. This study aims to position the hybrid solutions in this new context and to measure their impact on the "big" TV markets.

Mobile video exceeded 50 percent of global internet trafficfor the first time in 2011 according to the latest The Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update.  Global mobile data traffic grew 2.3-fold in 2011, more than doubling for the fourth year in a row. The 2011 mobile data traffic growth rate was higher than anticipated. Last year's forecast projected that the growth rate would be 131 percent. This year's estimate is that global mobile data traffic grew 133 percent in 2011. Among its findings include:

The in-flight Wi-Fi market has emerged to offer customers the same benefits of broadband connectivity that they enjoy on the ground. While the market has been in development for over a decade, in-flight Wi-Fi has only recently taken off. Deployments of Wi-Fi onboard airplanes have gained strength over the last few years, with availability reaching critical mass on some airlines. New research from  In-Stat  forecasts that in-flight Wi-Fi broadband deployments will surpass 6,100 planes worldwide in 2015.

A new study released  by Telsyte confirms the rise of subscription TV over broadband with more than 300,000 Australian homes now accessing an IPTV service. This equates to around one in ten subscription TV services currently delivered over broadband.Telsyte forecasts that by 2015, over one third of all subscription TV services will be provided over broadband.

Growth in the global satellite market is expected to be driven by opportunities in the satellite services market, particularly satellite television and satellite broadband services. Continued demand from government and other mission critical application sectors such as communications, broadcasting, air traffic management, and security, also augurs well for the future of this market, according to a new report from Globnal Industry Analysts.

Global research among 927 satellite professionals by Skybrokers International shows that only 7% prefer 'only new' and 32% primarily new equipment. The majority prefers 'only used' 18% and primarily used (43%) equipment. According to Walter van der Plas, CEO of Skybrokers, the research shows that satellite professionals are cutting costs by trimming their purchasing budgets in order to survive a declining market.