Market Trends

January 20, 2012, Bedfordshire, UK--With forecasts exceeding 80% of units shipped by 2015, connected TVs are expected to lead the way in global TV shipments escalating from 27% in 2011, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting. On a regional level, Japan leads the way in the adoption of connected TVs, with 59% of shipments in 2011 integrating IP connectivity as standard. Penetration in the USA and China hit 29%, however Europe is behind the curve with 24% of TV sales being connected.

Scottsdale, Ariz., January 18, 2012--The popularity of over-the-top video has created a demand for Wi-Fi in the entertainment cluster of home living rooms. Increasingly, home video entertainment devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, and all versions of set top boxes (STBs) are coming to the market Wi-Fi-connected, so the devices can connect to the web and to each other. NewIn-Stat (www.in-stat.com) research shows that the evolution of the home network will drive the number of in-home video WLAN-enabled video devices to approach 600 million in 2015.

El Segundo, Calif., January 5, 2012--Driven by rising demand for fast Internet access, particularly from China and other developing regions, the global broadband subscriber base is set to grow by nearly 60 percent in the coming years, with about 350 million new consumers projected to come online from 2011 to 2015. The number of broadband subscribers worldwide will amount to 949 million by 2015, up 58 percent from 600 million in 2011, according to an IHS iSuppli Broadband & Digitally Connected Home Market Tracker report from information and analysis provider IHS. This year, broadband subscribers will reach 676 million, up 13 percent from 2011.

Durham, North Carolina, January 4, 2012--January 4, 2012 -- New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that 69% of households in the United States have at least one high definition television (HDTV) set -- up from 17% in 2006. Over the past five years, 52% of US households adopted HDTV.

Middlesex, UK, December 21, 2011--Global TV advertising grew by 3.5% in 2011 to $154 billion, despite the Eurozone crisis (which hit Spain, Greece, Ireland and many Eastern European territories the hardest), natural disasters (Japan, Thailand, the Philippines and Turkey) and the Arab Spring revolts. In contrast, economic booms in Latin America and Asia Pacific led to significant growth, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.

Singapore, December 20, 2011--The worldwide pay-TV market will continue to grow to generate service revenues of $236 billion by the end of next year. Cable TV operators continue to face increasing competition from IPTV and over-the-top (OTT) services. Increasing broadband penetration and the growing number of people using Internet-connected devices are supporting subscriber growth in IPTV and OTT services.

Boston, Mass., December 9, 2011--Global consumer spend on online video has exploded in 2011, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, “Global OTT Video Forecast: Q4 2011.” Global online video spend will soar to $3.5 billion in 2011.