Market Trends

Global TV Advertising to Grow by $60 Billion

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.

Worldwide Pay-TV Revenue on the Rise, to Reach $236 Billion at the End of 2012

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.

Global Online Video Spend to Hit $3.5b in 2011

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.

Online Video to Double in Revenues by 2015

Scottsdale, Ariz., December 5, 2011-Internet-enabled TV devices, including Smart TVs, connected Blu-Ray players, game consoles, and streaming media players continue to grow their footprint within consumers’ homes. Already about 17 million US households currently own a connected TV, and ownership of streaming media players has nearly doubled since the end of 2010. Yet only a fraction of consumers that own an Internet-capable TV device actually connects it to the Internet to become over-the-top (OTT) video consumers. Despite this hurdle, the growing base of OTT-Video-capable US households is propelling the revenue for online video-on-demand (VoD) and electronic-sell-through (EST) to double by 2015, according to In-Stat  research.

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Global Market for GPS Navigation and Location Based Mobile Services to Rise to $15.2 Billion in 2016

Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 21, 2011--The global market for GPS Navigation and Location Based Mobile Services to rise to $15.2 Billion in 2016, a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 22.7% according to IE Market Research Corporation (IEMR) report,  Global GPS Navigation and Location Based Services Market Forecast, 2008 - 2016.

Worldwide Demand for C- and Ku-band Satellite Transponders (36-MHz TPEs) to Reach 7,840 by 2017

San Jose, Calif., November 14, 2011--Despite being volatile in nature to an extent, the satellite industry, with its solid base, is slated to have strong growth potential, considering the fact that it forms an essential element in meeting major telecommunications service requirements. Technological advancements during the last few years greatly enhanced the compression technology. Enhanced compression technologies and digitalization have resulted in transmission of more content on each transponder, thereby restraining transponder demand, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

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50% of Consumers Using Second Screen When Watching Television

Dunstable, UK, November 11, 2011- Nearly 50% of consumers are using another electronic device while watching TV at home, according to findings from a new wave of 'Living with Digital' consumer research carried out by Futuresource Consulting.

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The Worldwide Consumer OTT Video market Reached almost US$ 8 Billion in 2010

Montpellier, France, November 8, 2011--IDATE has released recently its report "Online Video: Uses, Markets, delivery technologies/CDN” which spotlights both the online consumer and video delivery market with a segmentation of key services and key metrics on usage. It analyzes revenue models (ad, pay, freemium, bundling) and proposes key player and event case studies. It assesses the key technology for online video delivery (including CDN) and presents the main solutions regarding platforms, protocols and delivery solutions. It identifies the key drivers and provides forecasts.

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Ericsson predicts Mobile Data Traffic to grow Tenfold by 2016

Stockholm, Sweden, November 7, 2011--In its new Traffic and Market Data report, which provides insights into current trends, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) forecasts a 10-fold increase in mobile data traffic by 2016. The report is based on measurements the company recorded over several years in live networks covering all regions of the world.

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Global Revenues for Mobile Location Platforms Will Grow To 300 Million In 2016

Dublin, Ireland, October 25, 2011- According to a new market report from the telecom research firm Berg Insight, the global market for location-based services (LBS) platforms and middleware will see steady growth in the coming years, with demand primarily driven by emergency call and lawful intercept mandates. Annual revenues for mobile location platforms, including A-GPS servers and middleware platforms, are projected to grow from about US$ 150 million in 2010 to US$ 300 million in 2016.