Category Archives: television

Western European TV: Two-tier trends to the fore, as IPTV finally makes some waves

Posted on 22/12/2011 by keithw

December 2011 Adam Thomas of Informa Telecoms & Media writes: Informa’s new research on the Western European TV sector has found that several pay TV markets are now at the ‘mature’ stage of development, with some of them reaching saturation … Continue reading →

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79.9 million TV households in the Mid-East and North Africa (MENA) says Informa

Posted on 25/10/2011 by keithw

While nascent TV markets – like the Middle East and Africa – are by their very nature subject to significant and rapid change, the past couple of years have been particularly dramatic, writes Adam Thomas of Informa Telecoms & Media. … Continue reading →

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Americas TV: Economic stability lays foundations for Latin pay TV boom

Posted on 13/09/2011 by keithw

Once highly susceptible to global economic turbulence, Latin American economies continue to exhibit signs of long-term strength. This improving economic stability has been gradually making the region’s TV market increasingly attractive. The lack of maturity in many countries has long … Continue reading →

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The key factors that will determine which TV manufacturers prosper…and which do not

Posted on 29/07/2011 by keithw

Informa finds ‘massive’ variation among devices in terms of connection rates. Study finds important differences in the way that the big manufacturers are approaching the market The connected strategies of the major TV manufacturers are starting to become clearer, and … Continue reading →

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TelecomsMarketResearch.com: TV advertising revenues see 10.3% growth year-on-year

Posted on 15/06/2011 by keithw

Adam Thomas at Informa Telecoms & Media reckons that net TV advertising revenues returned to growth in 2010, with a 10.3% expansion year-on-year taking the global value to US$143.6 billion. This followed a terrible 2009, when global net TV advertising … Continue reading →

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What Mobile TV needs to do to succeed…

Posted on 25/03/2011 by keithw

Despite the phenomenal growth in smartphone technology, there are still significant barriers to making mobile television a viable and sustainable industry. Most attempts to deliver television services via mobile handsets have been unsuccessful, and this trend will continue due to … Continue reading →

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Is YouView obsolete even before it is launched?

Posted on 15/03/2011 by keithw

I have often thought that the Internet will be great when it is finished. But like a piece of string, the consumer experience that is the Internet has no discernable starting point, and will probably never be ‘finished’ as such, … Continue reading →

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