Digital TV Research has released a new report looking at UK pay TV revenues, claiming that they are fast reaching maturity, so operators must find other revenue streams to ensure growth.

Speaking at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, confirmed that Google TV was going to be rolled out in Europe in early 2012.Making the announcement within his MacTaggart lecture, it confirmed industry mutterings and musings that the launch was going to be imminent.Speaking to the festival audience, Schmidt said:… Continue reading Google TV confirmed for early 2012 at MGEITF

STL Partners has released research suggesting that the adoption rates for standalone connected televisions will be slower than the technology cycles for devices in the UK market.

The argument as to whether cord cutting is becoming a threat to pay tv providers took a new twist when new research has contradicted the current view of cable companies, saying that it is a significant issue.

Rovi Corporation has announced that it is collaborating with Ford Motor Company on a comprehensive digital TV advertising program across the Rovi Advertising Network in the US, its third and fourth to date.

In our latest research focus article, TGI’s Ashley Underwood looks at the forthcoming Rugby World Cup and what makes the keenest rugby fans so valuable and the effectiveness of sponsorship around the event.

The entertainment, media and technology market research firm, Interpret LLC, has released a new report,”The State of Internet-Connected Living Rooms”, where it states that connected devices in the digital home are underutilised.The Internet-Connected Living Rooms report claims that over 50% of US consumers have internet-connected devices in their living room but that they are not… Continue reading Connected world? Not so connected, yet.

Rural areas across England and Scotland have been allocated over £360 million to improve their broadband connections.

According to reports in The Independent newspaper, Virgin Media is going to expand its cable network to pass a further 100,000 homes by the end of 2011.

With the Virgin Media TiVo box hitting 50,000 users, the media owner has released its latest entertainment trends report, revealing the viewing habits of all its digital TV customers.