Worldwide growth of digital set-top boxes for cable, DTH and DTT platforms will approach 30 million new units in 2005. This is according to a new report from the Multimedia Research Group (MRG). The study, entitled Home Gateway Report: Worldwide Multi-Carrier Digital Settop & Services Analysis & Forecast examines the impact of emerging technologies and… Continue reading Global Set-Top Box Sales To Top $7m In 2005

BSkyB is expected to add 137,000 digital satellite subscribers in the third quarter of its financial year, with steady growth momentum continuing, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. The broker describes Sky as a ‘haven of growth’ in an otherwise uncertain media sector and remains positive on the satellite group’s outlook. However, Merrill says that… Continue reading BSkyB Is ‘Haven Of Growth’ In Uncertain Media Sector

Films and videos are downloaded from the internet by 5% of online European consumers, with the UK slightly below the average at 3%, according to data compiled by Forrester Research. Downloading of video content is most prevalent in the technologically switched-on Sweden, where 8% of web users access this kind of content. After Sweden, it… Continue reading Films And Video Downloaded By 5% Of Europeans, Finds Forrester

The number of subscribers to cable modem broadband internet services is set to increase three-fold from 2002 to the end of 2007, according to a new forecast from IMS Research. IMS says that the majority of growth in terms of gross subscriber numbers will come from North America. However, Asia and Europe will also begin… Continue reading Cable Broadband Users To Triple By 2007, Says IMS

The number of US households with a home network increased by more than 40% during 2002, claims a new report from the Yankee Group. According to The 2002 Technologically Advanced Family Survey 8% of PC owners, reported having a home network, an increase of 43% over 2001. The primary function of the system is that… Continue reading Tech-Savvy Consumers Drive Growth In Home Networking

Total US magazine advertising revenue rose by 11.6% year on year in March, closing at $1.6 billion, according to the latest information from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Ad pages for the month totaled 21,561, up 9.1% from last year. In the year-to-date, ad revenue closed at $3.7 billion, an increase of 10.3% on the… Continue reading US Magazine Revenue Rises 12% In March

Mobile games will generate revenues of more than $7 billion by 2008, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The technology research group estimates that the wireless gaming industry will be worth approximately $1 billion this year but with multimedia handsets and downloadable games set to revolutionise the sector, growth will be strong in… Continue reading Downloads The Key To Growth Of Mobile Gaming, Says Strategy Analytics

The UK government is considering making changes to planning regulations that apply to satellite equipment and antennae in order to boost take-up of digital television and broadband internet across England. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has launched a consultation in which members of the public, industry figures, local government and special interest groups… Continue reading Satellite Dish Regulations Come Under Scrutiny

Rupert Murdoch has finally fulfilled his ambition to break into the US satellite market by agreeing a deal to take control of the television company, DirecTV. The mogul’s media enterprise, News Corporation announced last night that it had negotiated a $6.6 billion package with General Motors, which currently owns the broadcaster. Under the terms of… Continue reading Murdoch Seals Acquisition Of DirecTV

Chancellor Gordon Brown is banking on a global upturn in the economy and took the risk of keeping borrowing and other revenue-raising measures to a minimum in yesterday’s budget, according to KPMG. The group’s chief economist for the UK, Andrew Smith, says that Brown is hoping that an early economic recovery will provide revenues to… Continue reading Brown’s Budget Banks On Global Upturn