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This year will be a watershed year for digital distribution of movies in Europe using open internet video-on-demand (VOD) technology, according to a new report from Screen Digest. The Broadband Digital Movies report forecasts that the first signs of recognisable growth in the market will appear in 2006-2007, with total consumer spending on European movie… Continue reading 2006 Watershed Year For Movie Downloads

UK internet users’ activity at user-generated-content websites are showing significant traffic growth, according to new research from ComScore World Metrix. ComScore says that the top UGC property, Wikipedia Sites, ranked as the sixteenth most visited property in July with 6.5 million visitors (up 253% versus year ago). Other UGC sites on the Top 50 UK… Continue reading User-Generated-Content Websites Show Large Traffic Growth

The global market for video-on-demand services delivered via cable, internet protocol television (IPTV) networks and broadband is set to grow massively, according to new research from US researcher iSuppli. The VOD market is already seeing rapid growth, achieving more than 40% growth in 2005 compared to 2004, whilst the overall global VOD market will grow… Continue reading VOD Market To See Massive Growth

Nearly 40 million digital households will be added in 2006, bringing the global total to 183 million, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Informa Telecoms & Media estimate that digital penetration of TV households will reach 16% by the end of this year. According to the Global Digital TV – 6th… Continue reading Digital Penetration Of TV Households To Reach 16%

Over 70% of US internet users who watch video online prefer to watch and download videos for free, sponsored by pre-roll advertising, according to the newly released results of a survey from AP and AOL. Only 23% of respondents said that they would prefer to pay for ad-free content, with users also preferring shorter videos.… Continue reading US Internet Users Prefer Free Video

The digital transition was a key focus for entertainment companies at the Merrill Lynch (ML) Media Conference taking place this week. Merrill Lynch said that the US advertising market appears to be relatively healthy, with political dollars being spent on the forthcoming senate elections at TV level, whilst News Corp suggested that the advertising market… Continue reading Media Conference Focuses On Digital Transition

A total of 13.2 million people used their mobile phones for downloads and browsing the internet in the UK during July 2006, according to figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). Britain’s growing usage is in line with an upward global trend, and the MDA has identified the top ten types of pages that… Continue reading Internet Usage And Downloads Via Mobile Phones Up

Revenue generated by next generation voice and intelligent IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) equipment is expected to rise from around $2.5 billion last year to $5.8 billion in the US in 2009, according to a new report from Infonetics research. Infonetics said that the VoIP market is up about 6% in the second quarter of 2006,… Continue reading VoIP Market Up 6% In Q2 2006

Local online advertising in the US is predicted to grow by 31.6% over 2006, reaching $7.7 billion in 2007, according to new research from Borrell Associates. US Local paid search, which Borrell says is already approaching $1 billion this year, is forecast to grow by 86% in 2007, to $1.8 billion. In addition, local e-mail… Continue reading US Local Online Advertising To Grow 31% Over 2006

US broadband households are a prime market for connected home entertainment, with over 16 million having a strong interest in these applications, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The report says that 39% of broadband households with a data network and 37% of broadband households without a home network consider multimedia networking applications… Continue reading US Broadband Households Prime Market For Connected Home Entertainment