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The number of households subscribing to satellite television has increased dramatically over the past year, with the platform continuing to erode cable’s market share, according to a new report from J.D Power and Associates. The 2005 Residential Cable/Satellite TV Satisfaction Study, shows that currently 27% of US households subscribe to satellite services, up from 19%… Continue reading Satellite Continues To Creep Up On Cable

More than 50% of television industry executives feel that the government is not doing enough to educate and communicate with consumers about the impending digital switchover, according to a new study conducted by the London Business School on behalf of Video Networks. The Digital Consensus report highlights an industry lacking any consensus on digital switchover,… Continue reading TV Executives Call For Clear Switchover Strategy

Quality and value of services are more significant drivers of customer retention than the number of channels and digital features offered, according to a new survey from TNS Media Research. The study looks into the key factors in customer loyalty, questioning 2,500 consumers of the USA’s largest cable and satellite providers on a range of… Continue reading Digital TV Customers Look For Quality And Value In Providers

Consumers are twice as likely to buy a product as a result of seeing a television commercial than they are after seeing a product in branded entertainment, according to new research from FIND/SVP. The study showed that 52% of viewers claimed they would buy a product after being exposed to a television commercial, while said… Continue reading TV Commercials Sell More Products

Interactive TV advertising is becoming increasingly important for branding campaigns, with research carried out by IDS claiming that dedicated advertiser locations (DALs) are the most popular format, with 29% of respondents saying that DALs achieved the best results. In May, IDS conducted a online survey looking into industry opinion on interactive television advertising and found… Continue reading Interactive TV Advertising Increases In Importance

Video game players are watching less television, with one fourth claiming their pastime cuts into their TV consumption and a further 18% say they plan to reduce their viewing in the coming year. According to a new study released by Ziff Davis Media, time spent watching television among respondents declined from 18 hours per week… Continue reading Video Games Stealing TV Audiences

Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is predicted to reach 25.9 million subscribers globally by the end of 2010, up from just 2.7 million at the end of 2005, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. The report, IPTV: A Global Analysis, claims that China will be the leading IPTV market, with 4.9 million subscribers… Continue reading IPTV To Reach 25.9 Million By 2010

BSkyB is reported to be trying to move into the UK cinema market by buying six multiplex cinemas from UGC in an attempt to push forward and market Sky Digital.The satellite giant is said to be holding talks with owner of the UGC cinema chain, US private equity firm, Blackstone Group, over the possibility of… Continue reading BSkyB In Bid To Buy UGC Cinemas To Push Digital Offerings

The concept of television is transforming beyond the traditional “box” in the sitting room, to a digital device that is available on mobile phones, accessible on PCs, available on-demand and at consumers convenience. In its latest US Digital TV report, analyst eMarketer predicts that by the end of this decade over half of all US… Continue reading The Changing Face Of TV

US personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer, TiVo, is employing technology in which commercials can’t be switched over, with seven advertisers in the US already signing up. The new technology will see a logo, phone number, or other “call to action” pop up in the right-hand corner of the screen, even if users choose to fast-forward… Continue reading TiVo Reveals Adverts That Can’t Be Skipped Through