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The number of digital television households worldwide is set to rise by almost 20% this year, according to the TV International Sourcebook 2003 from Informa Media Group. The research claims that there will be 96.7 million DTV homes by the end of 2003, an increase of 15.5 million year on year. Just over half of… Continue reading Digital TV Now Welcome In More Homes

Digital television penetration is on-target to exceed internet penetration in the UK if current growth rates continue, according to the Independent Television Commission (ITC).The Commission’s latest multi-channel TV figures, covering Q4 and full-year 2002, show that 41.4% of UK households had a digital TV (DTV) system by the end of last year. This is the… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Q4 2002

The launch of Freeview in the UK and the decision in the US by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that digital TV tuners be integrated into all new large TV sets by 2007 are both to be key in driving digital growth, according to In-Stat/MDR. In Europe, digital terrestrial TV (DTT) services are… Continue reading Worldwide DTV To Reach 58m Units In 2007, Says Instat/MDR

Digital television penetration is on target to exceed internet penetration in the UK if current growth rates continue, according to the Independent Television Commission (ITC). The Commission’s latest multi-channel TV figures, covering Q4 and full-year 2002, show that 41.4% of UK households had a digital TV (DTV) system by the end of last year. This… Continue reading UK Digital TV Penetration Could Overtake Internet, Says ITC

Channel 4 is believed to be considering the launch of a new free-to-air digital television channel for older viewers, in an attempt to cash in on the success of the recently unveiled Freeview platform. Reports suggest that Channel 4, which already operates pay-TV channels E4 and FilmFour, is looking at the possibility of launching a… Continue reading Channel 4 Considers New Free Digital TV Offering

Britain is leading the world in the development and adoption of digital television, with 34% of homes now subscribing to the platform, according to a new report from Screen Digest. In the stronger digital markets it has been satellite rather than cable which has been the driving force behind DTV uptake, with customers enticed by… Continue reading DTV Europe Remains A ‘Distant Dream’, Says Screen Digest

Plans are underway to enable digital terrestrial TV broadcasts to be delivered to mobile phones, the DVB World 2003 conference heard in Dublin recently. DVB-X will apparently enable the transmission of music, video clips and other multimedia content to a large audience via mobile handsets. It is already being seen as a cheaper and more… Continue reading DTT Coming To Mobile Phones Soon

The market for interactive sports coverage is set to undergo massive expansion in coming years and new revenue streams will generate almost $3 billion worldwide by 2008, according to a new report issued by Screen Digest. Sport was, until recently, regarded as an unstoppable bandwagon and media companies showed a particular inclination to hop on… Continue reading Sport Sees Salvation In Interactive TV

The BBC’s decision to pull out of the conditional access satellite carriage agreement that it has held with BSkyB for the last five years (see BBC Ends £85m Conditional Access Contract With BSkyB) is unlikely to have any material effect on Sky, according to media analysts. The BBC said that it will save £85 million… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: BBC’s Exit From Carriage Deal Will Not Hurt Sky

Revenues from US video on-demand (VOD) services will grow from $293 million in 2003 to $1.4 billion in 2007, according to a new report from Jupiter Research. The Impact Of On-Demand Content On Cable Revenues In The US report shows that in addition subscription VOD – dubbed SVOD – will reach $800 million in 2007,… Continue reading Subscriptions Key To Video On-Demand, Says Jupiter