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Sales of digital televisions, set-top boxes and recorders have overtaken sales of analogue equipment for the first time, according to market researcher GfK.In the three months to September, the company revealed that digital sales accounted for 51% of all television equipment sold. Information gathered from 20,000 stores showed year on year growth of flat screen… Continue reading Digital TV Sales Overtake Analogue For The First Time

Video-on-demand (VOD) is now in 25 million digital cable homes in the US, and 60% of digital cable subscribers have used VOD, up from 25% two years ago, according to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). However, LRG says that the overall impact of digital video recorders (DVRs) and VOD on US television… Continue reading VOD Now In 25 Million US Cable Homes

There has been a shift in the way people watch television programmes, with consumers wanting more control over their viewing, according to the Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey 2006.The survey discovered that Sky+ is considered the second most important and desirable device after the mobile phone, with the most popular reason for streaming and downloading being… Continue reading Consumers Want More Control Over TV Viewing

Sky’s high definition TV service will have 650,000 subscribers by 2010 (6.8% penetration), according to new forecasts from Merrill Lynch. Sky+ meanwhile, is forecast by Merrill Lynch to have 2.8 million subscribers by 2010 (31% penetration), up from the 1.7 million recorded in Q1 2006, and higher than Sky’s own forecast of 25% penetration by… Continue reading Sky+ To have 2.8 Million Subscribers By 2010

ITV will this week move a step closer to finding a replacement for Charles Allen, the broadcaster’s former chief executive, after the board meets to review the list of candidates for the role.The board is expected to meet to review the list that city headhunters Zygos have drawn up. It should be presented to board… Continue reading ITV Board To Review Chief Exec Shortlist This Week

Worldwide sales of camera phones will account for 48% of total worldwide mobile phone sales in 2006, growing to 81% by 2010, according to new forecasts from Gartner. Worldwide sales of camera phones, which have almost tripled since 2004, will reach 460 million in 2006, an increase of 43% from 2005, says Gartner, adding that… Continue reading Camera Phones To Account For 48% Of Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales

Carphone Warehouse made a £4.6 million loss in the past six months, with the company struggling to cope with the demand for its free broadband service. The company incurred a £45 million loss in relation to the launch of the service in the six months to the end of September, although excluding this and other… Continue reading Free Broadband Leads To Carphone Warehouse Loss

BSkyB has signed deals with communications companies Orange and 3, which will mean that all Orange 3G customers will now be able to receive up to 23 Sky mobile TV channels and 3 customers will have access to up to 27 channels.Customers will be able to get live news, sport, music, entertainment and documentaries from… Continue reading Sky Signs Mobile TV Deals With Orange And 3

BSkyB says that 74,000 customers have been connected to its broadband service since it was launched in July, and that around 1 million of its 8.3 million subscribers have registered interest in the offering.BSkyB also revealed that over 20% of all Sky households now have Sky+, with 1,692,000 subscribing to the service as of September… Continue reading 1 Million Customers Register Interest In Sky Broadband

The BBC is to relaunch its children’s channels CBBC and CBeebies, with the digital stations receiving a new on-air look that will see it target different ages, according to a report in the Guardian.CBeebies will now be aimed at children up to six years old while CBBC will be aimed at those aged six to… Continue reading CBBC And CBeebies Channels To Be Relaunched