Global News On All Things IPTV
IPTV subs in Asia Pacific to nudge 100mn by 2016
The Asia Pacific region is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 29% in 2010 to 73% in 2016 - an increase of nearly 400mn homes, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
Global pay-TV STB market down 10% in Q1
The worldwide pay-TV set-top box market declined 10.2% in the first quarter of this year in terms of revenues to reach USD 3.1bn, although this fall is due mainly to normal seasonal trends, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.
IPTV revenues in MEA region to grow tenfold by 2016
The switchover to digital TV services is continuing to occur at a rapid clip in the Middle East and Africa region, despite the recent social and political turmoil there, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
Worldwide IPTV subs to exceed 70mn by 2014
There is evidence of strong growth prospects for IPTV over the next four years, with adoption having increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 92.4% over the past six years and subscriptions forecast to increase from 40mn at the end of 2010 to more than 70mn by 2014, according to a new report from SNL Kagan.
IPTV operators name key STB features
A survey by Infonetics Research has identified the set-top box features which IPTV service providers feel are most important to them, with strong competition and the need to increase Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) believed to have spurred "significant"changes in STB design over the past few years.