The number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 155 million by the end of 2016, up from 35 million at the end of 2010, according to Digital TV Research. The IPTV Forecasts report goes on to explain that the Asia Pacific region will supply 85 million of the 120 million additional subscribers during this period. In fact, China will provide 70 million of the 2016 total subscribers, up by more than 10 times its end-2010 total.

The Digital TV Research IPTV Forecasts report covers 73 countries. Report author Simon Murray said: “By 2016, 83% of the paying IPTV subscribers will take triple-play [TV, broadband and telephony services], with 10% paying for dual-play [TV and broadband] and only 7% as standalone TV subscribers.”

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global IPTV Market 2010-2014" report to their offering.

TechNavio's analysts forecast the IPTV market is to grow at a CAGR of 33.6 percent over the period of 2010-2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing broadband access across regions. The IPTV market has also been witnessing an emerging shift from voice-centric to broadband IP-centric segment. However, growing popularity of free IPTV service could hinder the growth of this market.

Key vendors dominating this market space include AT&T, Deutsche TeleKom AG, France Telecom, and Ustarcom.

Digital media research company Futurescape reveals how Facebook and Twitter are now power brokers for the global television industry.

Their ability to create new business opportunities and engage viewers, boosting advertising and pay-TV revenue, gives them a significant and increasing influence over all aspects of television.

The key findings come in the second edition of the Futurescape report, Social TV.

Facebook and Twitter are now power brokers in global TV, through creating new business opportunities for the television industry.

Video-on-demand services are gaining significant traction in markets such as North America and Europe, where large pay-TV operators have formed content portfolios consisting of thousands of movies and TV shows. IMS Research estimates that in 2010, the North American VOD market generated $1.98 billion in revenues, and the European VOD market totaled $1.11 billion. The two regions combined comprise 46.1 million pay-TV subscriber homes that are using VOD services.

In a recently published study, “On-demand Services Business Models: Video, Games & Over-the-Top – 2011 edition,” IMS Research examines regional development in the VOD market and forecast VOD uptake and revenues for 30 countries. The study forecasts that in 2016, North America will continue to lead the market with 33.1% share of world VOD revenues, followed by Western Europe with 30.5% share, and Asia Pacific with 25.7% share. The five largest country markets, in terms of VOD revenues in 2016, consist of the US, Japan, Canada, the UK, and South Korea, with the US accounting for over a quarter of the market.

With the fast growing subscriber base of IPTV, revenue generated by the adoption of IPTV has also been increasing in the country. The main reason for this is the increasing disposable income of the Chinese people. Per head disposable income of the people increased at a CAGR of 12% during 2008 - 2010. As a result, the IPTV revenue is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 38% during 2012 – 2014, says our new research report “Chinese IPTV Market Analysis”.

According to a new report by IMS Research growth in the worldwide digital signage market will exceed 40 percent in 2013, totaling $7 billion.

The report, The World Market for Digital Signage, 2011 Edition, reveals that global revenues for digital signage equipment and software were $5 billion at the end of 2010, and when service and advertising revenue is included, this increases to $6.5 billion. In hardware, the primary revenue drivers were displays (including LED arrays), projectors for digital cinema and PCs contributing $4.5 billion.

Multimedia Research Group unveiled its new IPTV Market Leaders Report, ranking IPTV Vendors in twenty-four geographic sectors. Four Vendors have maintained their global product leadership in six product areas, including Alcatel-Lucent in Access; Motorola in Video Headends, and Set-top Boxes; Microsoft in Video-on-Demand and Middleware; and Verimatrix in Content Protection/DRM. Over 900 IPTV Operators are included, many in the start-up phase.

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Business Insights's new report "The Future of Connected TV," to their collection of Consumer Electronics market reports.

Global Connected TV shipments are set to see huge growth over the coming years, at a CAGR of 58.3% between 2009-14. The Asia-Pacific region is the driving force, with CAGR of over 60% and representing almost half of global shipments by 2014. Although still a small market, the Middle East and Africa will see the fastest growth over the period.

According to new market data from ABI Research, 11.3 million pay-TV subscribers were added at the end of first quarter of 2011. “By the end of 2011, the total number of pay-TV subscriptions is expected to exceed 759 million,” says practice director Jason Blackwell of ABI Research.

Cable TV still maintains the largest market share; however, its relative share of subscriptions dropped from 72% in 2009 to 69% in 2010. Cable TV operators in Western Europe and North America in particular faced subscriber losses in 2010 as new television services such as telco TV and online TV replaced traditional cable TV services.

Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its Set-Top Box Features and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, which captures service providers' requirements for IP-based set-top boxes to deliver video services.

ANALYST NOTE

"Although low-cost set-top boxes designed to deliver basic video services over broadband infrastructure were the hallmark of IPTV services, strong competition and the need to increase ARPU have led to significant changes in STB design over the years. The STB remains the most visible point of interaction between subscribers and IPTV providers and is a key component to an operator's success. In our recent STB survey, service providers rated STB features most important to them, which include support for HDMI inputs for 1080p picture quality, integrated hard drive for PVR support, USB inputs for external memory, the use of SoCs in the design, and environmentally friendly features," notes Teresa Mastrangelo, directing analyst for video at Infonetics Research.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Chinese IPTV Market Analysis" report to their offering.

IPTV has turned into an increasingly well-liked service in China, either as a standalone service or, more in general, as part of a bundled offer. IPTV started to take off in the country, when network upgrades in both the cable and DSL sectors permitted high-bandwidth applications to arrive at a good proportion of the population, and as providers started to provide various channels to attract and retain customer interest.

The number of IPTV subscribers in China are estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 29% during 2012 - 2014, says a new research report from RNCOS. The Chinese IPTV market is the most attractive and largest IPTV market in the Asia-Pacific region. It is also the third largest IPTV market at the global level. There is a sustained growth in the demand for IPTV service in China. Further, the networks are being continuously upgraded and there is a constant innovation of services, such as single-play to Triple-play. Deployment of IPTV in various key Chinese provinces as of now is on schedule with new launches anticipated in other smaller and less developed provinces. Consequently, the number of IPTV subscribers in the country is estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 29% during 2012 – 2014, says our new report “Chinese IPTV Market Analysis”.

By mid-2011, TV Everywhere services will be available to 81% of U.S. and Canadian pay-TV subscribers through their current service provider, according to Parks Associates’ report TV Everywhere: Growth, Solutions, and Strategies.

U.S. TV service providers in particular have moved aggressively as consumer data show multiscreen services can help reduce churn and attract younger subscribers. Nearly 40% of U.S. broadband consumers ages 18-34 find TV Everywhere very appealing. Globally, service providers are expanding their multiscreen services due to competition from online video sources, the entrance of other operators, and the dramatic increase of online and mobile video usage over the past three years.

Headlines from various research firms that overplay the risk of cord cutting illustrate just how important over-the-top video services have quickly become in the whole home entertainment experience. Yet, IMS Research has a slightly different opinion on cord-cutting compared to several research firms, and does not regard OTT video as any significant threat to pay-TV operators. IMS Research is forecasting that digital cable TV subscribers in the US will increase by 7.8 million from the end of 2010 to the end of 2015, even as the platform as a whole is forecast to drop by 2.75 million subscribers during the same period. IMS Research also forecasts compounded average annual growth of 2.5% in digital satellite TV homes and 20.1% in IPTV homes, from 2010 to 2015. Despite various research firms’ warnings about OTT video potentially causing large-scale subscriber losses for the pay-TV industry, IMS Research continues to see overall health.

Despite unit shipments remaining relatively flat over the last year, worldwide set top box revenues were actually up in 4Q10 over 4Q09. Total revenues for the quarter were $5.7 billion as compared to $5.3 billion in 4Q09, according to In-Stat.

"Even though overall growth in the market was not dramatic there were certainly regional nuances that are worth noting," says Norm Bogen, VP Digital Entertainment. "For instance, there was a significant migration from standard definition to high definition in the larger and more advanced markets like North America and Asia/Pacific. While in the developing regions like the Middle East/Africa and Latin America, there has been a surge in standard definition boxes with high definition just beginning to make an appearance."