HD-ready penetration will double from 25.9% at end-2011 to 50.9% in 2016. However, HD-ready penetration will be higher than 80% in 18 countries by 2016. Simon Murray (author of the HDTV, 3DTV and DVR Forecasts report) said: “Most sets on sale in...

The country’s leading sports and general broadcasters are set to take legal recourse against sector regulator Trai's move to streamline advertisements on television channels. The most affected will be sports channels like Set Max, ESPN and STAR India ...

Meanwhile, another observer advised the networks: “Innovate, don’t litigate.” In the dispute between broadcasters and Dish Network over the latter’s AutoHop ad-skipping service, a couple of Wall Street analysts were siding mostly with Dish even...

Perhaps one of the greatest problems currently facing cable operators – and by extension, those in satellite TV – is the perception among viewers that since they pay for television in the first place, they should not be forced to pay for it again via...

Internet-connected televisions are already making a mark when it comes to growing advertising impressions. Some of these devices include "Smart TV," Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Google TV, Apple TV and Roku. ...

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Studies by Ipsos MediaCT and HearWatchSay shows that multitasking is a popular activity while consumers are watching live TV, with 63 per cent of respondents reporting that they used a connected device for at least a few minutes the last time they watched...

MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enteprises Ltd (Zeel) expects its advertising revenue to improve this fiscal despite trends of a softening due to market share gains of its channels, including flagship channel Zee TV. ...

The market for TV apps could generate revenues of over US$1.7 billion (€1.3 billion) by 2013, according to a report by In-Stat. ...

LONDON: Early adopters of web-connected television sets are engaging in a diverse range of media activities using these appliances, new multimarket research has shown.Futuresource Consulting polled 4,000 people in France, Germany, the UK and US, and...