Market Research (Reports, Surveys, Forecasts, Subscribers, …) News

Omdia reveals market is favoring China panel makers
May 16, 2023 – Competition from China’s top tier TV makers is on the rise with TCL and Hisense accounting for 24% of TV panel purchases in 1Q23, up from 22% in 2022, and higher than the historical average of 19%.
News categories: Omdia, Deborah Yang, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Chinese brands boost global TV shipments to pre-pandemic levels
May 16, 2023 – TrendForce has found that Chinese brands have pushed global TV shipments in 1Q23 to 43.37 million units. In 2Q23 shipments are expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels at 47.26 million units.
News categories: TrendForce, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

U.S. Q1 pay-TV subscriber losses higher than in any previous quarter
May 16, 2023 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. lost about 2,215,000 net video subscribers in 1Q 2023, compared to a net loss of about 1,850,000 in 1Q 2022.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

AR/VR panel shipments to reach 119 million units by 2028
May 15, 2023 – According to DSCC, display panel shipments for VR will increase by 17.6% this year, lower than previously forecast. Shipments are now expected to grow from 13.6M units in 2022 to 16M units in 2023.
News categories: DSCC, Guillaume Chansin, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Worldwide

Telco bundling drives SVOD growth in Finland
May 15, 2023 – According to Mediavision, SVOD households in Finland have passed 1.5 million - corresponding to a penetration of 61% - driven largely by the packaging by telcos of traditional TV with streaming services.
News categories: Mediavision, Fredrik Liljeqvist, Digital TV, Finland, Market Research, Streaming

StarHub Entertainment subscribers down 6,000 in 1Q 2023
May 11, 2023 – StarHub has reported results for the three-month period ended 31 March 2023. The company's (re-stated) Entertainment subscriber base increased 4K Y-o-Y and declined 6K Q-o-Q.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Singapore, Streaming, Subscribers

Liberty Global reports Q1 2023 results
May 9, 2023 – Liberty Global has announced financial results for the first quarter of 2023. The company finished the period with 3,383,500 Video Subscribers, down 36,900 in the quarter.
News categories: Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Results, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Household spending on media continues to grow in Sweden
May 11, 2023 – According to Mediavision, more than 90% of households in Sweden pay for some form of media subscription. Despite increasing headwinds, there appears to be no sign of market saturation.
News categories: Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Digital TV, Market Research, Sweden

Global SVOD subscriptions to be 400 million higher by 2028
May 15, 2023 – Digital TV Research expects global SVOD subscriptions to increase by 400 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion, revealing that there is still plenty of SVOD growth left.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide