Digital TV News: TDG

Broadband share of video viewing to double in next decade
Apr 5, 2016 – According to The Diffusion Group (TDG), U.S. broadband video will grow from 17% of total viewing minutes in 2015 to 38% by 2025, up 81%, while Legacy TV will decline from 80% of total viewing minutes to 53%, down 34%.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Joel Espelien, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, USA

Recommendation-driven guides to drive 75% of TV viewing
Feb 8, 2016 – According to The Diffusion Group, US multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) will rapidly move to make recommendation-based program guides the centerpiece of their updated TV interfaces.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Alan Wolk, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Smart TVs top U.S. list of preferred TV streaming platforms
Jan 27, 2016 – Despite the widespread availability of inexpensive ancillary TV streaming devices, TDG research finds that 32% of OTT TV users prefer having the native connectivity of a smart TV.
News categories: TDG, Michael Greeson, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

PCCW Media launches Viu OTT video service
Oct 20, 2015 – PCCW Media (SEHK:0008) has announced its Viu Over-the-top (OTT) video service. On October 26, Viu will debut in Hong Kong and then progressively be rolled-out across Asia including India, and the Middle East.
News categories: PCCW, Janice Lee, Asia, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Middle-East, Streaming

Pay-TV use among U.S. Netflix streamers relatively stable
Jul 8, 2015 – According to TDG, the use of legacy pay-TV services among Netflix Streamers in the U.S. has declined only three points in the last three years, from 87% to 84%. At the same time, the use of Netflix streaming among pay-TV users has increased 33%.
News categories: TDG, Nick Beyer, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Millennials to account for 65% of Latin America OTT video consumption
Jun 17, 2015 – According to TDG, Latin America is poised to become a significant market for OTT video, with use especially prominent among younger adults. By 2025, TDG forecasts that consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 will account for 65% of all OTT viewing.
News categories: TDG, Joel Espelien, Latin America, Market Research, Streaming

OTT video is ‘killer app’ for home broadband in Latin America
Jun 10, 2015 – According to TDG, Latin America is poised to become an important market for OTT vendors of all kinds, whether equipment, content, or service providers. As of April 2015, Netflix reported more than five million subscribers in the region.
News categories: TDG, Joel Espelien, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Streaming

78% of U.S. legacy pay TV subscribers have TV Everywhere access
Dec 11, 2014 – According to a report from TDG nearly eight in ten U.S. legacy pay-TV subscribers have access to authenticated TV Everywhere services from most of the major networks, amounting to some 74 million households.
News categories: TDG, Bill Niemeyer, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, TV Everywhere, USA

14% of U.S. broadband homes now without traditional pay TV
Oct 28, 2014 – According to The Diffusion Group (TDG), during the next few months, and for the first time in history, the number of U.S. home broadband subscriptions, at over 100 million, will surpass the number of home pay-TV subscriptions.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Michael Greeson, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA