Digital TV News: Futuresource

UK visual home entertainment sector surpass £5bn for first time
Jan 27, 2025 – Data for 2024 released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment in association with the Official Charts Company confirms that video is the most popular form of entertainment in the UK.
News categories: British Association for Screen Entertainment, Official Charts Company, Liz Bales, Marie-Claire Benson, Robert Marsh, Robert Callow, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, TV Services, UK

Video industry accounts for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Jan 22, 2025 – According to a paper from InterDigital, written by Futuresource, the video industry is rapidly emerging as a major emitter of greenhouse gas, accounting for 4% of total global emissions.
News categories: InterDigital, Futuresource, Lionel Oisel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

Vestel signs MoU to acquire a 4.64% VIDAA stake
Sep 18, 2024 – Vestel has signed an MoU to acquire a 4.64% ownership stake in the VIDAA Smart TV platform. The acquisition will strengthen Vestel's position in the highly competitive Smart TV market.
News categories: VIDAA, Vestel, Guy Edri, Ergün Güler, Digital TV, MandA, Smart TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

Half of connected devices to be haptic-enabled by 2028
Aug 20, 2024 – New research from Futuresource, commissioned by InterDigital (Nasdaq: IDCC), details how the latest generation of haptic technology is redefining immersive experiences on connected devices.
News categories: InterDigital, Lionel Oisel, Gaming, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile, Worldwide

UK entertainment sales at record £11.1bn for 2022
Jan 10, 2023 – The value of the UK home entertainment market soared to £11.1bn in 2022, an all-time record for music, video and games sales, according to ERA. The fastest growing sector in 2022 was video, up 14.4% to £4,432m.
News categories: Entertainment Retailers Association, Ben Drury, Kim Bayle, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, UK

UK's DTG publishes 'State of the Nation' report
May 10, 2022 – The Digital TV Group (DTG) has published findings from its annual ‘State of the Nation’ report. The report considers the key trends in the TV ecosystem and the consumer pain points that need addressing.
News categories: DTG, Richard Lindsay-Davies, Digital TV, Market Research, UK

InterDigital report details impact of AI/ML on video entertainment
Dec 7, 2021 – A recent white paper commissioned by InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) and written by Futuresource Consulting examines the industry influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) on applications across the video supply chain.
News categories: InterDigital, Futuresource, Henry Tirri, Simon Forrest, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Worldwide

InterDigital and Futuresource release video sustainability report
Dec 2, 2020 – According to a study released by InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) and Futuresource, sustainability will require consumers and businesses to embrace sustainable practices to offset the growing carbon footprint of the video industry.
News categories: InterDigital, Futuresource, Henry Tirri, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

Russian SVOD consumer spend to increase 1,000% by 2024
Oct 29, 2020 – According to Futuresource Consulting, Russia’s SVOD market is undergoing a rapid transformation. SVoD doubled in size last year to achieve RUB 6.6 billion (US $83.5 million), exceeding the digital transactional market for the first time.
News categories: Futuresource Consulting, Tara Patel, Digital TV, Market Research, Russia, Streaming