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Global Pay-TV On-Demand Market: Regional disparities in the transition to new technology | 02 May 13 Video-on-Demand services have become a key feature of digital TV services in the past five years, with the introduction of new technology enabling the delivery of a vast amount of content. While on-demand services were originally used to offer the customer premium videos, generating additional revenues, changes in technology have resulted in shifts in business models and the type of content available with on-demand now being used as a customer retention mechanism. However, a clear time lag exists between developing and developed markets in the uptake and availability of VoD. This report analyses the disparities in VoD technology across six regions (Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Central and South America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East and Africa). Using data from IHS Screen Digest's Television Intelligence service we look at regional differences in the number of enabled homes by VoD technology (near-, push-, IP- and True-VoD) and the impact this has on revenues and content consumption.

Transactional Movies: The Big Picture in 2012 and Beyond | 15 Feb 13 tags › Based on the recently published Movies: Cross-platform Market Monitor, this insight report highlights the trends which shaped transactional movie spending and consumption across the globe in 2012. The report includes data selected from five IHS Screen Digest intelligence services, available across all four movie distribution platforms and covering five geographical regions. The result is a cross-sectional look at the global market for movies, by region and by platform, outlining in detail where growth is being generated; in 2012 and during the forecast period to 2016.

Movies: Cross-platform Market Monitor | 16 Jan 13 tags › This Cross-platform Movie Market Monitor examines the market for movies across five major geographical regions and four key distribution channels; theatrical, physical, pay TV VOD services, and digital distribution.

French physical video declines slows through 2012 | 22 May 13 tags › IHS Screen Digest has finalized physical retail consumer level and trade level data for year end 2012 based on data published by the French video association, Syndicat de l'Edition Vidéo Numerique (SEVN). Forecasts to 2017 have also been provisionally updated on the basis of these numbers.

BSkyB to close Acetrax after finishing technology integration | 21 May 13 tags › BSkyB-owned transactional movie service Acetrax is to close on June 21st 2013. The service, which was acquired in April 2012, no longer offers download-to-own (digital retail/EST) movies but will continue to...

YouTube subscription channels herald 2nd dawn of paid multichannel fragmentation | 13 May 13 tags › Online video service YouTube has launched a pilot subscription option as part of its partner programme, with an array of 53 thematic channels available to YouTube users for a monthly fee of $0.99 upwards. Each...

Transactional Movies: The Global Picture in 2012 and Beyond | 14 Mar 13 What are the major trends in the worldwide distribution of transactional movies in 2012? What factors are shaping movie consumption and consumer spending in key markets? What are the catalysts for growth and decline on a regional and global scale and where are they centered?

BVA Research Day | 11 Mar 13 tags › Richard Broughton, Director of Broadband at IHS Screen Digest presented at the British Video Association's Research Day in March 2013. He examined trends in broadband access, and the uptake of home broadband services in the UK, and the status of the UK's online video sector, with a particular focus on the subscription sector, assessing the prospects of services such as Netflix and Lovefilm.