According to a new report from The Diffusion Group (TDG Research), Net-Connected TV User Dimensions, adult broadband users with an Internet-connected TV are twice as likely as those with non-net-connected TVs to be “highly inclined” to cancel their current pay-TV service.

Euroconsult released today its new executive brief, Trends & Prospects for Emerging Space Programs, which benchmarks projects, development models, lessons learned and perspectives of countries starting their first or second generation satellite programs. Of the 29 countries assessed in the report, 27 have begun investing in a space program for a total value estimated at $1.8 billion in 2013, including $1.4 billion related to satellite procurement. This is 2.4 times the 2007 assessment. Our estimates show that they should keep their investment levels over the long term.

The trend toward obtaining video and audio content via the Internet, and bypassing programming offered by traditional cable and satellite providers, is advancing more quickly than previously believed because of a sea-change in the viewing habits of younger consumers, according to a study commissioned by the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Americas.

New research released today from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® found that just seven percent of American TV households rely solely on an antenna for their television programming. The findings of the new study, U.S. Household Television Usage Update, are consistent with CEA’s 2010 research which found eight percent of TV households reported using an antenna only for television programming.

Investment in the Latin American telecoms industry grew significantly between 2008 and 2011, as key countries acknowledge that growth in this sector can improve the economy by promoting new and innovative ways of doing business.

Worldwide digital cable set-top box (STB) unit shipments increased by 10% in 2012 and are expected to continue to increase modestly in 2013. This market continued to be led by Motorola (now part of ARRIS) who shipped more than 11 million units in 2012, acoording to Multimedia Research Group (MRG).

New research from Parks Associates shows consumers are developing preferences for TV-content apps as more smartphone and tablet users are using TV-channel apps from networks like MTV, Nickelodeon, and USA Network and apps for shows like Glee and The Walking Dead. The firm finds 14% of smartphone/tablet users surveyed in the first quarter of  2013 have recently used a TV-content app and nearly 75% of these users are satisfied with this app experience.

Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new Pay TV Subscriber Database, which tracks the cable video, satellite video and telco IPTV subscribers of over 140 service providers around the world. The next edition will be published August 5. 

After two years of declining TV shipments for Brazil, the 2014 World Cup is expected to support a double-digit rise in shipments, according to the Quarterly Brazil TV Shipment and Forecast ReportNPD DisplaySearch. Q1’13 TV shipments for Brazil declined 11% from a year ago to 2.1M and the forecast is for shipments in 2013 to decline 2% Y/Y. The World Cup will be the first of several boosts to the industry over the next few years, with shipments rising 18% in 2014, as the World Cup begins.

Latest research from Futuresource predicts that global 4KTV shipments will grow from just 62,000 units last year to 780,000 in 2013 and 22 million units in 2017. The reports adds that the local  4K content and increased consumer awareness will help boost sales from 2015 onwards.

Futuresource also expects most global TV brands to launch a range of 4KTVs by the end of this year, with North America seen as the leading market due a recovering economy and strong consumer demand for large screens.