Consulting firm Analysys Mason's recent pay-TV forecasts for Europe, predicts that the number of pay-TV households will increase by 12% to 185.2 million between 2011 and 2016.  "Over-the-top services are far more likely to appeal as complementary, rather than primary, pay-TV services." according to Cesar Bachelet, Senior Analyst at Analysys Mason.

Collaborative efforts to improve maritime operations with cutting-edge communications were advanced recently during Broadband Maritime Europe 2011, where the international shipping and broadband satellite communications industries began co-ordinating on training, regulatory and other shared priorities.

Broadcasters and producers are experimenting with strategies that stream on demand applications to mobile devices. Hampered by steep fixed costs, limited distribution and scheduled services that proved less than appropriate to small screen viewing, the first generation of Mobile TV has been superceded by streamed on-demand applications more in tune with the way we want to consume content on the go.  When Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany and Austria shuttered theirDVB-H networks in quick succession last year it left Italy with the only successful service in Europe.

30% of Broadband Homes consider Live Multiscreen Service as a Top TV-Service Feature

Receiving live TV on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer is a popular feature throughout Western Europe, with 30% of broadband households highly interested in these TV Everywhere services, according to Parks Associates’ recent consumer survey Connected Consumer in Europe.

Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, has built one of the most sophisticated and dynamic telecommunications markets in the world. Hong Kong's regulator, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority, has played a major role in developing the telecom sector. The country has put in place substantial infrastructure which supports one of the world's highest penetrations of mobile and fixed telephone services at around 190% and 52% respectively.

The first annual London conference of the GVF-EMP Broadband Maritime Series held in 2010 was described as the most original program yet delivered on ICT connectivity for the high seas, inshore, and the high northern latitudes and it has been announced that the 2011 event will present an even greater range of thought-provoking insights from key industry speakers, together with interactive panel sessions, to again provide an exemplary and innovative conference dialogue. Broadband Maritime Europe 2011: Expanding Communications – Networking Solutions to the Arctic Horiz

The 14th edition of the Satcom Africa Conference and Exhibition held in Johannesburg from May 31-June 2 was a unique opportunity to highlight the potentials of the African satellite market.   Over 60 companies from all over the world exhibited at the show, which was co-located with the TV Show Africa this year.  A distinguished lineup of speakers repres

The GVF Oil & Gas Communications Series has recently concluded its 12th conference which took place in Aberdeen, Scotland, over 17th & 18th May.For the second year in succession, theOil & Gas Communications Europe Conference extended its Digital Applications & Communications Dynamics focus beyond the territory of the mature hydrocarbon-bearing sectors of the North Sea, into the far northern latitudes of the Arctic Ocean region.

Broadcasters rate production of 3D content and channels as their lowest technology investment priority, and the lack of programming for consumers who have bought a 3D TV is set to continue, according to Ovum. In a new report analysing the state of the 3D market, the independent technology analyst unveils findings from its Media and Broadcast Technology Investment Strategies survey which reveal a clear lack of enthusiasm for 3D in the broadcast industry.

Consumer expenditures on entertainment media in North America and Europe grew a mighty 69 percent to $234.8 billion in 2010, up from $138.8 billion in 2000, with cable and satellite television retaining its primacy as the leading form of entertainment media during the decade, according to IHS Screen Digest research.