Pay TV Declines in Q2 2011
IHS Screen Digest announced it reckons that the number of U.S. households subscribing to pay television video services declined by nearly 370,000 in the second quarter of 2011, with cable operators taking the biggest hit.
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Europeans Defy Cord Cutting Craze
IHS Screen Digest announced that, according to its latest research, the European cable market continued to expand in 2010.
iTunes Makes Online Movie Gains
IHS Screen Digest announced that iTunes’ share of U.S. consumer spending for movie Electronic Sell Through (EST) and Internet Video-On-Demand (iVOD) rose to 65.8% in the first half of 2011, up from 64.9% in 2010.
3D Box Office Revenue Soars in 2010
IHS Screen Digest announced that global box-office revenue from 3D movie screens reached $6.1 billion in 2010, more than double the $2.5 billion generated in 2009.
US Consumers Scoop Up 3.5 Million Blu-ray 3D Discs
IHS Screen Digest announced that U.S. consumers purchased roughly 1.75 million Blu-ray 3D discs at retail during the format’s first 12 months on the market and brought home another 1.7 million units as part of hardware/software bundling deals.
Harry Potter Bolsters US Video Market in Q2 2011
IHS Screen Digest announced that the DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” in April bolstered U.S. physical video sales in the second quarter of 2011.
Consumers Spend Big on Entertainment Media
IHS Screen Digest announced that, according to its latest research, consumers in North America and Europe spent $234.8 billion on entertainment media in 2010, up 69% from $138.8 billion in 2000.
Pace Captures Top Spot in STB Market
IHS Screen Digest announced that, according to its research, Pace plc of the United Kingdom sold more Set-Top Boxes (STBs) in 2010 than any of its competitors.
Mobile App Store Revenue Rising
IHS Screen Digest announced it forecasts that combined revenues from the four major mobile application stores (Apple, Google, Nokia, RIM) will leap 77.7% in 2011 to $3.8 billion.
Blu-ray 3D Spending Booms
IHS Screen Digest announced it forecasts that consumers in the U.S., U.K., Germany and France will purchase 7.5 million Blu-ray 3D discs this year rising to 41 million in 2014.
Nintendo 3DS Won’t Best DS
IHS Screen Digest announced that, according to its latest research, growing competition from smartphones and media tablets will prevent sales of Nintendo’s 3DS handheld game system from matching the those of the previous generation DS plaform.