The rise of connected devices and Internet radio are laying the foundations for multi-room networked audio, according to a new strategic report from Futuresource Consulting.
The digital music market in the USA now accounts for 35% of the country’s music revenues, with a subscription market worth nearly US$3bn (85% derived from satellite radio). The UK is [...]

Emerging markets now account for over two thirds of all mobile phone handset shipments with China and India leading the charge, according to a new global tracking service from Futuresource Consulting.
“The global handset market will decline by around 3% in 2009, with consumers and businesses alike keeping hold of their handsets for longer,” says David [...]

The European photobook market is on track for continued healthy growth, with demand projected to reach nearly 14.5m units this year, up from 10.7m in 2008, according to a new Photobook Market Report from Futuresource Consulting.
“Although market volumes have been affected by recent economic conditions, the segment has put in a strong performance, with pricing [...]

As we move ever closer to the critical Q4 trading period, Futuresource Consulting takes a look at some of the hot product segments, providing an insight into where the CE market is going and what movements we should expect to see on the UK high street in the run up to Christmas.
Flat Panel TVs
Consumer appetite [...]

In 2009, Blu-ray title prices have declined rapidly and the pricing gap is narrowing, according to Futuresource Consulting’s price tracking service. The service shows that in February the average Blu-ray price for new release movies in the UK was £27.29. By the beginning of August this had dropped to £16.74 – a sizeable decline of [...]

Commentary by Mike Fisher, Convergence & New Technologies Consultant, Futuresource Consulting
Global sales of projectors witnessed a quiet first half this year, with budget restrictions in the corporate market continuing to restrict market demand. Global Q2 volumes reached nearly 1.3 million units, representing a 16% year-on-year drop from Q2 2008. With many corporates continuing to hold [...]

Global household penetration of fixed broadband continues apace, with total subscribers on track to break the 500 million barrier next year, according to recent research from Futuresource Consulting.
“More than 60% of all fixed broadband households on the planet are connecting using xDSL, where digital data transmission takes place over a local telephone network, while cable [...]

Interactive voting systems, or audience participation systems, continue to flourish across the globe, with more than eight million handsets forecast to be sold worldwide next year, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting.
“This equates to a sales value of nearly US$400m, 50% more than last year,” says Colin Messenger, Senior Consultant, Futuresource Consulting. “With [...]

Illegal downloads still going strong
8% of consumers across the UK, France, Germany and the USA admitted to downloading video content illegally from file sharing websites, a new consumer research study by Futuresource Consulting reveals. The study, ‘Living With Digital: Consumer Insights into Entertainment Consumption’, used a representative sample in each country and provided respondents with [...]

Just one week to go until Driving Digital Content, taking place in London’s Marble Arch on 4-5 June, and all attendees will receive an exclusive first showing of Futuresource Consulting’s European consumer research on digital entertainment consumption, along with a free copy of the key findings.
Futuresource Consulting is delighted to present up-to-the-minute research on how [...]