Understanding & Solutions (U&S) and Decision Tree Consulting (DTC) are delighted to announce today that they have signed a merger agreement that will create a major new market tracking and consulting organisation. Headquartered in the UK, the new organisation, Futuresource Consulting, will build on the two companies’ successful track records, providing the platform for a [...]

Global sales of Consumer Electronics (CE) equipment rose 15% in 2007 to reach $480bn and look set to rise another 7.6% to $516bn in 2008, despite the impact of the credit crunch on consumer confidence and an unwillingness to spend in key markets like the USA and UK. Desire for flat panel TVs, laptop PCs [...]

Digital distribution of content is growing rapidly across the globe, driven by continued technological enhancements and content industry support. However, key to its long term success will be the development of strong consumer propositions and business models that secure sustainable revenue streams, and this will be the theme of Understanding & Solutions’ Driving Digital Content [...]

Heavy bandwidth constraints are crippling digital terrestrial broadcasters and imposing barriers to their future HDTV offering. This could result in just 7% penetration of high definition digital terrestrial television (HD-DTT) in the UK by 2012, with a similar scenario playing out across Europe , according to a new broadcast tracking and analysis service from Understanding [...]

Last year, global TV shipments rose 4% to almost 200 million units, worth over $100bn, and growth will accelerate to reach 280 million units, worth $160bn, by 2012, according to a new consumer electronics industry report from Understanding & Solutions.
The global TV boom is being powered by consumer desire for Flat Panel TV, which is [...]

The fast-approaching holiday season is a key milestone in the success of High Definition disc formats in the USA, according to a timely market report by Understanding & Solutions. Performance of both Blu-ray and HD DVD during this second holiday season is crucial in establishing the new generation of optical discs, and may bring the [...]

As DVD revenues begin to slow, Hollywood studios are looking to online video as a platform for incremental growth. Though currently in its infancy, by 2011 the online video market will have a retail value in excess of $3.8Bn worldwide, as revealed in a new industry report from entertainment analyst firm Understanding & Solutions.
Despite a [...]

New research from entertainment analyst firm Understanding & Solutions reveals a stronger growth rate in mobile gaming than in console and handheld markets, albeit coming from a smaller market share. This places mobile in second position behind the online games market.
“Global revenues from mobile gaming are pegged at $3.6Bn this year,” says Understanding & Solutions [...]