Press Releases

June 2009
New international study: 8% admit to downloading video content illegally
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.

Interactive Whiteboard market continues to perform for education
There are still no signs of recession in education technology markets according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest quarterly report focusing on the interactive display segment.

May 2009
Driving Digital Content: It's happening in less than a week!!
Less than one week to go until Driving Digital Content and we'll soon be taking final bookings, so don't miss out on what promises to be the definitive digital content conference of 2009.

Results of consumer study to be unveiled at Driving Digital Content
All delegates attending Driving Digital Content in London on 4-5 June will be the first to hear the results of "Living With Digital: Consumer Insights into Entertainment Consumption", new consumer research into European and US attitudes to digital entertainment consumption, including feedback from consumers as young as 12 years old. Delegates will also receive a free copy of the findings.

10%+ of US and Japanese households will be ‘3D enabled’ by 2012
Now more than ever 3D is coming to the fore, with backing from all major sectors of the entertainment and consumer electronics industries. 3D movie production is intensifying, cinemas all over the world are investing in 3D technologies and feedback from audiences has been highly positive, with encouraging ticket sales. Yet the ultimate goal is to bring 3D to the home, according to Futuresource Consulting’s newly-released ‘Strategic Impact of 3D’ report.

US Photobook market to exceed $500m this year
The US photobook market is on track for healthy growth this year, with demand projected to reach nearly 17m units this year, up from close to 12.5m in 2008, according to a new US Photobook Market Report from Futuresource Consulting.

April 2009
Digital Photo Frame market worth 750m Euros in Western Europe
The digital photo frame (DPF) market is on track to reach a trade value of nearly 750m Euros across Western Europe this year, up from less than 700m Euros in 2008, according to a new industry report from Futuresource Consulting.

Futuresource quarterly analysis: 12m Blu-ray players will ship this year
Despite the economic downturn, global shipments of Blu-ray players, excluding PS3, are expected to total nearly 12m units this year, according to the new quarterly ‘Blu-ray Hardware Performance’ tracking service from Futuresource Consulting.

Driving Digital Content event returns to London in June
Futuresource Consulting is delighted to announce the return of Driving Digital Content, the two-day event focusing on the business opportunities presented by digital content delivery, taking place in London on 4-5 June 2009.

March 2009
Pro Camcorder Market Fuelled by HD and non-tape
The professional camcorder market experienced a groundswell of activity in EMEA last year, with incremental growth outstripping the previous year’s performance by nearly three to one, according to a recent Pro Camcorder Quarterly Market Update from Futuresource Consulting.

Digital Photo Frames now in 10% of UK homes
Digital Photo Frames (DPFs) were once again one of the hot-selling products of the year in 2008, shifting more than 1.8 million units at an average retail price of around £90, and they are now present in an estimated 10% of UK homes...

Interactive Whiteboard market shows no real signs of recession
Close to 600,000 Interactive Whiteboards were sold worldwide last year, generating nearly US$1bn of revenue, according to a new market report from Futuresource Consulting.

February 2009
Blu-ray disc sales to exceed 100 million units in 2009
Research from Futuresource Consulting reveals that consumers are on target to buy in excess of 100 million Blu-ray discs (BD) across the USA, Western Europe and Japan this year, with sales of High Definition capable LCD and plasma TVs and continued dramatic reductions in BD player prices continuing to fuel interest in packaged HD content despite the economic downturn.

Kangaroo: expert comment on decision to block
Following the Competition Commission’s decision to block the online VOD venture, Kangaroo, Futuresource Consulting’s Principal Consultant, Graeme Packman, provides market insight and places the decision in the wider industry context.

January 2009
New virtual research campus and conference centre unveiled
Futuresource Consulting and Rivers Run Red are delighted to announce the joint development of Futuresource Campus, a real-time virtual research environment built on the world-leading Second Life Grid platform.
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3D moves to centre stage
2009 looks set to be the year for 3D, a reality that was apparent across the breadth of last week’s CES show, with many key players in the industry pulling out all the stops to showcase their 3D capabilities. Futuresource Consulting is excited to announce the launch of a new market report outlining opportunities and challenges for 3D...

Web 2.0 awakens new camcorder segment
The consumer camcorder market remains one of the most dynamic CE categories to date. Now, the emergence of a new breed of back-to-basics pocket video camera is opening the market to a host of non-traditional camcorder brands.

December 2008
New US Supply Chain initiatives will bolster profitability in tight economic climate
The US Home Video market is in the process of transformation, with its supply chain gearing up for tighter inventory management and more regular stock replenishment, according to a new Home Video Supply Chain report by Futuresource Consulting.

November 2008
The Changing CE World: conference round-up
The Changing CE World, a two-day conference in Barcelona produced by Futuresource Consulting, brought together key international players from across the industry and around the globe to focus on consumer electronics devices and the impact of convergence and connectivity.

October 2008
‘Staycation’ will drive home entertainment sales despite downturn
Across much of the globe, financial reporting has shown a fall in lending for homes and businesses, core service industries weakening, heavy deceleration within construction, utilities and manufacturing, and repercussions across the breadth of the real economy. However, in times of economic hardship consumer electronics and in-home entertainment can weather the storm, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting.

September 2008
DVD Supply Chain is Still a Key Strategic Focus for Hollywood Studios
The home video market in Western Europe is expected to generate total retail revenues of €11billion Euros by the end of 2008, with an earth-shattering 97% of those revenues coming from packaged media (DVD and Blu-ray) according to Futuresource Consulting.

August 2008
Interactive Whiteboard market to exceed US$1bn by end of year
A new market report from Futuresource Consulting reveals explosive growth for the interactive whiteboard market, with over 600,000 boards installed across the globe during 2008, equating to a value in excess of US$1bn.

Blu-ray market update
The Hi Def disc markets in both the USA and Europe continue to perform in line with expectations, following a more bullish outlook once the world shifted to one format at the beginning of this year.

WE photo merchandise sector worth 545m euros by year end
The photo merchandise market will continue to thrive according to a newly released industry report from Futuresource Consulting, which reveals 44% growth in retail value for Western Europe this year alone.

July 2008
Digital Photo Frame Consumer Survey Uncovers Growing Marketplace
With an upsurge of interest in Digital Photo Frames and the market gaining ground, Futuresource Consulting has carried out a consumer survey to better understand consumers’ attitudes to DPFs.

Pay-TV Set Top Box on Target for 40% Growth
Global shipments of Pay-TV Set Top Boxes (STBs) are on track to grow by nearly 40% by 2012 according to a new Industry Update Report from Futuresource Consulting.

India’s CE Market Value to Reach US$16bn by 2012
According to a newly released India CE Market report from Futuresource Consulting, India's market value is set to skyrocket to nearly US$16bn by 2012, up from US$3.8bn last year.

Consumer Home Copying Research Findings
Futuresource Consulting outlines the findings of its second annual home copying consumer research study, sponsored by Macrovision and carried out in the US and the UK.

White Paper: Digital Media Networks Can't Fail to Succeed
The technology is fit-for-purpose, the metrics are in development and the level of interest is once again high. In this white paper, Chris McIntyre-Brown of Futuresource sets out to address some of the key questions.

June 2008
Focus on Digital SLR Market Movements
20 June: Futuresource Consulting’s weekly price tracker system shows the ASP of Digital SLR cameras across EMEA has witnessed a decline of 1.6% (20 Euros) in the past ten weeks.

Blu-ray’s European Ascendance: BD sales outstrip early DVD performance
Focusing on like-for-like coverage of Western Europe and comparing the first few years of uptake, the early indications are that BD player sales are running way ahead of DVD after the same time period.

Understanding & Solutions and DTC announce landmark merger
9 June: U&S and DTC have signed a merger agreement that will create a major new market tracking and consulting organisation.