Press Releases

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.