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TV Receivers, Displays, Monitors & Projectors


Futuresource is the leading research-based consultancy in the TV, display, monitors and projection industries worldwide, having achieved this by providing consistent and accurate data, coupled with market insight and analysis.

Digital Consumer Electronics:
Strategic Market Monitoring Service

Futuresource has tracked the consumer electronics business for 20 years.

The Digital Consumer Electronics Strategic Market Monitoring Service covers TV displays, all key home A/V products and personal A/V products, and includes:
  • TV
    • TV incl flat screen and projection
    • Digital TV – STB development (cable, satellite terrestrial and IPTV)
  • Home A/V
    • VHS
    • Home Theatre in a Box
    • DVD-Video
    • DVD-Recordable
    • Blu-ray Players & Recorders
    • Hard disk recorders (PVR)
    • Integrated audio systems
    • Camcorders
    • Portable DVD players
  • Portable A/V
    • CD Players
    • MP3/PMP
  • Mobile Phone
  • PCs/Notebooks
This global service provides twice yearly comprehensive five year market and installed base projections for all products above and includes key feature/product specification forecasts, brand shares and distribution channel breaks.

Analysis covers the following countries:

- USA
- Japan
- Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- UK
- Brazil
- Russia
- India
- China


Regular monthly qualitative and quantitative reviews of the CE business are included, which cover hot product, competitive, technology and complementary content/service and adjacent industry sector analysis.

Recent topics covered:

(1) Ad-Funded Online Content In The USA, Oct 2008
(2) Filmed Entertainment Update, Sept 2008
(3) Retail Distribution, July 2008
(4) Set Top Box Market Update, July 2008
(5) Developments in the Online TV Market, June 2008
(6) CE Industry Overview – India, June 2008
(7) Digital Media Adapters, May 2008
(8) IP Networked TV Devices, May 2008
(9) Global CE Update – Strengths & Weaknesses of the Major Players, April 2008
(10) Personal Audio Accessories Market, Feb 2008
(11) The Impact of VoD on the Pay-TV Movie Market, Feb 2008
(12) CES Show Report, Jan 2008
(13) High Definition Update, Jan 2008
(14) Mobile Handset Market Overview, Dec 2007
(15) Connected HD Players New Opportunities to Reach Consumers, Nov 2007
(16) Next Generation DVD Update, Sept 2007
(17) Global Mobile Telecoms Industry, August 2007

The Methodology

The research is gathered from direct data feeds from the hardware vendors, and complemented with thousands of in-depth interviews worldwide throughout the year with semi-conductor companies, content providers, hardware vendors, technology groups and retailers/distributors. This is supported by inputs from trade association data and regular consumer research as appropriate.

Data is web hosted and email alerts are sent informing clients of new data and analysis updates.

In addition to the ongoing reporting, subscribers to the service are provided with ongoing help and support through contact with our experienced team of analysts and consultants, which includes regular onsite debriefings.

Clients to the service include the world’s major semiconductor and software companies, leading CE and IT vendors, major content companies, service providers, technology and licensing groups and power retailers.

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