[opendtv] News: Video to overtake audio in mobile media players by the end of 2008
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Video to overtake audio in mobile media players by the end of 2008
Aug 31, 2007 8:27 AM
Sales of video-enabled portable media players are expected to outpace
those of audio-only players by the end of 2008, a new study by
In-Stat predicts.
Driven by increased broadband penetration, declining price points,
and a growing catalog of online audio and video content, the market
for all categories of media players will remain strong over the next
five years, the report said. Currently, the market is mainly driven
by audio capability. That, In-Stat predicts, will change in a year.
In-Stat said worldwide unit shipments for all media players will
reach 275 million units in 2011, up from 182 million in 2006. Of the
2408 respondants to In-Stat's latest survey of U.S. consumers, 52
percent now own some type of media player.
The research company said it does not expect music-enabled cell phone
shipments to displace dedicated media player shipments anytime soon,
but there is an opportunity for cell phone manufacturers to capture
those consumers who are considering cheap, audio-only MP3 players.
END
To help make the In-Stat prediction along, Apple is set to introduce
a new iPod that will offer the same touch screen interface as the
iPhone.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2373519.ece
September 3, 2007
Apple likely to introduce new iPod with large touch screen
Rhys Blakely
Apple is expected to unveil a revamp of its iPod line on Wednesday
with the launch of a long-expected full or wide-screen, with touch
control, version of the digital music player that is designed to
bolster the group's reach in video.
European journalists have been summoned by the California-based
company to attend a briefing at the BBC's headquarters in London. The
assembled reporters are to view a live broadcast of a presentation
given by Steve Jobs, the Apple chief executive.
David C. Bailey, an analyst with Goldman Sachs analyst, said: "The
product announcement is likely to include a full lineup of revamped
iPods, with significantly greater functionality at current price
points, including the much-anticipated full-screen video iPod."
Mr Bailey believes that a new line of iPods will boost demand for the
gadget from Goldman's present forecast of about 19.8 million units
for Apple's key first quarter - the reporting period that covers
Christmas. However, that still suggests that demand for iPods will be
flat, at best, compared with the same period last year, when Apple
sold about 21 million devices.
In the middle of last year, Apple's quarter-on-quarter iPod sales
dipped for the first time since the player's debut in 2002, a decline
blamed on the group's failure to release new versions. Although the
timing of the launch suggests that Apple is determined not to fall
into the same trap again, the company faces other hurdles in
replicating its success in the music market - which it dominates - in
video.
It emerged last week that NBC Universal had decided not to renew a
deal under which its programmes were sold on iTunes, Apple's online
media store. It is understood that NBC had demanded more control over
the pricing of its content but was rebuffed. NBC shows, which include
Heroes, had accounted for about 40 per cent of television downloads
on iTunes.
The news came only hours after Apple's launch of the TV download site
in the UK - an event blighted by complaints from British consumers
that they were being charged about twice as much as their American
peers per episode. Apple also faces competition from rival download
and "catchup" online services from broadcasters including the BBC and
Channel 4.
The pack of iTunes' rivals in music soon will include Amazon, the
largest online retailer, which is expected to launch a download
service this month.
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