MRG analysts and publications have been quoted frequently
in the national press, including The Wall Street Journal,
Investor's Business Daily, Reuters, and The Washington
Post. MRG has also been been featured in Forbes,
and on TechTV, among others...
Record Number of Office Workers Used Web Broadcasts Last
Month
By Melinda Patterson Grenier, The Wall Street Journal,
October 15, 2001
The increasing trend among businesses to equip employee computers
with Webcasting software and high-speed Internet access had
an unintended consequence last month: A record number of U.S.
office workers used some form of online audio or video, including
media from foreign countries, as they tried to follow news related
to the terrorist attacks.
According to new data from measurement service Nielsen//NetRatings,
21.1 million, or 55.8%, of employees who logged onto the Internet
from work last month watched or listened to so-called streaming
media, compared with 19.6 million, or 50.2%, in August and 17.4
million, or 51.2%, in September 2000. . .
The previous record was set in November 2000, when 52.8%
of office employees accessed streaming media while at work.
Interest in the news was high that month as a prolonged vote
count delayed the result of the presidential election.
"Streaming media works best on computers with high-speed
Internet connections, and such connections are more common in
the workplace. Roughly 24 million people have T1 or higher-speed
lines in their offices, compared with fewer than nine million
people who have fast connections such as cable modems at home," said Gary Schultz, president of Multimedia Research Group Inc.,
Sunnyvale, Calif.
He cautioned there is some overlap in these numbers, as many
people who become accustomed to high-speed Internet access at
work also subscribe to fast service at home.
Broadband Adoption More Than Doubled In 2000, FCC Reports
The number of subscribers to high-speed Internet service more
than doubled last year, according to the Federal Communications
Commission, a rate that one analyst called suprisingly high..."Overall,
the growth rate for advanced services has surpassed our estimates,"
says Gary Schultz, President of Multimedia Research Group
Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif., company that does market analysis
for the industry. "It's kind of a surprise that the broadband
rollout has progressed as quickly as it has."
The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2001
Broadband Rollout Update - Content and Applications
MRG reports featured in BroadbandWeek, August
6, 2001
AOL/Time Warner Merger: "The agreement could be the
first step toward a merger, says Gary Schultz, president of
MRG. 'AOL and RealNetworks are natural partners because each
competes with Microsoft . . ."
Investor's Business Daily, July 2000
" Another result of the [AOL-Time Warner] merger could
be an increase in competition, more streaming-rich media,
and faster access, according to Gary Schultz, president of
the Multimedia Research Group, a Silicon Valley company that
tracks broadband use."
ZDTV.com, January 2000
"Audio, from radio stations, and digital music such as
MP3 recordings, is the main source of the increased (Internet)
traffic, followed by video clips, slide shows, software downloading
and Java Applets . . ."
TechWeek, October 1999
"Most big-screen TVs offer better profits than other
smaller models. . . 'Mitsubishi doesn't want to leave money
on the table,' said Gary Schultz, an analyst with MRG, Inc.
of Sunnyvale, California. 'The challenge for any set maker
is to keep profit margins up.'"
Investor's Business Daily, December 1998
"Industry executives say digital TV prices will come
down as production rises. . .Multimedia Research Group Inc.
sees prices falling about 10% a year."
Investor's Business Daily, August 1998
"More than 12,000 Web sites on the Internet contained
some video clips in 1997 -- triple the number in 1996, according
to Multimedia Research Group. It projects that figure will
continue to triple in the coming years."
Reuters, January 1998
"The price of HDTV sets is so steep, Multimedia Research
Group, Inc. in Sunnyvale predicts that less than 1 percent
of all homes will have one by 2000. . ."
San Jose Mercury News, January 1998
"According to a new report from Multimedia Research Group
(MRG), the U.S. market for professional video gear will easily
top $600 million in revenue by 2002, and could climb as high
as $1.9 billion . . ."
Video Technology News, September 1997
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