The cable industry has dominated the pay-TV market since the early nineties but is now facing competition from DTH and IPTV, according to market research firm in-Stat.

PC maker Apple is planning to enter the e-reader device market and rumored to be in talks with a US-based technology firm for developing a prototype, code named iPad. Considering potential market for e-readers, analysts predict that Apple will enter into the market in first quarter of 2010.

The biotechnology industry is a major growth area in the global healthcare market, one upon which many companies are placing their hopes, according to research firm visiongain.

Despite the recession, overall growth of the healthcare retail clinic market has increased approximately 15 percent in the past two years, according to a report from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.

Radio's revenue derived from digital platforms continues to rise, illustrated by a 10 percent increase at 2009's mid-point, according to Radio Advertising Bureau.

The international mobile money transfer market will be worth in excess of $65 billion by 2014, based on gross transaction values - driven principally from migrant workers based in developed countries, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

The inkjet cartridge refilling market is an emerging segment, driven by demand for a more cost effective solution to replacing printer cartridges, by environmental concerns, and by enabling technology, according to cartridge retailer support services firm InkTec Zone.

Legal process outsourcing (LPO) industry is projected to be the second fastest growing segment of the global BPO industry, estimated to increase dramatically from about $80m in 2006 to approximately $4 billion by 2010, according to industry sources.

Low-cost handsets and Smartphones will together account for almost 79 percent of all new mobile phones by 2014, or just over 1 billion units in all, according to Juniper Research.

Global bottled water consumption advanced 4.5 percent to 218 billion liters in 2008, according to the new 2009 report from drinks consultancy Zenith International. Bottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass containers.

World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) has been gaining a lot of attention as a wireless broadband alternative, as it provides reliable, secure and high quality broadband access for mobile internet users, according to research firm RNCOS.

Mobile security market to hit $889m in 2011, driven by backhaul and data center upgrades, according to market research firm Infonetics Research.

A new analysis from Juniper Research of the $110bn NFC opportunity forecasts that one in every six mobile subscribers globally will have an NFC enabled device by 2014.

Despite signs of recession abating in some quarters, 2010 will remain tough for the UK building industry, particularly with public sector work likely to shrink, according to a construction industry magazine Building.

Growth in the global beer market is slowing as the economic downturn quickens the decline in Europe and North America, according to a report from beverage research agency Canadean.

Global demand for dairy products has risen by 15 percent from 40.9 million tonnes in 2003 to an estimated 47 million tonnes in 2008, according to a report from food and drink consultancy Zenith International.

Worldwide mobile gaming revenue is on pace to total $4.5 billion in 2008, a 16.1 percent increase from 2007 revenue of $3.9 billion, according to research firm Gartner.

The new IPTV global forecast report from Multimedia Research Group (MRG) shows that 2008 actual IPTV subscribers ended up at about one million over its last forecast in late 2008, or 21.3 million, resulting in projected subscriber growth of 26.9 million in 2009 to over 81 million in 2013.

World consumption of coffee is projected to increase by 0.4 percent annually from 6.7 million tonnes (111 million bags) in 1998 - 2000 to 6.9 million tonnes (117 million bags) in 2010, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).