Despite accelerating global demand for smart TVs, a new report from TDG forecasts that TV manufacturers will be largely unsuccessful in generating new revenue from these net-connected platforms. The report – Smart TVs 2012-2017: Connections, Use, and Portal Revenue – examines global diffusion of smart TVs though 2017, and explores the associated revenue models on […]
One of the most detailed studies undertaken on connected TVs to date has found that about 30 per cent of all Internet homes have TVs connected to the Internet and that users of those TVs are generally receptive to advertisements and ad-supported business models. The results are from a survey of 736 connected TV owners […]
The AOL On Network has launched version 2.0 of its connected TV app. Formerly known as AOL HD, The AOL On app will feature ad-serving capabilities at launch, and will boast a wide selection of rich, high-definition video content drawn from The AOL On library of more than 380,000 short-form videos. Already available on seven […]
Zapstreak, the mobile SDK for Android app developers, has published data that has been collected via Shortbeam, the company’s showcase app launched on Google Play in March this year. With Zapstreak’s technology embedded within a media app (video, music and images), user’s can push music streams, videos or images to a connected TV using DLNA […]
Samsung Electronics has formed an alliance with Verizon, the biggest telco in the US, to boost content for smart TVs. The two companies will offer IPTV content, including VoD, through the Verizon FiOS App on Samsung’s smart TV. Some 120 million consumers subscribing to Verizon telecom services will be able to view such content without […]
As new ways to consume media give viewers greater choice of how, when, and where to watch, an old standby – the television – is making headway in the race for market cachet, according to a blog post from Pat McDonough, Nielsen’s SVP Insights, Analysis and Policy. According to Nielsen, Americans spend 35 hours each […]
Sigma Designs, a provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for home entertainment connectivity and control, has announced that Digital Television (DTV) manufacturer, AOC, will debut a new line of DTVs for the LATAM market based on the Sigma Designs HiDTV Pro-SXL SoCs at the ABTA 2012 conference. The Pro-SXL family DTV SoCs became an integral part […]
A report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of residential TVs, connected to the Internet via different platforms such as Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and consoles, and also via built in wireless or Ethernet connectivity, will reach almost 650 million by 2017. The report finds that Smart TVs are becoming mainstream amongst consumers, similar […]
Connect TV, the UK’s connected TV platform, has revealed that its recent launches means it now provides more TV channels to UK viewers than Freeview and is on track to have double the number of channels of the UK’s terrestrial operator by the end of 2012. “The latest launches demonstrate the value of our platform […]
Over 30 per cent of consumers in the US who plan to purchase a TV set in the next 12 months want an Internet-connected TV or Smart TV, according to a consumer survey from IMS Research. Internet connectivity is becoming more important to consumers in the US. Consumer metrics indicate that the Smart TV feature […]