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Samsung, Vizio control US smart TV market

The majority of smart TV shipments in the US were fulfilled by Samsung and Vizio flat panel TVs (FPTV) in Q4 2013 as most major TV vendors put a priority on smart TV features to differentiate their products in the crowded FPTV market, according to Strategy Analytics research. David Watkins, Director of Connected Home Devices […]

March 11, 2014

HDTVs in 77% of US homes

Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group has revealed that 77 per cent of households in the US have at least one high definition television (HDTV) set, and about 46 per cent of all households have multiple HDTVs. Five years ago, 34 per cent of US households had at least one HDTV, and 11 per cent […]

March 10, 2014

55% of Europeans would buy U-HDTV

Following the positive news regarding U-HDTV purchase intentions reported by Strategy Analytics VP and Principal Analyst David Mercer in early January, the firm has completed the weighting of the latest European survey data in its ConsumerMetrix service. Writing in the company blog, Mercer, says that as in the US, Strategy Analytics found strong interest in […]

March 5, 2014

Tablets drive demand for smart connected devices

The smart connected device (SCD) market continued to post strong growth in 2013, with combined shipments of PCs, tablets, and smartphones reaching over 16 million units in the UK in Q4 2013 and totaling to over 56 million units for 2013 and 11.1 per cent growth compared with 2012, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). […]

March 5, 2014

40% pay-TV homes to have access to STB apps by 2019

In 2013 ABI Research estimates one out of every ten US pay-TV households had access to applications on the set-top box – applications include news and information services, service provider specific apps, OTT video, games, and music services. By 2019 nearly 40 per cent of

March 3, 2014

Sony leads UK Ultra-HD market, just

NPD DisplaySearch, in its analysis of the UK’s display and TV market, credits Sony with leading the main ‘pack of four’ (Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic) in terms of UK unit sales and market share. Sony has an 18.2 per cent UK market share, although this is well down on its dominant position barely six […]

February 28, 2014By Chris Forrester

Multitasking viewers do focus on the TV

Devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops and portable gaming systems have made it easy for consumers to multitask while watching TV. However, a November 2013 study by TiVo found that three-quarters of US TV viewers were more focused on what was on the tube, even when using a second screen. Smartphones were the No. […]

February 27, 2014

Wi-Fi embedded in 57% of all CE devices

Global shipments for Wi-Fi enabled Consumer Electronics devices grew 19 per cent year-over-year to reach 1.9 billion units in 2013 according to research from Strategy Analytics. Over 4 billion Wi-Fi enabled consumer electronics devices are now

February 27, 2014

India STB market to boom

HDTV, and the country’s digitisation process, is massively boosting the supply and sale of set-top digital converter boxes in India. A study from Frost & Sullivan states that India will need another 23 million new boxes this year. The study says that in 2013 some

February 25, 2014By Chris Forrester

Mobile video ‘not good enough’

Allot Communication has published its February 2014 MobileTrends Report which explores the factors that impact video delivery quality over mobile data networks. The report examines how download bandwidth, duration, resolution, mobile operating system (iOS, Android) and video container

February 19, 2014