According to NPD DisplaySearch, TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million 4K×2K LCD TV panels (also known as Ultra HD) worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63,000 in 2012. TFT LCD panel suppliers play a pivotal role in 4K×2K LCD TV adoption, providing innovative cost-effective technology solutions that will meet […]
Amid a drop in television demand, the global market for digital television (DTV) semiconductors declined by nearly 6 per cent last year, according to a report from information and analytics provider IHS. Total DTV semiconductor revenue fell to $14.09 billion last year, down from $14.91 billion in 2011, as presented in the attached figure. While […]
A nearly 40 per cent plunge in pricing during the last three years has made LCD TVs featuring light-emitting diode (LED) backlight technology more cost competitive with televisions using older lighting technology—and has allowed them to become markedly less expensive than plasma televisions. The average retail price for LED TVs sold in the US dropped […]
Global shipments of multimedia home gateways (MHGs) are expected to rise by a factor of more than 100 from 2011 to 2015 as pay-TV operators seek to unify the delivery of different forms of video content to all types of devices in homes, including media tablets and smartphones. Global MHG shipments are set to climb […]
‘Smart TV in Italy’, the first of a series of reports from Deadline Media TV on OTT and connected television, details the current market for Smart TVs in Italy within the framework of broadcasting, broadband and mobile communications. Deadline says that using MHP (Multimedia Home Platform), Italy is the first country to widely deploy a […]
For years, US consumers have had three simple criteria when buying a television: price, size and picture quality. While those factors remain, American television buyers now are placing increased importance on technology features, including Internet connectivity and 3D display, according to the Smart TV Consumer Survey conducted by the IHS Screen Digest TV Systems Service […]
The overall infrastructure video equipment market will grow to reach $3.8 billion dollars in 2017, up from $2.8 billion in 2012. Video encoders represent the fasted growing sub segment of the market, growing over 10 per cent annually, compared to the market as a whole which grows at a 6 per cent pace. Classic video […]
European tablet computer sales reached 15.9 million units in Q4 2012, representing quarterly growth of 78 per cent and year-on-year growth of 179 per cent, according to the latest Tablet Track report from Futuresource Consulting. “Now the final figures are in, our research shows Q4 2012 accounted for nearly one out of every two tablets […]
The results of Rovi’s Consumer Mobile Streaming survey has revealed high usage rates among consumers (a majority of respondents reported streaming video to their devices at least two to three times per week), strong appetites for premium video content on mobile devices with users clamoring for more TV shows and movies, and a strong overall […]
Frost & Sullivan finds that the market shipped over 6.06 billion units in 2011 and estimates this to reach 9.29 billion units by 2016. Consumers favour technology that allows them to manage home security, energy consumption, and video streaming from anywhere, as well as engage in activities like working from home, online shopping and social […]