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Media and Entertainment industry ‘ill-prepared’ for digital realities

Findings from a survey conducted by renowned consulting firm Accenture suggest that an ‘overwhelming’ majority (91 per cent) of senior executives of media and entertainment companies admit that they are not taking full advantage of customer data that can deliver customised content, leaving them ill-prepared to seize the revenue opportunities of today’s digital technologies. The […]

July 12, 2011

US: 3.5m 3D Blu-rays sold in 12 months

US consumers purchased an estimated 1.75 million 3D Blu-ray discs at retail during the format’s first 12 months on the market, and brought home another 1.7 million units as part of hardware/software bundling deals, according to IHS Screen Digest. From June 22nd, 2010 to June 21st, 2011, 1.59 million 3D Blu-rays feature films were sold […]

July 12, 2011

IP STB shipments over 1m in 2011

Worldwide set top box revenue, as a whole, will decline slightly in 2011 over 2010, with Latin America and Middle East/Africa the only regions showing any increase in shipments.  However, despite the general maturation of the market, IP set top box shipments are forecast to increase by over 1 million units in 2011 according to […]

July 11, 2011

RESEARCH: Viewers still prefer ‘live’ TV

Though connected TV technology can now be found in almost two in five TV households, Knowledge Networks findings reveal that viewers of all age groups still prefer “live” TV over “high-control” technologies. Among all connected TV viewers, almost half (47 per cent) say that watching a programme at its regular time is their first choice […]

July 8, 2011

500m connected TVs by 2015

In 2011 more than 25 per cent of all flat panel TVs shipped are expected to have some form of internet connectivity. According to the DisplaySearch Q2’11 Quarterly TV Design and Features Report, this number is forecast to grow to 138m units in 2015, or 47 per cent of all flat panel TVs shipped. “The […]

July 7, 2011

Samsung dominates US 3D TV sales

The market research company The NPD Group, is reporting that Samsung Electronics is dominating the sale of both LED and plasma 3D sets in the US, with a 61 per cent share of the unit and dollar volume. John Revie, senior vice president of home entertainment at Samsung Electronics America,  credited their success to the […]

July 6, 2011

Big price drop in 3DTVs predicted

A recent Retrevo study found that a high price premium is one of the most common reasons consumers cite for not buying a 3DTV. That barrier may soon vanish as a Retrevo Labs Pulse study shows a significant downward trend in the price premium of 47 – 50-inch 3DTVs over equivalent non-3D 1080p LED-LCD and […]

July 1, 2011

Rising digital demand will power global CE market

According to research by RNCOS, the global consumer electronics industry is set for phenomenal growth in the near future with rising demand for digital products. The digital technology revolution has enabled the industry to earn profit from the growing interaction of digital applications, such as, camcorders, DVD player/recorder, digital camera, etc. On the back of […]

July 1, 2011

Research: Connected TVs to outsell game consoles in 2011

While Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony will sell 37 million consoles this year, consumers will buy 52 million connected TVs from the likes of Samsung, Sony and LG. “The market for connected devices – connected TVs, connected Blu-ray players, games consoles, media-streaming devices and hybrid set-top boxes – is continuing to grow globally, as consumers seek […]

June 30, 2011

Research: 3D sets sales slow

Sales of 3D TV sets are expected to slow this year, with only 1.8 million or about 2 per cent of all US TV homes owning a 3D set by the end of 2011, according to a new report from SNL Kagan, which is also predicting that growth will return in 2012 and beyond, as […]

June 30, 2011