Chinese brand TCL surged to the top of the North American TV market for the first time ever during the first quarter of 2019, as unit shipments boomed by 112 per cent year-over-year. TCL’s share of North American TV shipments rose to 26.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2019, up from 16 per […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 74 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices (such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV stick or set-top box, Chromecast, or Apple TV), connected video game systems, and/or connected Blu-ray players. This is a […]
Amid rising concerns over the intensifying trade war between the US and China, South Korean and Chinese TV makers are cutting panel orders in the second quarter, according to IHS Markit. The reduction in panel demand is intended to cut inventory that was carried over from previous quarters, as reported by the IHS Markit TV […]
Despite the increase in popularity of small, portable devices, the television set is getting even bigger – and showing no sign of shrinking down. According to research carried out across Europe by Sony as part of its Evolution of the Living Room report, over a third of people (35 per cent) now want a TV […]
Findings from a study – TV Universe – UK, Sweden, Germany: How People Watch Television Today – from entertainment metadata specialist Gracenote and digital media analyst firm nScreenMedia, focusing on pay TV, free-to-air and online TV viewership in major European countries, reveal that TV viewing has become a complicated undertaking for European audiences, who juggle […]
Rethink Technology Research finds that Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and consumer voice platform partners drive growth in smart homes, but will only control 23.3 per cent of total sales, with retail sales accounting for 76.7 per cent of total device additions.
The Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant platforms will take an almost equal share of the global smart speaker market this year, according to the latest forecast from Strategy Analytics. Amazon Alexa had a 37.7 per cent share of sales in 2018, but this will decline to 31.7 per cent in 2019, while Google Assistant’s share […]
Hub’s inaugural study on entertainment technology, Entertainment in the Connected Home, shows that even though ownership of new connected devices in the US is high, many who own them don’t use most of their core capabilities. Highlights from the study include: 1) Half of TV homes is the US now have a 4K set – […]
IHS Markit figures reveal the console market to be in robust health, with its content and services segment having grown from $27 billion (€24.09) in 2017 to nearly $32 billion in 2018. Indeed, the total console market (spend on hardware, plus content and services) totals $47 billion for 2018, up from $42 billion in 2017, […]
Every job created in the US consumer technology sector supports almost three non-tech jobs throughout the rest of the American economy – an employment multiplier of 3.59 – according to findings from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The report, U.S. Economic Contribution of the Consumer Technology Sector , says the consumer tech sector directly and […]