Logitech has pulled the plug on Google TV set-top boxes, saying consumers just aren’t ready for the device which merges television and the Internet. “Google TV or the child of Google TV or the grandchild of Google TV will happen,” said Guerrino De Luca, the chairman and acting chief executive of the Swiss computer peripherals […]
CTAM Canada has released research that shows HDTV set top box ownership has not kept pace with the high level of growth in HDTV ownership. One key finding is that HDTV set ownership has increased to 58 per cent, however the purchase or rental of an HDTV Set Top box lags behind at 26 per […]
Nearly 50 per cent of consumers are using another electronic device while watching TV at home, according to findings from a new wave of ‘Living with Digital’ consumer research carried out by Futuresource Consulting. The most popular reasons for this include combating boredom, needing something else to do and keeping in touch with friends, though […]
Coinciding with the launch of its Wireless HD Net Connect product, a study from Philips suggests that the adoption of online video content may motivate some Americans to cancel or downgrade cable subscriptions. The study found that the vast majority (80 per cent) of people who watch video content online do so on laptops, and […]
Latin America’s seven main markets have absorbed almost 21 million set-top boxes as it adopts digital pay-TV. Latest numbers from Dataxis Online Intelligence says 20.57 million units have been supplied or bought by viewers, and this number to grow to 26.4 million by 2016. Of the above installed total, 7.4 million serve cabled homes, 12.3 […]
Hybrid Television Services, the licensee of TiVo products in Australia and New Zealand and the creator of CASPA On-Demand, has launched a limited edition, TiVo 1TB media device. The device is branded as TiVo XL reflecting the increased capacity of the hard drive from the original 320GB size to 1 Terabyte (TB) in recording capacity. […]
The worldwide satellite STB market has experienced slow to negative growth in recent years as both the number of subscribers and the conversion from SD to HD has impacted the market. That trend is about to change as In-Stat research forecasts that digital satellite STB unit shipments will grow by nearly 14 per cent in […]
China Telecom has released the results of its IPTV STB tender completed in late October, which aims to satisfy the operator’s requirements through to June 2012. The top ten manufacturers participating have been selected, with the top five being chosen as “Class One” manufacturers, and the remainder as “Class Two” manufacturers. China Telecom announced its […]
Netgem has announced that Netia will start rolling out its new TV service based on Netgem’s technologies in Poland, a telecom market that was previously operated as a monopoly and has just opened to competition. Netia is bundling subscriptions offering high-speed broadband access with unlimited calls and now, using Netgem services, the Polish operator will […]
Dish Network’s third-quarter earnings rose 30 per cent as increased equipment, merchandise and rental revenue supported a double-digit jump in sales. Meanwhile its former unit EchoStar swung to a loss amid sharply higher costs. The satellite-television operator has been working to diversify its business in the face of a maturing US subscription television market and […]