GFU, the German CE association, predicts 26.5 million Internet-connected devices will be sold in Germany this year. GFU says the market will be made up of 15 million smartphones, 1.4 million tablets, seven million notebook computers and 3.1 million smart TVs. The association said that over four million smart TVs had been sold so far, […]
According to an analyst at Forrester Research, the first Apple TV won’t really be a TV at all. Writing in a blog post, Vice President and Principal Analyst James McQuivey suggests that since many consumers have just dropped hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in the past year or two on a brand-new HD flat […]
Leading TV executives were left undecided as to which company has the most effective Connected TV strategy according to a study by MPP Global Solutions. Respondents were asked to select which companies they felt had the most effective strategy for success in the Connected TV market, but results proved to be inconclusive. The survey, conducted […]
Hillcrest Labs has announced that TCL Multimedia, one of China’s leading TV and consumer electronics brands, is using Hillcrest’s patented Freespace motion software for TCL’s Android-based Smart TVs, including its flagship V7500 Android 4.03 Smart TV, and motion sensing remotes. The Smart TV system will be available in China this month and in other markets […]
Market researcher Mediametrie has reported there were nearly three million smart TVs in France in Q1, 2012 – meaning that 10.7 per cent of French homes had TVs that could access VoD or apps over the Internet. The number of homes with smart TVs rose by 40 per cent from the end of 2011. About […]
Microsoft is winning one of the most important battles in the digital world: the battle for the TV, according to Forrester Research Vice President and Principal Analyst James McQuivey. Writing in a blog post, he suggests that the TV battle is important for reasons you already known: “TV consumes more time than anything else and […]
A survey of TV set makers regarding shipments for Q4’11 by DisplaySearch reveals the extent to which connected TV has broken out of the high-end and is becoming a mainstream feature across all regions. This reflects the new realities of the TV business. Global and emerging markets are seeing features introduced at the same pace […]
Viacom has unveiled the results of its new ‘Social TV: Viewers C’s The Moment’ study exploring the social TV phenomenon through the lens of the viewer. While fairly nascent, social TV and co-viewing trends are growing rapidly, representing a shift in TV viewing from a lean-back to a lean-forward experience. Viewers engage in an average […]
Futuresource has released a study, conducted in the spring of 2012 in the USA, UK, France and Germany that surveyed more than 4,000 consumers on their usage of and attitudes to connected TVs, smartphones, tablets and eBooks/eReaders. Key findings from the study included the fact that three-quarters of connected TV owners are using their TV […]
New research by retail experts Conlumino, commissioned by eBay, reveals that the retail industry is on the cusp of a third wave of technological revolution. After online and mobile, a new wave of shopping technologies will again present opportunities and challenges for the industry. Interactive TV will have the most influence, as by the end […]