Analyst: Amazon Fire TV Cube won’t replace remote yet
An expert review from Strategy Analytics’ User Experience Strategies (UXS) group has found that the recently released Amazon Fire TV Cube has created a more seamless video and TV viewing…
Nokia, France Télévisions 5G 8K showcase
Communications technologist Nokia and France Télévisions, the French National Public TV broadcaster, are to showcase the results of a proof-of-concept demonstration of what the pair say is the world’s first…
IDC: NZ a global leader in smart TV adoption
New Zealand consumers, driven by increasing demand for video streaming services, are now a global leader in the adoption of Smart TVs, according to a report from IDC Research. IDC’s…
Study: Consumers embracing smart speakers
Consumers’ use of voice services is on the rise, according to research by Adobe Analytics, which surveyed over 1,000 US consumers. The study found the most common voice activities are…
7% growth for OTT TV devices in US to 2021
In the US, at the end of 2017, 210 million devices were installed in consumer homes actively delivering internet connectivity to the TV screen, and by the end of 2021…
VR headset sales plummet
Shipments of VR headsets plummeted by over a third in the second quarter, research from IDC has found. IDC said momentum had stalled from several years ago, when Alcatel, Google…
Demand for ‘super-large’ TVs to quadruple
An analysis of data from market research company IHS says that demand for large TV displays is “burgeoning” and annual shipments of 60” and larger displays will quadruple over the…
GfK: High-end TVs lifting the market
In the first half of 2018, GfK recorded total sales of €45 billion for the global market for TVs). That is about one per cent more than in the same…
US DVRs cost $1.8bn annually through poor power saving
An analysis of digital video recorders (DVRs) from cable and telco providers by Sense shows that they consume nearly as much energy while idle as when your TV is on,…
Sony leads VR market
Sony announced that is has sold over 3 million Playstation VR (PSVR) headsets to date, making it the clear market leader in the premium/standalone VR platform sector over its HTC…