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Ultra-HD TV shipments top 1m

The market for Ultra-HD TV panels reached a significant new benchmark in March when global shipments exceeded 1 million units for the first time, driven by vastly increased deliveries from the industry’s three largest makers of the high-end panels, according to a report from IHS Technology. UHD TV panel shipments amounted to

May 15, 2014

Ultra-HD TVs in 33% US homes by 2020

Ultra-HD TV household ownership will grow from less than 10 per cent of homes in the US for the next four years to 33 per cent of homes by 2020 according to a Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) service report. David Watkins, Service Director, Connected Home Devices commented: “Demand for Ultra-HD TVs is exceeding […]

May 12, 2014

65% California broadband homes have connected CE devices

Research from Parks Associates finds 65 per cent of broadband households in California have at least one connected CE device, such as a smart TV, streaming media player, or Google Chromecast. The firm reports that 50 per cent of California broadband households regularly use a computer to watch movies and TV programmes, while 23 per […]

May 8, 2014

Over half of US broadband homes have Netflix

Parks Associates research shows Amazon has made significant gains in the OTT video market as nearly 20 per cent of all US broadband households now have an Amazon Prime Instant Video subscription. The Q1 2014 survey of 10,000

May 2, 2014

Providers must future proof connections

Independent research and development company UTEL is warning operators and service providers to future-proof their fibre and copper network upgrades or face increasing numbers of disgruntled customers. Despite fibre rollout to the home, building or cabinet becoming more and more widespread for many networks across Europe and the rest of the world, for most it […]

May 2, 2014

64% US broadband homes have connected device

A survey by Parks Associates has found that 64 per cent of US broadband households have at least one consumer electronics device connected to the Internet, which could include a smart TV, Blu-ray player, game console, set-top box, a digital media receiver, or Google Chromecast. “The percentage of US broadband households with multiple connected

May 1, 2014

TV and video providers lack confidence in Wi-Fi

Research from Informa and AirTies Wireless Networks shows that 67 per cent of satellite and cable service providers see inconsistent wireless coverage as a major barrier to delivering video services in the home.   The global survey of 235 senior industry cable and satellite operators, telecom service providers, mobile operators, OTT consumer IP service providers and […]

May 1, 2014

Awareness video boost for Ultra HDTV

Industry trade bodies the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group have joined forces to release an educational video created to help US consumer electronics retailers explain the benefits of Ultra High-Definition Television (Ultra HDTV) to consumers and ultimately drive sales of the emerging technology. The one-minute video is

April 30, 2014

Huawei continues mobile modem dominance

​Mobile broadband modems and hotspot router shipments fell 21 per cent year-over-year to nearly 73 million units, as the impact of the declining PC market finally began to bite. USB modem sticks and embedded modem modules led the two-year slide while mobile hotspot routers increased 32 per cent, according to new analysis – Mobile Broadband […]

April 30, 2014

Young people would miss smartphones more than TV

Ofcom research has highlighted generational differences in preferences for the types of media consumed. TV watching continues to be the media that adults say they would miss most (42 per cent) if it was taken away, but this varies considerably by age. People aged 16-24 are more than three times more likely

April 29, 2014