The consumer electronics market may be set for recovery, according to the latest purchase intention data from Strategy Analytics’ ConsumerMetrix service. Compared to the previous survey in Q4 2012, more consumers across the US and Europe are now intending to buy HDTVs, Blu-ray disc players and connected TV players over the coming twelve months. The […]
The global TV market will return to growth in 2013 after shipments fell by 6 per cent last year, with growth continuing out to 2017 according to a new report – Global TV Market Report – from Futuresource Consulting. The firm also suggests that 4K video will start breaking through from 2015. “Our forecasts show […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is to proceed with an award of the 600 MHz spectrum band (550 to 606 MHz) to digital terrestrial TV (DTT) transmission company Arqiva, on an interim basis. The new capacity could triple the number of High Definition (HD) channels currently available on DTT, creating the opportunity for TV viewers to […]
Expanding on the strong interest surrounding its 84-inch Ultra-HD TV, LG Electronics has announced the addition of 55 and 65 inch Ultra-HD TV models in markets around the world, enabling even more consumers to enjoy the benefits of 4K technology. Initially introduced in South Korea last month, the two LA9700 series Ultra-HD TVs have already […]
It seems strange to be suggesting that India could be a major market for Ultra-HD when ‘ordinary’ high definition is still a novelty for its viewers. But according to the Press Trust of India (PTI), which quotes Sony India’s GM/marketing, Tadato Kimura, there is already a trend in India for well-heeled viewers towards 55” displays, […]
Ultra-high definition TV is on track to become a mass-market proposition by 2017, according to Vassilis Seferidis, Director, European Business Development, Samsung Electronics. Speaking at the Futuresource Entertainment Summit 2013 in London, Seferidis based his prediction on the take-up of high definition since its introduction. He noted that major operators had launched HD services when […]
Sharp has released what it claims is the biggest LED TV ever to go on sale in Europe. The Aquos LC-90LE757 features a 90 inch (229cm) screen, trumping an 84 inch display from LG. Sharp has offered the size in the US since June 2012 – the world’s biggest market for jumbo-TVs – but said […]
Astro, Malaysia’s largest pay-TV operator, aims to complete the conversion of its customers’ legacy set-top boxes to the B.yond HD platform by the year-end, said chief executive officer Datuk Rohana Rozhan. “We saw over 64 per cent of customers during the first quarter subscribing to HD and other value-added services, which in turn drove up […]
The first 55″ AMOLED TV is on the market, with others expected to follow; however, the cost of AMOLED panels will remain very high compared to TFT LCD display panels, limiting adoption by consumers. Current manufacturing costs for AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) display panels are estimated to be almost seven times higher than costs […]
Shipments of television sets in the US declined by 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to one year earlier, according to a TV Systems Intelligence update from IHS. US TV shipments dropped to 6.6 million units, down from 7.4 million a year ago in the first quarter of 2012. Liquid-crystal display […]