Simultaneous Device Usage Continues to Grow, Says Nielsen
New York, NY – While tablets and smartphones offer the freedom of mobility, close to 40...
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Number of Pay-TV Subscribers Declines in US, Grows Worldwide
SINGAPORE – Despite a decline in the North America pay-TV market in 2012, the global pay-TV market continues to grow. ABI Research forecasts that the number of global pay-TV subscribers will reach 858.1 million at the end...
Read MoreTriCounty Telecom Embraces Hybrid Video Solution
CUPERTINO, CA – TriCounty Telecom, an independent telephone company in North Carolina, selected the FusionTV solution from Entone to deliver hybrid TV services throughout eastern North Carolina. FusionTV combines...
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Parks Associates: More Than Half of Smart-TV Households Watch OTT Video
DALLAS – For a while, smart TVs seemed to be smarter than their owners: Even though they...
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Netflix Cannibalizes VoD and Premium Pay-TV Channels
DALLAS – Another entry in the cord-cutting/cord-shaving debate finds evidence of...
Read MoreSalsgiver Trials Freedom Jump OTT Device
CAMBRIDGE, UK – Pennsylvania-based fiber optic network provider Salsgiver will trial Amino’s Freedom Jump OTT set-top box as part of a premium service offering to its customers. Under the gotlit.com brand, Salsgiver has...
Read MoreHiawatha Broadband Trials Amino Media Center for OTT
CAMBRIDGE, UK – Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC), a Minnesota-based competitive FTTH provider, is trialling the Amino Freedom Jump OTT media center as it seeks to offer innovative entertainment experiences to its...
Read More38% of U.S. Households Have Internet-Connected TV
DURHAM, NH – Nearly four of 10 households in the U.S. have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, a Blu-ray player, an Apple TV or Roku set-top box, and/or the TV set itself –...
Read MoreBTC Broadband Taps Entone for Hybrid Video Service
CUPERTINO, CA – BTC Broadband, a rural telco and FTTH provider based in Bixby, Okla., is teaming with set-top box maker Entone to explore a new broadband TV service model. BTC Broadband will use Entone’s FusionTV to...
Read MoreSuddenlink to Provide TV Everywhere as Bulk Service in Student Housing
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Starting this summer, Suddenlink Communications will provide its online video service Suddenlink2GO to the residents of five off-campus student living communities managed by Houston-based property management...
Read MoreSmart CE Device Shipments to Reach 92 Million in 2016
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – As more consumers hook up their TVs to the Internet, shipments of smart consumer electronics (CE) devices are increasing. They will surpass 92 million units in 2016, according to new research from analyst...
Read MoreETI and Clearleap Deliver On-Demand Content to City of Wilson
ATLANTA – Greenlight, the municipal fiber network operator in Wilson, N.C., will be the first to deploy Clearleap’s cloud-based streaming services integrated with ETI Software Solutions’ Triad billing system....
Read MoreA Third of Broadband Households Watch Internet Video on TV
DALLAS – Sales of digital video media receivers, including Apple TV and Roku players, were strong in the 2011 holiday season, with penetration approaching 13 percent of U.S. broadband households – a figure that...
Read MoreA Third of Pay-TV Subs to Use TV Everywhere by 2016
FRISCO, TEXAS – To defend against the encroachment of over-the-top (OTT) broadband video services such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, pay-TV operators are launching TV Everywhere or ‘TVE’ services that allow...
Read MoreMotorola Finds New Opportunities for Video Service Providers
HORSHAM, PA – Video service providers can take advantage of consumer demand for social media to offer new services, according to a new study by Motorola Mobility (soon to be part of Google). Key trends: – Social TV,...
Read MoreIn-Stat: Consumers Buy Internet-Connected Devices, But Not Many Use Them
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Demand for Internet-enabled TV devices, including smart TVs, connected Blu-Ray players, game consoles and streaming media players continues to grow, according to new research from NPD In-Stat. About 17 million...
Read MoreStrategy Analytics: Viewers in 42 Million Homes Watch Connected TVs
BOSTON, MA – Viewers in more than 42 million homes across the U.S. and Europe use the Internet to watch television shows and movies on the TV screen, according to a survey of 4,800 consumers by Strategy Analytics’...
Read MoreBlip.tv: Digital Video on the Rise, TV Viewership Shrinking
NEW YORK CITY – Web video watchers – at least those who watch Blip.tv, a site that features original Web content – are watching more online video and less television compared with six months ago. Blip.tv...
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Number of Consumers Buying Smart TVs Doubles in 2011
DALLAS – The number of U.S. consumers planning to purchase a smart TV has nearly doubled in...
Read MoreTV Everywhere Better for Customer Retention Than Revenues
DALLAS – Multiscreen solutions and streaming options will be valuable in retaining and acquiring subscribers but limited in their ability to expand average revenue per user (ARPU), according to a new study from research...
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