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 MoreLEXINGTON, KY – Independent cable rep firm Viamedia announced an agreement to exclusively represent the advertising sales for two municipally owned video providers, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (BTES) and BVU...
Read MoreMILPITAS, CA — The classic set-top box is about to shrink dramatically, disappear from sight and become the hub of all home-control systems. So says chip designer Sigma Designs, which is unveiling a reference design that...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ — After a slow start, the 3D TV set market is poised to grow dramatically in 2011 — by almost 500 percent, according to research firm In-Stat. 3D imaging has been used in an increasing number of Hollywood...
Read MoreCAMPBELL, CA – Worldwide revenue for pay TV services, including IPTV, cable and satellite, grew by 11 percent in 2010 to $240 billion, says a new report by research firm Infonetics Research. IPTV experienced the strongest...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ — After anemic performance in the global recession, the number of pay-TV subscribers turned up sharply in 2010, growing by a little over 6 percent, according to a new report by In-Stat. “Nearly every region...
Read MoreNew York – Just 0.18 percent of U.S. households “cut the cord†between the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, according to an ESPN analysis of Nielsen households, and this group was offset by...
Read MoreNEW YORK — If you’re one of the lucky ones who snapped up the new Apple iPad in its first days – or one of the millions still waiting for more of them to arrive in the stores – here’s something to...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ — 3D TV may not have lived up to its initial hype, but it’s making headway, according to research firm In-Stat. Several 3D channels were launched in North America, Europe and Asia in 2010, and more will...
Read MoreFargo, ND – 702 Communications, a competitive exchange carrier and DISH Network private cable operator that provides services in the Fargo-Moorhead area, is using a digital HDTV distribution “dish-in-a-box”...
Read MoreEL SEGUNDO, CA – Multifamily property owners can stop worrying about the proliferation of satellite dishes on their balconies, says DIRECTV. A new technology delivers video services to multifamily buildings of any size,...
Read MoreLAS VEGAS – Active Ethernet vendor Allied Telesis introduced a new line of 1 and 10 gigabit FTTx solutions, the SwitchBlade x3112 FTTx switch platform, along with a 24-port fixed-optics gigabit service module and 6-port...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ — A trend that started with personal video recorders is again transforming the video industry, says a new study from research firm In-Stat. Consumers seeking greater flexibililty and convenience are abandoning...
Read MoreNEW ORLEANS – Harmonic Inc. introduced the SUPRALink Universal Transmitter, a 16-wavelength, 1550 nm, dense wave-division multiplexing (DWDM) solution for the complete range of forward HFC transmission applications. This...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ — Traditionally, the cable TV industry has relied on MPEG-based transport to send digital video signals. However, over the past few years, interest in Internet Protocol (IP) video has been growing, according to...
Read MoreDEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Advanced Media Technologies (AMT) announced a new broadcast-grade live HD video streaming platform designed to allow operators fast entry into the market for over-the-top (OTT) video delivery to PCs...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ — Thirty million U.S. broadband households are already watching online video on the TV, and close to 90 percent of these households stream video to the TV as well as downloading it, says research group In-Stat....
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Worldwide pay-TV subscribers totaled 688 million at the end of the second quarter of 2010, according to a new study by ABI Research. Subscriber growth is fastest for IPTV platforms, while cable and satellite...
Read MoreAlthough headlines this year have been dominated by news about 3DTV, the real story in 2010 is about Internet-enabled TVs (IETVs), according to research firm iSuppli Corp. Global shipments of IETVs, or TV sets with built-in...
Read MoreDALLAS – International research firm Parks Associates reports a modest increase in awareness of 3DTV among U.S. broadband households in 2010, but says that the mainstream viability of 3-D depends on the availability of...
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