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Number of 3D Mobile Devices Will Surpass 148 Million in 2015
Aug 15, 2011 – The implementation of 3D on mobile devices is still in its infancy and requires a much more advanced technical solution for both viewing 3D and capturing 3D. However, In-Stat forecasts that the total number of 3D mobile devices will surpass 148 million units in 2015.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile

3DTVs Will Command 56 Percent Price Premium for Early Adopters
Aug 15, 2011 – US consumers who expect to buy a 3DTV during the next year plan to spend 56 percent more than those buying a regular HDTV, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

More challenging environment ahead for the satellite communications sector
Aug 11, 2011 – Euroconsult has announced that the market reached new revenue highs once again. According to Euroconsult, the fixed satellite sector grew both in terms of transponder demand (+4.4%) and revenue, which reached $10.8 billion in 2010.
News categories: Euroconsult, Market Research, Satellite

Emerging Markets Account for 45 Percent of all Set-top Boxes Shipped Globally between 2011 and 2015
Aug 11, 2011 – The share of set-top boxes (STBs) shipped to emerging digital TV markets such as China, India, Russia and Latin America is forecasted to account for more than 45 percent of global STB shipments between 2011 and 2015, according to IMS Research.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Shipments of Internet-Enabled Consumer Devices to Exceed PCs in 2013
Aug 9, 2011 – Shipments of internet-enabled consumer electronics devices will soar to exceed those of the traditional platform used for accessing the Internet--the PC--for the first time in 2013, according to a new IHS iSuppli (NYSE: IHS) report.
News categories: iSuppli, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

Number of UK Quad Play Homes Will Treble by 2016
Aug 9, 2011 – Slightly fewer than half of UK households today are 'multiplay'. A new report by Strategy Analytics says that this number will grow to 67 percent by 2016. By the end of 2011, an estimated 613,000 UK subscribers will take a 'quad play' service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Semiannual IPTV Global Forecast Shows Robust Growth to 2015 Using Multi-Screen Services
Aug 9, 2011 – MRG has reported that the global IPTV market will grow to US$49 billion in service revenues and 113 million subscribers in 2015--as multi-screen video usage drives wireless services to new highs.
News categories: MRG, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Subscribers

Consumers in Southeast Asia Bought over 6.3 Million TV Sets in first half of 2011
Aug 8, 2011 – The TV market in Southeast Asia expanded in the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Sales of Smart TVs are increasing steadily with unit sales in quarter two growing by 20 percent over the previous quarter, according to GfK.
News categories: GfK, IFABerlin, Indonesia, Malaysia, Market Research, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Thailand, Vietnam

Over-the-Top and On-demand Change the Face of Pay-TV
Aug 4, 2011 – IMS Research forecasts that in 2016, over-the-top (OTT) video services will generate $16.4 billion in 2016 and video-on-demand (VOD) services from pay-TV operators will generate another $14.7 billion, for a combined $31.1 billion in on-demand revenues.
News categories: IMS Research, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming