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26,000 3D TVs sold to date in Germany
Aug 5, 2010 – According to a survey commissioned by BITKOM, the number of 3D-capable TVs sold in Germany since their launch in March has reached 26,000, with 16 million Germans, or 1 in 6 of the population, saying that they want to buy a 3D TV.
News categories: BITKOM, Germany, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

HD PVR Set Top Box Revenue to Increase 61% by 2014, Says In-Stat
Aug 4, 2010 – There will be a decline in SD digital set top box revenue from current levels of 1.4 billion to 438 million by 2014, while HD PVR set top box revenues will increase by 61% over the same time period, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box

HD televisions in 55% of French Homes
Aug 3, 2010 – According to a study carried out by GfK and Médiamétrie, 15 million French homes were equiped with a high-definition (HD) television at the end of June 2010. This represents 55.5% of homes, up from 37.5% at the same point in 2009.
News categories: Médiamétrie, GfK, France, Market Research, Smart TV

Dedicated Mobile TV Networks Face Uncertain Future
Aug 3, 2010 – A Juniper Research study has found that disappointing adoption levels of mobile TV services, allied to competition from streamed mobile services and mobile reception of free-to-air terrestrial TV, has lead to growing disillusionment within the industry.
News categories: Juniper Research, 5G, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV

Trident in Volume Production With 4 Out of Top 5 Panel Manufacturers and 4 Out of Top 6 TV Manufacturers
Jul 29, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that its digital TV solutions are ramping production for the critical 2010 holiday selling season with 4 out of the top 5 panel manufacturers and 4 out of the top 6 TV manufacturers.
News categories: Trident Micro, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Wi-Fi-Enabled Devices to Exceed 1.9 Billion Units by 2014
Jul 29, 2010 – The quest for connectivity continues to drive CE manufacturers to enable their products with Wi-Fi. The next 5 years will see an increase in the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices, from over 500 million in 2009 to nearly 2 billion in 2014, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVR, Gaming, Gateway, Home Server, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Router, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone

BSkyB adds another 429,000 HD customers in 2Q10
Jul 29, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2010. BSkyB added 429,000 net HD customers in the quarter, bringing twelve month cumulative growth to 1.6 million.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Internet-Enabled TV Trumps 3-D TV in 2010
Jul 28, 2010 – While the consumer electronics headlines this year have been dominated by 3-D television news, the real story in 2010 is about Internet-Enabled TVs (IETVs), according to iSuppli Corp.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

E.U. Sales of Blu-ray players set to break all records
Jul 28, 2010 – Sales of Blu-ray players in Europe are set to reach a new record high in 2010. Around 4.6 million units will be sold in EU member states, more than doubling the previous figure, according to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO).
News categories: EITO, Blu-ray, Digital TV, EU, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Spain, UK