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U.S. CE Industry To Surpass $174 Billion In 2010, Reach Record High By 2011
Jul 22, 2010 – The U.S. consumer electronics industry will exceed initial revenue projections for 2010, the CEA has announced. Shipments of 3D displays will increase to 2.1 million this year, doubling the original forecast in January.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV, USA

AT&T reaches 2.5 million U-verse IPTV connections
Jul 22, 2010 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported second-quarter 2010 results. AT&T U-verse TV subscribers increased by 209,000 in the quarter to reach 2.5 million, up almost 60 percent over the past year.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Subscribers, USA

Set-top Box Shipments Up 9% in 2009 Despite Global Slowdown
Jul 21, 2010 – Shipments of digital set-top boxes (STBs) and DVRs topped 200 million in 2009 as close to 50 million TV households adopted free-to-air (FTA) and pay-digital services, according to a recently-published IMS Research report.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box

Connected TV Shipments Surge, With Forecasted Growth to 119 Million in 2014
Jul 20, 2010 – The TV market is entering a new phase, as connected TVs hit the mainstream. According to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly TV Design and Features Report, internet connectivity has emerged as a key feature in TVs this year.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Silicon Vendors Battle For $500 Milion TV Tuner Market
Jul 20, 2010 – Silicon chip vendors are fighting hard for the shifting TV tuner market in which traditional can-type TV tuners are being replaced by all-solid-state, silicon-based TV tuners, reports In-Stat. NXP is the global market leader for silicon tuners.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SNL Kagan Analysis of Asia-Pacific Broadband Indicates Growth Despite Recession
Jul 19, 2010 – In a recent analysis of the Asia-Pacific broadband market, SNL Kagan found that despite recessionary pressures, the region's broadband subscriber base grew 17.7% to 181.4 million in 2009 compared to 154.1 million in 2008.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Asia, Broadband, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers

Broadcast Mobile TV Captures Subscriber Counts, while 3G Mobile TV Drives the Revenue
Jul 19, 2010 – New research from In-Stat identifies that the largest number of mobile TV viewers will come from digital broadcast. However, while cellular mobile TV subscribers will be lower, they will generate the lion's share of revenue.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Mobile

Mobile Video Services Revenue to Exceed $2 Billion in 2013
Jul 16, 2010 – Revenue from mobile video services (video telephony, video messaging, video sharing, video-on-demand, VoD downloads, and other video services) is expected to top $2 billion worldwide in 2013, according to the latest data from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming

Blu-ray Player Shipments to Exceed 62.5 Million in 2011
Jul 15, 2010 – Worldwide Blu-ray player shipments are expected to more than double between 2009 and the end of 2010, and the numbers from ABI Research forecast continued growth next year, for a total of more than 62.5 million shipments in 2011.
News categories: ABI Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research