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Telcos Face Complex Challenges in Scaling IP Services
Jul 2, 2010 – IPTV network operators face a complex array of issues and challenges as they scale their networks to deliver more robust services to a wider group of customers, and those challenges aren't limited solely to subscriber headcount, according to Heavy Reading.
News categories: Heavy Reading, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

Penetration of 3D-capable CE Expected to Grow Quickly
Jul 2, 2010 – IMS Research estimates that 5.99 million 3D TV sets will ship worldwide in 2010 and forecasts that over 218 million 3D TV sets will ship cumulatively from 2010 to 2015.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Connected TVs reach 20% of sales in Germany
Jun 30, 2010 – According to Goldmedia, a fifth of all TV sets sold in Germany in 2010 will have an internet connection. By 2015 the number is forecast to reach 23 million or 61% of TV households.
News categories: Goldmedia, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Pay-TV operators pause investments as subscribers slow, competition accelerates
Jun 29, 2010 – Infonetics Research has published 3 video-related market research reports: 2 1Q10 market share and forecast reports, Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers, and Video Infrastructure and Subscribers; and its new IPTV Services Deployment Strategies Survey.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Content Distribution, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

EU sales record for digital set-top boxes
Jun 29, 2010 – The European market for digital set-top boxes is set to rise by an estimated 9.6 per cent to 2.2 billion euros in 2010 according to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO).
News categories: EITO, Digital TV, EU, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Spain, UK

OTT Video Providers Jockeying For Position As Market Heats Up
Jun 29, 2010 – Industry participants in the over-the-top (OTT) video market are positioning themselves for what is anticipated to be a high-growth market with multi-billion dollar revenue streams, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Streaming, USA

One in Five new TV purchases in the US will be 3DTVs in 2013
Jun 28, 2010 – 3D is the hottest thing happening in Hollywood. The excitement over 3D has found its way to the US consumer electronics market. By 2013, one in five new TVs sold in the US will be 3D, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV, USA

3D to Represent Over 86% of All PDP TVs in 2013
Jun 28, 2010 – Displaybank has announced that the share of 3D Plasma Display Panel (PDP) TV is expected to represent over 86% of all PDP TVs in 2013.
News categories: Displaybank, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

27.8 million will have IP Hybrid TV in Latin America by 2015
Jun 24, 2010 – According to a new report by NexTV Latam, there will be 27.8 million households with IP Hybrid TV in Latin America in 2015. 41.4% of the households with Hybrid IPTV will have an IP-DTH option, 38.4% IP-DTT and 20.2% IP-Digital Cable.
News categories: NexTV Latam, Argentina, Bolivia, Cable TV, Colombia, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial