Blu-ray Disc (BD) News

Parks Associates finds three million U.S. households ready to buy Internet-connected TV during 2010 holiday shopping season
Nov 30, 2010 – Parks Associates reports three million U.S. broadband households plan to purchase an Internet-connected TV during the 2010 holiday shopping season, further eroding consumer need for brick-and-mortar video sources.
News categories: Parks Associates, Blu-ray, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

MRG Report Shows OTT Video Services Exceeding US$20 Billion In 2014
Nov 25, 2010 – A new forecast from MRG, Inc., projects that global growth of OTT video services will exceed US$1 billion in 2010 and US$20 billion in 2014, based on over 40 OTT Service Operators and Device Vendors profiled.
News categories: MRG, Blu-ray, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Average US Consumer Household Will Own 5-10 Web-Enabled CE Devices by 2014
Nov 17, 2010 – By 2014, there will be over 200 million web-enabled wire-line CE devices in operation in the US. When PCs and mobile devices are added in, the average US consumer will own between 5-10 web-enabled devices to choose from, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

H.264 Decoder IC Market to Grow 20% Annually Through 2013
Nov 11, 2010 – H.264 decoders are beginning to appear in many solutions and the compression scheme is becoming more popular. As a result In-Stat expects H.264 decoder ICs to grow at an annual rate in excess of 20% through 2013.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Panasonic Chooses Widevine to Deliver Secure, High-Quality Customer Experiences on Its Devices
Nov 10, 2010 – Widevine has announced that Panasonic (NYSE: PC) has selected Widevine as its preferred provider of video optimization and digital rights management (DRM) solutions on Panasonic Viera® Connected TVs, Blu-ray Players, and more.
News categories: Widevine, Panasonic, Blu-ray, Content Protection, DRM, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

U.S. 'On Demand' Video Revenues are Projected to Reach $10 Billion by 2014
Nov 8, 2010 – A trend that started with personal video recorders is once again transforming the video industry, as consumers demand greater flexibililty and convenience in acquiring entertainment content, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

137 Million Web-Enabled CE Devices to Ship by 2014
Oct 19, 2010 – Over the next five years In-Stat expects that the majority of CE devices purchased, including digital TVs, Blu-ray players and gaming consoles will be web-enabled, with 137 million devices shipping in the US in 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Sony Redefines Home Entertainment With the World's First HDTV Powered by Google TV
Oct 12, 2010 – Sony has introduced Sony Internet TV, powered by Google TV -- the world's first television with the ability to watch HDTV, enjoy apps, and browse the Internet seamlessly on one device.
News categories: Sony Corp, Google TV, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Video Entertainment Industry Targets New OTT Services and Business Models to Offset Legacy Revenue Streams
Oct 6, 2010 – As internet-based video services and on-demand viewing of TV and movies has a growing impact on traditional revenue streams, the video entertainment industry must adapt once again, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVD, Market Research, Streaming