Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

Viki leverages Limelight CDN for OTT movie delivery
Nov 9, 2016 – Limelight Networks (Nasdaq: LLNW) has announced that Viki, a global Over-the-Top (OTT) video service, is using its Content Delivery Network (CDN) to send movies to millions of viewers across the Americas and Europe.
News categories: Limelight Networks, Viki, Jaheer Abbas, Rohit Dewan, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Korea, Streaming, Worldwide

Smartphone VR to claim over half of VR device shipments by 2021
Nov 8, 2016 – A Juniper Research study has forecast that there will be nearly 60 million smartphone VR headsets shipped in 2021, an increase of around 240% on an expected 16.8 million this year.
News categories: Juniper Research, James Moar, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile, Worldwide

Voice control is standout new category for smart home devices
Nov 3, 2016 – Voice control became a standout, new category for smart home devices over the past 18 months, finds ABI Research. But its future is even brighter due to its solid marketing efforts, as well as its ability to leverage digital assistant adoption on smartphones and deliver genuine consumer value.
News categories: ABI Research, Jonathan Collins, Market Research, Smart Home, Worldwide

Mobile video viewing up over 200 hours a year since 2012
Nov 3, 2016 – Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has launched its annual ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, which details the enormous and rapid shift in TV and video viewing behavior towards mobility. The report also shows that content discovery remains a huge frustration for consumers.
News categories: Ericsson, Zeynep Ahmet, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Worldwide

U.S. virtual reality revenues to reach $38 billion in 2026
Nov 2, 2016 – The global virtual reality industry will experience very modest growth during the next two years, according to Greenlight Insights. Greenlight believes that total U.S. VR revenues will be in an 'inflexion zone' for the next five years, and then reach $38 billion in annual revenues in 2026.
News categories: Greenlight Insights, Road to VR, Clifton Dawson, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, USA, Worldwide

Connected appliance shipments to pass 200m p.a. by 2021
Nov 1, 2016 – According to Juniper Research, connected home appliance shipments are set to reach 202 million globally by 2021, rising from just 17 million in 2016. The additional cost of including basic connectivity is now less than $10.
News categories: Juniper Research, Market Research, Smart Home, Worldwide

INTEK Digital selects SERAPHIC browser for global STB markets
Oct 31, 2016 – SERAPHIC has announced that INTEK Digital is to use its Sraf HTML5 browser in a range of set-top boxes for global markets. The browser will be used initially on HbbTV 1.5 and then later on HbbTV 2.0 compliant products.
News categories: SERAPHIC, INTEK Digital, Ye Wang, Jack Kim, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, HTML5, Set Top Box, Worldwide

ARM releases VPU and GPU IPs for mobile VR and 4K streaming
Oct 31, 2016 – ARM has launched two products designed to address demands for more immersive and interactive visual content on mobile devices. The two products are the Mali-V61 video processing unit (VPU) and the Mali-G51 graphics processing unit (GPU).
News categories: ARM, James McNiven, Shen Li, Digital TV, Metaverse, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Worldwide

Smart Home and Smart Appliances are next CE sector battleground
Oct 26, 2016 – Smart home automation, smart appliance ownership and smart home surveillance could be primed and ready for growth, though progress is being hindered by widespread confusion, according to research from Futuresource Consulting.
News categories: Futuresource Consulting, Simon Bryant, Europe, Market Research, Smart Home, Worldwide