Hardware (DVD, TV, PMP, Set-top Box, …) News

India Set Top Box Market to Cross 60 million plus units by 2017
Aug 1, 2012 – Introduction of Conditional Access System (CAS), mandatory government & regulations, popularity of DTH platforms, declining prices of set-top boxes are some of the factors that are spurring the India Set Top Box market, according to 6Wresearch.
News categories: 6Wresearch, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

India adds another 2 million DTH subscribers in 1Q 2012
Aug 1, 2012 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its Performance Indicator Report for the first quarter of 2012. At quarter-end, India's DTH subscriber base was 46.25 million, up from 44.21 million at the end of the previous quarter.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Roku Unveils New Roku Streaming Stick Partners
Aug 1, 2012 – Roku® has unveiled that Element Electronics; GlobalVue; Haier; Hitachi; Insignia; Mitsubishi; Onkyo and Integra; OPPO and TMAX Digital are among the first companies working with Roku to develop consumer electronics devices for the Roku Streaming Stick™.
News categories: Roku, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Comcast Reports 2nd Quarter 2012 Results
Aug 1, 2012 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. In the quarter, total Video customers declined by 176,000 to 22.118 million. Digital Video penetration continued to increase with subscribers up by 159,000.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Internet Connected TVs to Reach 650m by 2017
Aug 1, 2012 – Juniper Research has forecast that the number of residential TVs connected to the Internet via different platforms such as Blu-ray players, STBs and consoles, and also via built in wireless or Ethernet connectivity, will reach almost 650 million by 2017.
News categories: Juniper Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Big Year for Multi-Screen TV
Jul 31, 2012 – Infonetics Research has released excerpts from two recent reports. The first tracks equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers. The second tracks IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid set-top boxes and OTT media servers.
News categories: Infonetics, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, TV Everywhere

Operators Name Cisco Top Dog in IP Set-Top Boxes
Jul 31, 2012 – Infonetics has released excerpts from a recent survey which captures service providers' requirements for hybrid IP set-top boxes to deliver video services. The top 3 critical IP STB applications identified were VOD, EPG and whole-home DVR.
News categories: Infonetics, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Majority of Set-Top Box to Remain Hard Wired through 2017 Despite Dominance of Wi-Fi Home Networks
Jul 31, 2012 – While Wi-Fi remains the predominant networking technology in most consumer's homes, wired solutions are gaining traction. MoCA has become the go-to wired technology in North America, while HomePlug continues to do well in Western Europe.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sigma Designs to power AOC connected DTVs in Latin America
Jul 31, 2012 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that Digital Television (DTV) manufacturer, AOC, will debut a new line of DTVs for the LATAM market based on the Sigma Designs HiDTV Pro-SXL SoCs at the ABTA 2012 conference.
News categories: Sigma Designs, AOC, Digital TV, Latin America, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial