Smart TV (Connected TV, Integrated Digital Television, IDTV) News

SMPTE publishes study group report on HDR
Oct 27, 2015 – The SMPTE has announced the publication of a study group report on the HDR imaging ecosystem. The report summarizes discussion on the implementation of HDR and addresses key questions that will arise as members take advantage of the technology.
News categories: SMPTE, Alan Lambshead, Thomas Bause Mason, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA, Worldwide

YouView to launch on Sony BRAVIA TVs in the UK
Oct 23, 2015 – Sony and YouView have announced that on Wednesday 4th November the YouView service will be available on Sony BRAVIA 2015 Televisions. Sony is the first TV maker to integrate and offer YouView to UK consumers.
News categories: Sony, YouView, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Global streaming media device sales to hit 86 million units in 2019
Oct 22, 2015 – Parks Associates research has found that global annual unit sales for streaming media devices, including both player and stick form factors, will increase from 30 million units in 2013 to 86 million units in 2019.
News categories: Parks Associates, Stuart Sikes, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

45% of Western European broadband homes have a smart TV
Oct 20, 2015 – Parks Associates research finds that 45% of European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this internet-connected CE device.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, France, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK

HDR TV shipments to exceed 32 million in 2019
Oct 20, 2015 – High dynamic range (HDR) TV sets, offering enhanced brightness for a broader palette of light outputs and sparkling highlights, will soon be commonplace in the global ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV market, according to IHS (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: IHS Inc, Paul Gray, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Giraffic Adaptive Video Acceleration boosts LG Smart TVs
Oct 19, 2015 – Giraffic has announced that LG has implemented Giraffic's Adaptive Video Acceleration (AVA) technology in its 2015 webOS TV product lines to enhance digital content streaming, performance and delivery speeds, while eliminating buffering interruptions.
News categories: Giraffic, LG Electronics, Yoel Zanger, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

MStar adopts Dolby Vision for 4K Ultra HD TV SoCs
Oct 14, 2015 – Dolby (NYSE:DLB) has announced a collaboration with MStar Semiconductor to add Dolby Vision to MStar's 4K Ultra HD SoCs for HDR TVs in 2016. Dolby has worked with Mstar to optimize Dolby Vision for integration into MStar's video processing engine.
News categories: Dolby, MStar Semi, Giles Baker, Sean Lin, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV, Worldwide

4K Ultra HD TV market to hit 330 million units by 2019
Oct 14, 2015 – According to Parks Associates, more than 330 million 4K UHD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019. Of U.S. broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV in 2015, 56% think that 4K picture quality is an important feature.
News categories: Parks Associates, Barbara Kraus, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, USA, Worldwide

Marvell provides SoCs for Chromecast 2.0 and Chromecast Audio
Oct 5, 2015 – Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) has announced its continued collaboration with Google in enabling Chromecast 2.0 and Chromecast Audio powered by Marvell's ARMADA 1500 Mini Plus (88DE3006) and advanced Avastar 88W8887 SoCs.
News categories: Marvell, Weili Dai, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Worldwide