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

Connected TV sales growing fast in Europe
Jul 17, 2011 – According to BITKOM, quoting data from the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO), sales of connected TVs in the European Union will reach 10 million units this year, rising to 13 million in 2012.
News categories: BITKOM, European Information Technology Observatory, Digital TV, EU, France, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Sony Launches '3D Experience' On Demand Streaming Service
Jul 13, 2011 – Sony Europe has announced the launch of '3D Experience', a free of charge on-demand streaming service offering a range of promotional video clips and trial 3D content. The service will be available to owners of 3D-capable Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs.
News categories: Sony Europe, Canada, France, Germany, Metaverse, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, USA

ARM Forecast to Significantly Increase Lead in the Battle for the Digital Home
Jul 12, 2011 – Preliminary findings from Semicast's forthcoming report 'Opportunities for Embedded Processors in the Digital Home' show ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) increased its position as the leading architecture for embedded processors in digital home applications in 2010.
News categories: Semicast, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

Panasonic Launches Developer Portal for its VIERA Connect Platform
Jul 6, 2011 – Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) has announced the launch of VIERA Connect Developers, a public web portal, to invite IPTV application developers to write applications for its VIERA Connect cloud-based TV service.
News categories: Panasonic, Apps, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Connected TV Shipments to Exceed 138 Million Units in 2015
Jul 5, 2011 – Products launched by TV manufacturers in 2011 show how critical internet services are to the future of TV. In 2011, more than 25% of all flat panel TVs shipped are expected to have some form of internet connectivity, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, DVB-T2, India, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Ofcom releases 1Q 2011 UK Digital Television Update
Jul 5, 2011 – Ofcom consumer survey results for the first quarter of 2011 show that take-up of digital television in UK households stood at 93.1%, up by 1 percentage point year on year.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Digital TV Labs' Receiver Quality Assurance for NGB's African DTT Rollouts
Jul 4, 2011 – Digital TV Labs has announced that it has been contracted by Next Generation Broadcasting (NGB), who operate under the Smart TV brand, to supply a DVB-T/T2 receiver conformance regime to assist the rollout of DTT services in select African markets.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Next Generation Broadcasting AB, Africa, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Rising Digital TV Demand to Drive Global Consumer Electronics Market
Jun 30, 2011 – According to RNCOS, the global consumer electronics industry is set to witness phenomenal growth in near future with rising demand for digital products.
News categories: RNCOS, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Smart TV

DiiVA Consortium Announces Samsung Smart TVs Ready with Integrated DiiVA Interface
Jun 30, 2011 – The DiiVA™ Consortium has announced that Samsung (KRX: 005930, 005935; LSE: SMSN, SMSD) TV Models UA32D5500, UA37D5500, UA40D5500, and UA46D5500 have passed the full DiiVA Compliance Test at the DiiVA Test Center (ATC) in Guangzhou, China.
News categories: DiiVA, Samsung, Smart Home, Smart TV