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

20 Million Wireless Networked TVs To Ship in 2011
Jul 20, 2009 – A new study from ABI Research forecasts that in 2011, some 20 million TVs offering wireless connectivity will be shipped worldwide. This segment is expected to show linear growth through the study's forecast horizon of 2014.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Freeview New Zealand passes quarter million mark
Jul 15, 2009 – Tightened consumer spending, an increase in TV viewing habits and improved affordability of Freeview|HD® receivers are all paying dividends for Freeview, with the latest figures confirming it is now available in more than a 250,000 Kiwi homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Blockbuster and Samsung Sign Agreement to Deliver BLOCKBUSTER® OnDemand Services to Select Samsung HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray Players
Jul 14, 2009 – Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) have announced they are joining forces to enable consumers to access Blockbuster's library of premium digital entertainment via Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players.
News categories: Samsung, Blockbuster, Blu-ray, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

EU Launches Digital Dividend Consultation
Jul 10, 2009 – By 2012 digital TV will completely replace analogue transmission and several Member States want to quickly use the potential of wireless to achieve full broadband access. The EU has launched an urgent public consultation on a common approach.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Estonia, EU, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Set Top Box, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart TV, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

Spain - July DTT monthly update released
Jul 9, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT equipment sales in May were 884,076 units. The cumulative number of DTT tuners sold since the beginning of the transition process in Spain is now over 19 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Cable Passes Satellite as Leading Digital Pay-TV Platform During 2008
Jul 9, 2009 – Preliminary results from IMS Research's forthcoming 2009 study on the World Market for Set-top Boxes and iDTVs has revealed that during 2008 the dominant digital pay-TV platform shifted from DTH satellite to digital cable.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers

Netflix Partners With Sony to Stream Movies to BRAVIA TVs
Jul 9, 2009 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has announced a partnership with Sony Electronics (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) that will enable Netflix subscribers to instantly watch movies streamed from Netflix on Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video-capable HDTVs.
News categories: Netflix, Sony, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

TV IC Market Declines Seasonally to 30.8 Million Units Shipped in Q1'09
Jul 6, 2009 – The TV IC market declined seasonally to 30.8 million units shipped into flat panel TVs in Q1'09, according to the latest research in the DisplaySearch Q2'09 Quarterly TV Electronics Report. Shipments were down 4.3 % Q/Q, but up 11% Y/Y.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MPEG LA Reduces MPEG-2 Royalty Rates
Jul 6, 2009 – MPEG LA has announced the offering of a new MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License that will provide uninterrupted coverage for the life of the MPEG-2 essential patents at reduced royalty rates beginning January 1, 2010.
News categories: MPEG LA, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV