Streaming (Over-the-top, OTT, P2P, PC-TV, Internet TV, online video, IP Video) News

Logitech results impacted by weak Google TV sales
Jul 28, 2011 – Logitech (SIX:LOGN; Nasdaq:LOGI) has announced results for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2012. Included in Logitech's Q1 FY 2012 operating loss is a $34 million charge due to a planned price reduction on Logitech Revue with Google TV.
News categories: Logitech, Digital TV, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Spain ends Q1 2011 with 5 million pay TV subscribers
Jul 26, 2011 – Spain's Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) has published telecommunications statistics for the country for the first quarter of 2011. Total pay TV subscribers passed the 5 million mark in the first quarter.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Over 60% of Connected TV Households Use TV Apps at Least Once per Week
Jul 26, 2011 – Applications have dominated the news in the smartphone and tablet worlds for some time but with the advent of 'smart TVs' consumers are now rapidly adopting online TV applications that are integrated into their connected TVs.
News categories: In-Stat, Apps, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers

CJ HelloVision Delivers 'Content Everywhere' with Samsung Smart TV
Jul 25, 2011 – CJ HelloVision, Korea's largest cable provider, has announced that it will provide its 'tving' application for Samsung (KRX: 005930, 005935; LSE: SMSN, SMSD) Smart TVs. The 'tving' smart TV service will start at the end of August.
News categories: CJ HelloVision, Samsung, Korea, Smart TV, Streaming

Divan.TV OTT service launches in Ukraine
Jul 23, 2011 – Divan.TV has announced a new OTT product for Eastern Europe. The company will offer the service via a media player connected to the TV, offering television, VOD, messaging, internet, video conferencing, e-commerce apps, payments, etc.
News categories: Divan.TV, Aventures Capital, Set Top Box, Streaming, Ukraine

New DVB-T2 Profile for mobile TV: T2-Lite
Jul 22, 2011 – The DVB Project has introduced a new profile for its DVB-T2 terrestrial standard for lighter applications such as mobile TV: T2-Lite. Version 1.3.1 of the DVB-T2 specification document introduces the T2-Lite profile.
News categories: DVB Project, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Mobile, Portable, Terrestrial

802.11n-Enabled CE Unit Shipments to Increase 465% From 2010 to 2015
Jul 21, 2011 – In-Stat research sees a continuation of the shift toward consumer electronics devices with networking capabilities, forecasting growth in CE 802.11n-enabled device unit shipments from 53 million in 2010 to almost 300 million in 2015.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Mobile Video Consumption to Surpass 693 Billion Minutes by 2015
Jul 19, 2011 – Although many mobile video products have only recently launched, providers are experiencing significant growth in usage rates. According to In-Stat, nearly two-thirds of smartphone owners have watched video on their device, while nearly 86% of tablet owners have done so.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Social Participation TV to drive interactive behaviour to generate $2.9bn globally by 2016
Jul 19, 2011 – The Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) has released research on participation TV (P-TV) services in particular social channels across global markets. MIG expects mobile to become the main vehicle for interaction between viewer and broadcaster.
News categories: Mobile Interactive Group, Market Research, Mobile, Social TV