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TV Everywhere to reach over 80% of North American Pay-TV Subscribers in 2011
May 3, 2011 – By mid-2011, TV Everywhere services will be available to 81% of U.S. and Canadian pay-TV subscribers through their current service provider, according to a Parks Associates' report.
News categories: Parks Associates, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, North America, Portable, Satellite, Streaming

DEG releases U.S. First Quarter 2011 Home Entertainment Report
May 2, 2011 – According to DEG, Blu-ray Disc hardware increased, with sales up more than 13 percent over first quarter 2010, and nearly seven million HDTVs were sold to U.S. consumers in first quarter 2011, up 11 percent over first quarter 2010.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

httv launches HbbTV end-to-end solutions at ANGA Cable 2011
Apr 29, 2011 – httv has been involved in HbbTV since the early stage of the development of the standard and took part in several trials and demos - such as 'Normandie TV' on DTT in France and 'My Services TV' with AFDESI, also in France.
News categories: httv, ANGA COM, Digital TV, France, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

LOGIWAYS Selects ACCESS' HbbTV and DLNA Technologies for Its Hybrid TV Solution
Apr 27, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that LOGIWAYS has selected ACCESS' solutions including NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition, NetFront™ Widgets and NetFront™ Living Connect 2.0 DLNA software, for integration with Magello™, its DVB middleware product.
News categories: ACCESS CO., LOGIWAYS, ANGA COM, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

LG Electronics Licenses ARM Processor Technology to Drive Platform Strategy in Home and Mobile Markets
Apr 26, 2011 – ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) has announced a new licensing agreement with LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) that provides access to the high performance, low-power ARM® Cortex™ processor and ARM® Mali™ GPU families.
News categories: ARM, LG Electronics, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Connected TVs Forecast to Exceed 123M Units in 2014
Apr 25, 2011 – Nearly 20% of all TVs shipped in 2010 featured connected TV capabilities. According to the DisplaySearch Quarterly TV Design and Features Report, the connected TV category is forecast to grow to over 123 million shipments in 2014 (at a 30% CAGR).
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Cord Cutting and OTT - Threat or Opportunity for Cable MSOs?
Apr 25, 2011 – IMS Research has a slightly different opinion on cord-cutting compared to several research firms, and does not regard OTT video as any significant threat to pay-TV operators.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

173 Million Wi-Fi Direct-Enabled Devices to Ship in 2011
Apr 20, 2011 – Wi-Fi Direct is expected to have a break out year in 2011. The number of Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices shipped will reach 173 million, led by desktop PCs, digital TVs, mobile phones, and notebook PCs, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

SARFT to buy 6 million CMMB terminals in 2011
Apr 20, 2011 – China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has said that China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) plans to purchase 6 million China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) stand-alone terminals in 2011.
News categories: SARFT, China, Market Research, Mobile, Portable