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

LTE Subscriber Growth Will See a Bumpy Road On Its Path to Nearly 115 Million Subscribers by 2014
Dec 2, 2010 – While LTE is destined to become the dominant wireless airlink, several formidable challenges will slow widespread adoption. Despite the difficult path, In-Stat forecasts that the number of LTE subscribers will approach 115 million by 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, 5G, Broadband, Content Distribution, Market Research

Samsung Reaches Smart TV Milestone with 1 Millionth TV App Downloaded Globally
Dec 2, 2010 – Samsung has announced the 1 millionth TV application downloaded globally from Samsung Apps, the world's first HDTV-based application store. The company's 200th TV application is now live via the platform.
News categories: Samsung, CES2025, Market Research, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

UK leading the way in new TV technologies
Dec 2, 2010 – Ofcom's fifth International Communications Market report into the global communications market looks at take-up, availability and use of broadband, landlines, mobiles, TV and radio in 17 countries. The UK and Spain lead the way in digital TV take-up.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

DISH Network is First Pay-TV Provider to Give Customers Ability to Watch Their Live TV on iPad
Dec 1, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Remote Access, the free application that gives DISH Network customers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops, is now available for the iPad™.
News categories: DISH Network, Apps, DVR, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, Tablet, USA

Parks Associates finds three million U.S. households ready to buy Internet-connected TV during 2010 holiday shopping season
Nov 30, 2010 – Parks Associates reports three million U.S. broadband households plan to purchase an Internet-connected TV during the 2010 holiday shopping season, further eroding consumer need for brick-and-mortar video sources.
News categories: Parks Associates, Blu-ray, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

3D-Enabled Mobile Devices to Surpass 60 Million Units by 2014
Nov 30, 2010 – The major movie studios are taking 3D content from cinemas to the home as TV manufacturers ship increasing numbers of 3D-ready TVs. The trend is enabling the next evolution of 3D: 3D on mobile devices.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile

ACCESS and Vestel Power ASTRA's New HbbTV Service for Germany's DTH Households
Nov 30, 2010 – ACCESS CO. and Vestel have announced that they have incorporated ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition in the new Vestel HbbTV set-top box. The device will enable consumers to receive SES ASTRA's HbbTV-enabled services.
News categories: ACCESS CO., Vestel, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Japan to Start ISDB-Tmm Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting in Spring 2012
Nov 30, 2010 – Multimedia Broadcasting, Inc. has been commissioned as the sole carriage operator providing nationwide multimedia broadcasting services for mobile devices scheduled to start following the termination of analog broadcasting in Japan.
News categories: ISDB-T Multimedia Forum, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile

MRG Report Shows OTT Video Services Exceeding US$20 Billion In 2014
Nov 25, 2010 – A new forecast from MRG, Inc., projects that global growth of OTT video services will exceed US$1 billion in 2010 and US$20 billion in 2014, based on over 40 OTT Service Operators and Device Vendors profiled.
News categories: MRG, Blu-ray, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming