North America Digital TV News

Cogeco TV customers down 9,620 in quarter to end-May 2014
Jul 10, 2014 – Cogeco Cable (TSX: CCA) has announced results for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, ended May 31, 2014. Third-quarter net losses for Television service customers stood at 9,620 compared to 8,407 for the same period of fiscal 2013.
News categories: Cogeco, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers, USA

Roku leads U.S. streaming media player market
Jul 9, 2014 – Parks Associates has announced a report showing that more than 25% of U.S. households will have a streaming media player by 2015, with continued robust sales and new entries such as Amazon Fire TV driving expansion of this connected CE category.
News categories: Parks Associates, Barbara Kraus, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

U.S. VOD users watch 20% more live TV than non-VOD users
Jun 30, 2014 – According to Nielsen, people in U.S. VOD homes watch an hour and five minutes of live television per day, compared with the 54 minutes of live TV time among non-VOD users. This was found to be true over all VOD platforms.
News categories: Nielsen, Dounia Turrill, Market Research, USA

Total TV/video revenues to remain flat through 2020
Jun 25, 2014 – According to a new report from TDG, total TV and video revenue over the next five years will be much like the previous five years in terms of inflation-adjusted dollars, running primarily flat.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Bill Niemeyer, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

CEA updates characteristics for Ultra High-Definition displays
Jun 24, 2014 – The CEA has announced updated core characteristics for Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TVs, monitors and projectors for the home. The characteristics build on the first-generation UHD characteristics released in October 2012.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA

DISH eliminates wire clutter with Wireless Joey
Jun 23, 2014 – DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) has announced its Wireless Joey™ system which gives consumers the ability to watch TV virtually anywhere in and around the home without the need for wiring. The small client connects wirelessly to the Hopper® Whole-Home HD DVR using a dedicated 802.11ac access point.
News categories: DISH Network, Broadcom, Vivek Khemka, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Qplay adds Chromecast support
Jun 17, 2014 – Qplay has announced support for Google’s Chromecast media streaming device, expanding TV viewing options for bringing infinite Qs of short form video to the masses.
News categories: Qplay, Mike Ramsay, Apps, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Tablet users prefer OTT service apps to TV apps
Jun 12, 2014 – According to TDG, despite the widening availability of ‘TV Everywhere’ services, tablet owners are significantly more likely to use OTT service apps such as Netflix than those offered by both TV networks and operators.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Michael Greeson, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, TV Everywhere, USA

Nearly 20% of U.S. broadband households now have a streaming media player
Jun 10, 2014 – Research from Parks Associates reports that usage of Google Chromecasts appears to be declining while adoption of streaming media players has increased to nearly 20% of U.S. broadband households.
News categories: Parks Associates, John Barrett, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA