Digital TV News: Changhong
Cable set-top boxes buck usual Q1 lull
Jul 1, 2013 – Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its 1st quarter 2013 (1Q13) Set-Top Boxes and Pay TV Subscribers market share and forecast report. The global set-top box market totaled $4.4 billion in 1Q13, a decline of 5% from 4Q12.
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Infonetics, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial
Changhong Chooses Rovi's DivX for Integration in Digital TVs
Mar 21, 2013 – Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) has announced that Changhong has selected DivX® video solutions for integration into its digital TVs. Changhong plans to add DivX Plus® HD Certification into TVs and support DivX Plus Streaming™ in its Smart TV line.
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Rovi Corp, Changhong, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming
Changhong Integrates Flingo Interactive TV Platform With Its Smart TVs
Mar 19, 2013 – Changhong has announced a partnership with Flingo to integrate Samba interactive TV platform into the Changhong line of Smart TVs. Samba identifies live TV shows, recommends related online videos, and aggregates real-time information including social media discussions about the TV program currently playing.
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Flingo, Changhong, Apps, Digital TV, Smart TV, Social TV
4Kx2K LCD TV Panel Shipments Expected to Reach 2.6M in 2013
Mar 14, 2013 – According to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Large Area TFT Panel Shipment Report, TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million 4Kx2K LCD TV panels (also known as Ultra HD) worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63 thousand in 2012.
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DisplaySearch, David Hsieh, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV
Cisco Wins Big in India as Chinese Set-top Box Manufacturers Surge
Feb 19, 2013 – Cisco Systems won significant standard definition (SD) set-top box business in India in the quarter ending January 26, 2013. Cisco shipped 1.3 million boxes in the fourth quarter compared with 850K in the third quarter, according to ABI Research.
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ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box
India Set Top Box Market to Cross 60 million plus units by 2017
Aug 1, 2012 – Introduction of Conditional Access System (CAS), mandatory government & regulations, popularity of DTH platforms, declining prices of set-top boxes are some of the factors that are spurring the India Set Top Box market, according to 6Wresearch.
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6Wresearch, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box
Smart TV Surges in Popularity Worldwide
Jun 12, 2012 – According to NPD DisplaySearch, approximately 27% of TV sets shipped worldwide had internet connectivity, led by Japan, where 46% of sets had networking capability, and Western Europe with 36%.
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DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming
Huawei Leads 19 Million Indian Set-Top Box Market with 24% Share
May 21, 2012 – According to ABI Research, nearly 70% of set-top boxes installed in Indian households are imported from foreign manufacturers. In 2011, Huawei was the top STB vendor in India with 24% market share, followed by Pace with 12%.
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ABI Research, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Set Top Box
Demand for Cable Set Top Boxes Remains Solid in 2011
Dec 19, 2011 – The cable set top box market is having a solid year in 2011, primarily due to robust demand for digital cable set top box products in Asia. In contrast, according to In-Stat, North American cable set top box unit shipments are decreasing.
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In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box
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