Digital TV News: IMS Research
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.
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IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA
Latin America to lead TV market growth through 2015
Mar 29, 2011 – IMS Research has updated its Online TV Set Shipment Database. The update reveals that Latin America is projected to be the fastest growing TV market over the next several years.
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IMS Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV
AT&T Dares Cable Cos. to Cut Cable with Wi-Fi STB
Mar 4, 2011 – The Cisco ISB7005 for AT&T U-Verse cleared the FCC today. This is the first set-top box that IMS Research has observed beyond those from the Turkish company AirTies that is designed to receive pay-TV over a Wi-Fi interface.
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IMS Research, AT&T, Cisco Systems, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA
IMS Research Expects Hybrid STBs and OTT to Enhance Operators' VOD
Feb 28, 2011 – IMS Research projects that in 2011, 72% of VOD requests via pay-TV platforms will be free transactions. OTT content delivered via set-tops will account for a fair share of free transactions.
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IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming
Android to accelerate convergence in consumer devices
Feb 15, 2011 – There will be an installed base of 140 million Android portable devices by the end of 2011, according to IMS Research forecasts. This provides an exciting opportunity for pay-TV operators, according to the market research firm.
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IMS Research, Market Research, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24
Rovi Launches Connected Platform Technologies on Android Platform
Feb 8, 2011 – Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) has announced that its Connected Platform technologies will be available pre-ported on the Android™ platform, enabling users to share and stream content from their Android devices to a variety of devices in the home.
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Rovi Corp, Middleware, Smart Home
IMS Research Study Finds Russian IPTV Market has Reached 374k Subs
Jan 20, 2011 – Preliminary results from the IMS Research study 'IPTV: A Global Market Analysis - 2011 Edition', reveal that the IPTV subscriber base in the emerging BRIC markets exceeds 8 million subscribers for 2010, with China dominating the figure.
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IMS Research, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Subscribers
Irdeto Enables Access to Premium Streaming Content on the Boxee Box by D-Link
Jan 7, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that its patented Cloakware technology has been chosen by D-Link (Taipei:2332) to protect premium streaming content on the Boxee Box by D-Link, the first branded set-top box for Boxee's award-winning media platform.
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Irdeto, D-Link, CES2024, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA
Fuugo Enables Easier TV and Video Consumption on Mobile and Portable Devices
Jan 3, 2011 – Axel Technologies will launch the online video version of Fuugo at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011. Fuugo™ is the world's first TV and video application for personalizing video content from Internet, mobile and broadcast TV.
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Axel Technologies, Fuugo, CES2024, Mobile, Social TV, Streaming
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