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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: IMS Research, Market Research, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

TI demonstrates Android development platform bringing ZigBee® and ZigBee RF4CE to Smartphones and Tablets
Feb 14, 2011 – Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) has showcased an Android 2.2 software development platform, designed to simplify the mobile device integration of the ZigBee® and ZigBee RF4CE protocol stacks.
News categories: Texas Instruments, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart Home

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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: Irdeto, D-Link, CES2024, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA