Digital TV News: IMS Research

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.
News categories: Axel Technologies, Fuugo, CES2024, Mobile, Social TV, Streaming

IMS Research Sees Entertainment Devices Go Over-the-Top
Dec 2, 2010 – IMS Research expects the global market for OTT boxes to stagnate in 2011 and 2012 due to competition from other connected devices, and then the market is forecast to slowly decrease to 5 million units shipping in 2015.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Hybrid Television - A Competitive Equalizer for Pay and Broadcast TV Operators
Nov 4, 2010 – Recent announcements related to hybrid television have underscored its importance in addressing operator shortcomings. According IMS Research, hybrid TV is changing the competitive landscape, for both pay and broadcast TV, to the benefit of viewers.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

IPTV and Multi-room DVR Driving Growth for 'No-new-wire' Connectivity
Aug 16, 2010 – Though wireless is currently king in terms of home networking technologies, the use of wired solutions, particularly 'no-new-wires' e.g. HomePlug, HomePNA and MoCA, is on the rise and forecast to experience a boom over the next five years.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

3D Content Providers Await Higher 3D TV Set Penetration
Aug 12, 2010 – Production companies and service providers around the world continue to explore the opportunities of 3D video. IMS Research identifies that by the end of 2010, over 50 broadcasters and pay-TV operators will be offering 3D services to the home.
News categories: IMS Research, Market Research, Metaverse

3view Launches Hybrid Digital/IPTV HD PVR Set Top Box with MaxLinear DVB-T2 Tuner
Aug 9, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) and 3view have announced a joint collaboration on the 3view HD Digital TV Recorder, a hybrid IPTV and DVB-T2 set top box.
News categories: MaxLinear, 3view, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Set-top Box Shipments Up 9% in 2009 Despite Global Slowdown
Jul 21, 2010 – Shipments of digital set-top boxes (STBs) and DVRs topped 200 million in 2009 as close to 50 million TV households adopted free-to-air (FTA) and pay-digital services, according to a recently-published IMS Research report.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box

Penetration of 3D-capable CE Expected to Grow Quickly
Jul 2, 2010 – IMS Research estimates that 5.99 million 3D TV sets will ship worldwide in 2010 and forecasts that over 218 million 3D TV sets will ship cumulatively from 2010 to 2015.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Pace Is Number One Pay TV STB Supplier
May 24, 2010 – Pace plc (LSE:PIC) has announced that it is now the world's largest supplier of set-top boxes to the pay TV industry. According to IMS Research, Pace shipped more set-top boxes (STBs) in 2009 than any other set-top box developer.
News categories: Pace plc, IMS Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box