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NPD Predicts 39% Streaming Media Penetration

6 million US homes purchased streaming media players between Q2’13 and Q2’14, according to The NPD Group. The figure means that 17% of US internet households now have such a device. The NPD Group expects ownership to rise to 39% by the start of 2017, driven by more brands in the market (Amazon and Google … Read more

Pay-TV Has Declined Since USA’s Digital Switch

About 84% of US households take some form of pay-TV service, according to the Leichtman Research Group (LRG). While the number of subscribers has remained fairly flat since 2010, the number of households has grown – so pay-TV penetration has fallen since the country’s move to digital broadcasting. 11% of non-subscribers cited the internet or … Read more

Roku Has Added 2 Million Players Since January

More than 10 million Roku media players have been sold in the USA, the company has announced. The figure represents a 2 million unit increase since January, and roughly twice as many shipment as April 2013. Roku says that around 37 million hours of content are streamed on its players every week – beating Apple … Read more

TV Everywhere Not Delayed by Authentication

A study by US-based The Diffusion Group (TDG) has shown that authentication is not limiting the takeup of TV Everywhere services. Only 7% of users view the authentication process negatively and fewer than 1% say that it is ‘very difficult’. “Unfortunately, authentication has been demonised by industry executives as a key reason TVE use is … Read more

Workaround Enables iPhone UltraHD Video Capture

There are Android smartphones that feature UltraHD video capture as standard, and then there’s the iPhone. Apple’s device has no default way to shoot video at such a high resolution, but can take UltraHD stills. An app company called Vizzywig uses this feature in its Vizzywig 4K app, which ‘films’ content by taking 24 high-resolution … Read more

CEA Supports Definitions With UltraHD Logos

The CEA’s UltraHD logos, which we heard it was working on when the organisation updated its characteristics for UltraHD displays earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26), have now been released. Developed by the CEA’s UltraHD Communications Working Group, the new logos are designed for TVs, monitors and projectors. They are designed to … Read more

Desktop Growth Fails to Boost OGCC PC Market

The combined PC market in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar (‘Other Gulf Cooperation Council’ (OGCC) countries) fell 4.2% YoY in Q2’14, says IDC. Shipments to the region totalled 217,698 units. Bahrain was said to be largely responsible for the decline. While Qatar and Oman saw relatively minor (3.3% each) declines and shipments to Kuwait rose … Read more