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Quantenna and Vestel Collaborate on Next-Gen Wireless HD TV

by Isaac Oburu

Quantenna Communications, the leader in ultra-high performance Wi-Fi, today announced the collaboration with Vestel, the largest TV manufacturer in Europe, on a new smart TV with 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi. Powered by Quantenna’s award …

Tags:Broadcast| Smart TV

45% of WE Broadband Homes Have a Smart TV

by Bob Raikes

Parks Associates said that 45% of Western European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this type of internet-connected CE device.

Tags:broadband| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 42

The Connected Media Device Ecosystem: Smart TVs vs. Dedicated Streaming Media Devices

by Tom Allen

The popularity of OTT SVOD has influenced the increase of connected media devices in consumers’ homes. In turn, connected media devices continue to change consumers’ TV/video viewing behaviour by bringing a variety of sources …

Tags:Market Data| Media Players| OTT Video| Smart TV| SVOD

The Smart TV Experience: Fierce Competition from Alternative Connected Devices

by Helen Vince

The popularity of OTT SVOD has influenced the increase of connected media devices in consumers’ homes. However, the smart TV is no longer the ‘go to’ connected media device for several consumers. Nowadays, consumers …

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Apple’s iPad Pro is a Light Heavyweight

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Apple special event on September 9, 2015 was the usual iPhone update show accompanied by some other Apple news about the iPad, Apple Watch and the Apple TV. As expected Apple announced the …

“From Fixed Function to App Platform: What’s next for Connected CE?”

by Bob Raikes

Ian Fogg moderated the next session which had a topic “From Fixed Function to App Platform: What’s next for Connected CE?” The first panel was Jacobo Toll-Messia of Hubii, a news content aggregator; Christopher …

Connected Device Penetration Will Explode Worldwide

by Tom Allen

There will be at least five connected media devices in every household in the world by 2019, according to Merrick Kingston – principal analyst at IHS. The world’s mature hardware market will still be …

Freeview Play Set for October Launch

by Helen Vince

Freeview Play is set to launch in October on TVs from Panasonic, Humax, Vestel and Manhattan TV. Guy North, managing director of Freeview, said: “We believe that Freeview Play is set to become the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Connected TV Ownership Rises in USA

by Tom Allen

46 million internet homes in the USA now own a connected TV device, according to the NPD Group, equal to about half of all households. Smart TVs are a driver: 45% of TVs sold …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Vodafone Counts on NetRange for Smart TV

by Tom Allen

Video on demand, apps and lots more: Customers of Vodafone’s, a leading provider of telco services, can now enjoy the huge range of advantages Smart TV has to offer them via NetRange’s Smart TV …

Tags:Smart TV| VOD| Vodafone

Half a Billion New Connected TVs in Five Years

by Tom Allen

The number of connected TVs worldwide will reach 876 million by 2020 – up from 105 million in 2010 and 415 million at end-2015, says Digital TV Research. In percentage terms, the 876 million …

Haier Roku TVs Hit Shelves, Pair Design and Technology with Value

by Helen Vince

Haier America and Roku, Inc. today announced the launch of new Haier Roku TV™models for U.S. consumers. Starting the week of August 10, 2015, the new Haier Roku TV models will be widely available …

Tags:Haier| Roku| Smart TV