Americans Embrace Streaming Media Players
Parks Associates announced it forecasts that more than 25% of U.S. households will own a streaming media player by 2015.
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Two Billion Connected TV Devices by 2018
Strategy Analytics announced it forecasts that the global installed base of Connected TV devices (Smart TVs, game consoles, Blu-ray players, etc.) will exceed two billion units by 2018.
Cineplex Selects Deluxe for Online Movie Store
Deluxe Digital Distribution announced that Cineplex Entertainment is using Deluxe OnDemand for the company’s online movie store.
Few Ready for 4K Streaming
Akamai Technologies announced that it has published its First Quarter, 2014 State of the Internet Report.
Nearly 300 Ultra HD Satellite TV Channels by 2023
Northern Sky Research (NSR) announced it reckons that roughly 300 Ultra HD television channels will be broadcast globally by Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite operators within the next decade.
Sony Video Unlimited Hits Mexico
Sony Network Entertainment International announced that its Video Unlimited video streaming and digital download service is now available in Mexico.
Gamers Defy Stereotypes
Twitch announced the findings of a survey it commissioned to study “the nature of gamers.”
Twitch Streams E3 Goodness
Twitch announced its streaming broadcast schedule for the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
Viewers Agree eSports is the GOAT
IHS Technology announced it reckons that eSports viewership is soaring with online streaming services such as Twitch enjoying explosive growth.
Apple Shells Out $3 Billion for Beats
Apple announced that it plans to acquire the Beats Music streaming service, as well as Beats Electronics, for $3 billion.
Binge Viewers Prefer Discs to Paid Streams
The ARRIS Group announced that it has released the 2014 edition of its Consumer Entertainment Index, a study of global media consumption habits that surveyed over 10K consumers from 19 countries.