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.
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Denon Uncorks Three IN-Command AV Receivers
Denon Electronics announced its new AVR-X1100W ($499), AVR-X2100W ($699) and AVR-X3100W ($999) 7.2-channel network audio/video receivers.
Eutelsat Launches Ultra HD HEVC Demo Channel
Eutelsat Communications announced that it is launching an HEVC-encoded Ultra High-Definition (Ultra HD) demonstration satellite channel.
TV Popular for UltraViolet Viewing
The NPD Group announced its research suggests that over half of the 16 million UltraViolet users in the U.S. view their cloud-based movie library on a television.
Consumer Electronics Marketers of Canada Lobbies for HD Radio
The Consumer Electronics Marketers of Canada (CEMC) announced it continues to push regulators to allow HD Radio programming in Canada.
Netflix Plans to Expand in Europe
Netflix announced that its streaming film and TV subscription service will be available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg later this year.
AT&T to Acquire DIRECTV
AT&T announced that it will acquire DIRECTV in a stock and cash transaction deal worth $48.5 billion.
Technicolor Inks 4K Ultra HD STB Deal with Tata Sky
Technicolor announced that it will provide 4K Ultra HD Set-Top Boxes (STBs) to Tata Sky in volume early 2015.
TVs over PCs for Watching Online Video
Parks Associates announced that its latest research suggests that TVs are outpacing computers as the preferred platform to watch Internet video.
Consumers Heading to the Cloud
Juniper Research announced it forecasts that over 3.6B consumers will make use of cloud-based services by 2018.
Sharp Smart TVs Go With Digitalsmiths and TMS
Digitalsmiths and Tribune Media Services announced that Sharp Electronics will integrate the companies’ content discovery technologies in its 2014 line-up of AQUOS LED smart televisions.