DisplaySearch announced that overall Q2 2010 TV shipments continued to show resilience, bouncing back from dismal 2009 levels, but there were some indications of trouble in key markets. According to the statement, DisplaySearch’s latest Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report reveals that global TV unit shipments rose 26% year-over-year (Y/Y) in Q2’10 to 56.2 …
DisplaySearch announced that the continuing transition to LED backlights is motivating LCD TV panel manufacturers to develop their supply chains in order to reduce the cost of LED-backlit panels. According to the statement, DisplaySearch’s latest Quarterly LED Backlight Panel Shipment and Forecast Report reveals that 9.5 million (18.5%) of the LCD TV panels that shipped …
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In-Stat announced that the value of MPEG IC revenue will grow to $4.5 billion by 2014. According to the statement, video decoding chips are becoming video decoding systems and standalone video encoding chips have given way to highly programmable system-on-chip (SoC) devices, which are now expanding to include the radio and communication components around them.
Parks Associates announced that more U.S. households are watching online video and on a wider variety of devices now than two years ago, but they are not sacrificing their TV viewing to do so. According to the statement, the firm’s Digital Media Evolution II study found 40% of all U.S. broadband homes now regularly watch …
J.D. Power and Associates announced that according to research contained in its 2010 Television Mystery Shopping Report, the proportion of salespeople who discuss 3D television technology with shoppers at major electronics retailers has increased substantially during the first six months of 2010 but the rates of growth vary widely by retailer.
Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK, announced it’s latest research reveals that consumers are spending 45% of their waking hours watching TV, using mobile phones or other communications devices.
SNL Kagan announced that the U.S. multichannel market delivered its worst performance on record in the second quarter, losing 216,000 customers compared to a 378,000 gain in the same period last year. According to the statement, SNL Kagan data shows that full subscriber counts for cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) and telco video dropped to …
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iSuppli Corp. announced that the battle for the top spot in the U.S. LCD television market heated up in the second quarter as the gap in market share between No. 1 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and No. 2 Vizio Inc. dwindled to less than 1%.
Altman Vilandrie & Company and Peanut Labs announced that, according to their latest survey, the number of people who watch broadcast TV programming on the Internet has doubled in the last year.
The NPD Group announced that small TVs got a boost last June when the U.S. government mandate to switch to digital broadcasting took effect, but a year later, amidst a stronger economy, sales of smaller TVs have slowed as consumers are exploring bigger screens and advanced features.
The European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) announced that sales of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players in Europe are set to reach a new record high in 2010. According to the statement, around 4.6 million units will be sold in EU member states, more than doubling the previous figure (+110%). EITO predicts that sales of Blu-ray players …
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