Consumers Want Pay TV and Over-the-Top Video

In-Stat announced that consumers want their Internet TV. Already, 26% of U.S. consumer respondents report viewing Internet TV more than once per week. However, rather than a substitute for traditional pay TV services, consumers want Over-the-Top (OTT) Internet video to compliment traditional TV offerings.

Sony PS3 to Win Game Console Wars

Strategy Analytics announced that Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) will sell more units than its rivals over the lifetime of the current generation. According to the statement, although global sales to date of the Nintendo Wii have exceeded those of the PS3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360, Strategy Analytics’ latest report, “Taming the Waves: Games Console …

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Consumer Network Storage Market Growing

In-Stat announced that, with home networking adoption passing 50% of households in North America and 13% worldwide, the consumer network storage (CNS) market is seeing continued growth. Web-enabled consumer devices, such as TVs and Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, are further diversifying the demand and applications for consumer network storage devices.

Downloaded Games on the Rise

The NPD Group announced that, according to its Online Gaming 2010 research report, the average number of hours spent each week on online gaming has increased 10% since 2009, while an average of 20% of all games purchased by online gamers were digitally downloaded – up from 19% in the 2009 study and 18% in …

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24 Percent of Households Have Internet Connected TV

Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) announced that its research shows 24% of all households have a television connected to the Internet. These connections vary from linking through a video game system, a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, or the TV set itself. While Internet connectivity has become a common built-in feature in many products, consumers are …

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Broadband-Enabled TV Households 360 Million by 2014

The Diffusion Group (TDG) announced that, according to its newly published study, by 2014 more than 360 million households worldwide will own the components necessary to enjoy Over-the-Top (OTT) video services on their TV, with more than half actively receiving OTT services.