Australian Record Industry Growing
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced that, for the first time since 2003, the Australian record industry is growing.
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Parks Announces Agenda for Amsterdam Summit
Parks Associates announced the agenda for CONNECTIONS Europe: Monetizing Connectivity and User Experiences, which the research firm will host on April 27, 2010, in Amsterdam.
Blu-ray Chips Overtake DVD in 2009
In-Stat announced that the transition from DVD to Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and recorders is creating a substantial opportunity for Blu-ray semiconductor companies. Blu-ray player semiconductor content overtook DVD player semi content for the first time in 2009, and is projected to account for nearly three quarters of the combined Blu-ray/DVD player semiconductor revenues by …
US Broadband Speeds Rose 28% in 2009
In-Stat reports that US residential broadband speeds continue to increase, albeit at a slower rate than in 2008. Between year-end 2008 and year-end 2009, downstream bandwidth rose by 28%.
Online Video Not Yet a Threat to Pay TV
Parks Associates announced that despite the growing amount of video available online, less than 8% of U.S. broadband households are considering cancelling their pay-TV services in favor of online video. According to the statement, these results (from “All Eyes on Video”) are in line with previous Parks Associates’ studies, which do not show an appreciable …
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Americans Watch 33 Billion Online Videos in December
comScore, Inc. announced that it released December 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that nearly 178 million U.S. Internet users watched online video during the month. Online video viewing continued to reach record levels in December, with 33.2 billion videos viewed during the month.
Polycarbonate 2010 World Outlook
MarketPublishers announced that Merchant Research & Consulting’s new “Polycarbonate: 2010 World Market Outlook and Forecast” report is now available.
Ultra HD and 3D Video on the Horizon
In-Stat announced that as High-Definition (HD) video has hit its stride worldwide, the TV and film industry are now looking ahead to 3D TV and Ultra High Definition (UHD).
MPEG IC Shipments 2 Billion by 2013
In-Stat announced that shipments of MPEG integrated circuits (ICs), which support compression and decompression of digital video, will reach two billion units by 2013.
Two-Thirds of US Households Own HDTVs
Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), an Infogroup company, announced the results of its new study examining US consumer awareness of and usage habits with technologies including high definition television (HDTV) and 3D TV.
Networked Home Media Device Revenue Double by 2012
ABI Research announced that revenue from consumer electronics devices that can integrate with home networks is set to more than double from $100 billion in 2009 to $243 billion in 2012.