UK Video Entertainment Spending on the Rise
Futuresource Consulting announced it forecasts that overall video entertainment spending in the UK will reach £10 billion by 2018.
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Amazon Launches Fire TV
Amazon.com announced its new Fire TV ($99) streaming media and gaming device.
4K Ultra HDTV Poised for Rapid Growth
Parks Associates announced it reckons that 82% of U.S. broadband households now have an HDTV and will likely move to 4K Ultra HDTV over the next ten to twelve years.
UK Entertainment Market Evolves
The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) announced it reckons that streaming and access services comprised a quarter of the UK entertainment market in 2013.
Roku Announces New Streaming Stick
Roku Inc. announced its new Roku Streaming Stick (HDMI version), which will be available in April for US$49.99.
Consumers Hopping on SVOD Train
The NPD Group announced it reckons that Netflix and other subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) services continue to grow in popularity at the expense of premium TV channels.
Blu-ray Sales Up, DVD Declines in 2013
IHS announced it reckons that U.S. sales of Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment discs fell to $7.5 billion in 2013, down 9% from 2012.
LG Ultra HDTVs to Offer 4K Netflix Streaming
LG Electronics announced that its 2014 line of Ultra HDTVs will support 4K content streaming from Netflix.
Connecting TVs Gets Serious
The NPD Group announced it reckons that there will be a little over two hundred million Internet-capable TVs and related devices in U.S. homes by 2015.
NanoTech Readies Nuvola 4K Ultra HD Media Player
NanoTech Entertainment announced it has reached an agreement with a contract manufacturing facility to produce its Nuvola NP-1 and NP-C streaming media players.
Devices Go Over-the-Top in 2013
IHS announced it reckons that more than 1.7 billion devices capable of accessing Over-the-Top (OTT) broadband content, such as Netflix and Hulu, will ship by the end of the year.