Samsung Leads US Plasma TV Market
Samsung Electronics America announced that it is the top-selling brand in the U.S. plasma TV market, based on newly released revenue and unit sell-through data from The NPD Group.
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Samsung Launches 3D Video Streaming Service
Samsung Electronics announced that it has launched a new 3D on demand streaming service, which is accessible on all 2010 and 2011 LED Smart 3D TVs and Plasma Smart 3D TVs in the United States.
Netflix and Miramax Ink Streaming Agreement
Netflix and Miramax announced a multi-year agreement under which Netflix’s members in the U.S. will be able to instantly watch movies from Miramax’s film library.
Americans Like Big TVs
IHS iSuppli announced that, according to its research, more than one-fifth of all televisions purchased by U.S. consumers in the first quarter of 2011 sported displays 50″ or larger.
Sony Launches Rovi Advertising Service
Rovi Corporation and Sony Electronics announced that Sony has launched Rovi Advertising Service on connected Sony BRAVIA TVs in the U.S.
USTR Publishes Intellectual Property Rights Report
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has published its annual Special 301 Report, which provides the agency’s opinion of the adequacy and effectiveness of the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) by U.S. trading partners.
Blu-ray Disc Sales Up 10 Percent in Q1 2011
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) published its U.S. First Quarter 2011 Home Entertainment Report.
Spot Wants to be the Redbox of Canada
Public Media Works (Spot. The Difference) announced that it has published an overview of its current and future business plans and how it intends to participate in the DVD rental kiosk market.
Amazon Launches Kindle Library Lending
Amazon.com announced Kindle Library Lending, which allows Kindle users to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 libraries in the United States.
Panasonic Headquarters Heads to Newark
Panasonic Corporation announced that it will move its North America headquarters from Secaucus to Newark, NJ in 2013.
Blu-ray 3D Spending Booms
IHS Screen Digest announced it forecasts that consumers in the U.S., U.K., Germany and France will purchase 7.5 million Blu-ray 3D discs this year rising to 41 million in 2014.