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Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Oct 28, 2008
The long-anticipated DVR boom is finally happening. Equipment prices have fallen rapidly. Operators want their subscribers to take DVRs as they register very highly in consumer satisfaction indexes -- and thus help to …
Also tagged: japan, tv, hdtv, cable, satellite, telco, adoption
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Oct 16, 2008
Faced with more competition in their Pay-TV business, cable operators worldwide are distracted by the all-digital transition deadlines imposed upon them by governing bodies, the available options for upgrading their …
Also tagged: video, standards, hdtv, systems, cable, broadband
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Sep 17, 2008
The high-def DVD format war ended in early 2008, with Blu-ray the clear winner. But, don't expect a quick ramp up of Blu-ray player sales to standard DVD player levels any time soon -- as prices for Blu-ray players are …
Also tagged: europe, dvd, video, japan, tv, hdtv, ce, adoption
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 31, 2008
Global shipments of Pay-TV Set Top Boxes (STBs) are on track to grow by nearly 40 percent by 2012 according to the latest market study by Futuresource Consulting. This represents an increase of 38 million units, with …
Also tagged: india, tv, hdtv, china, vod, device, adoption, stb, dtt
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 30, 2008
New online video applications, plus established offerings like YouTube and the BBC iPlayer, are no longer confined to PC users, according to the latest market study by Strategy Analytics. A wave of recent …
Also tagged: video, multimedia, tv, broadband, distribution, stb
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 1, 2008
Dell'Oro Group reported that the worldwide set-top box market contracted 6 percent sequentially to $3.5 billion in the first quarter of this year. The market was up 9 percent, however, compared to the year-ago …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jun 7, 2008
Consumers are moving beyond basic PC-to-PC digital home networks as they look to connect new devices to their network -- to access and share the growing array of digital content from the Internet, as well as from their …
Also tagged: video, multimedia, design, gaming, audio, usability, software, storage, tv, wi fi, device, ce, home networking, stb
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - May 31, 2008
Infonetics Research reports that a growing number of North American, European, and Asia Pacific service providers are betting on IPTV and video services to stay ahead of their competition. The report says the loss of …
Also tagged: innovation, tv, broadband, iptv, interactive, dtt
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Apr 6, 2008
In December of 2007 ABI Research conducted an online survey of 1002 television and video consumers in the United States. Its aim was to measure the American consumer viewing, content and service purchasing habits or …
Also tagged: video, tv, hdtv, broadband, device, segmentation, ppv
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Mar 19, 2008
The pay direct-to-home (DTH) television industry is characterized by two broad growth patterns -- maturing markets with decaying rates and high growth emerging markets, according to the latest market study by In-Stat …
Also tagged: video, tv, hdtv, satellite, distribution, device, stb