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Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Sep 23, 2008
The home video market in Western Europe is expected to generate total retail revenues of 11 billion Euros by the end of 2008, with 97 percent of those revenues coming from packaged media (DVD and Blu-ray) and 3 percent …
Also tagged: europe, dvd, video, gaming, marketing, 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, dvr, ce, adoption
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Sep 2, 2008
Would you know what real HDTV looks like when you saw it? Seems like a simple enough question. Then why is the right answer confusing to so many people who purchase HD television sets? The arrival of Full High …
Also tagged: europe, dvd, tv, cable, satellite, device, telco
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Aug 27, 2008
The high definition (HD) video disc markets in both the U.S. and Europe continue to perform in line with expectations, following a more bullish outlook once the world shifted to one format at the beginning of this …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Aug 11, 2008
Blu-ray DVD players are not flying off retailer shelves, at least not in the numbers the industry might hope for. Perhaps it's a video solution in search of a problem. A market study by ABI Research has revealed a …
Also tagged: dvd, gaming, marketing, tv, device, ce, adoption
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Aug 2, 2008
With competition heating up for video services in Europe, service providers will employ Video On Demand (VOD) as a key differentiator in acquiring new subscribers, with evidence suggesting that the move from near-VOD …
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, china, dvr, vod, device, adoption, stb, dtt
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 3, 2008
According to Infonetics Research, the combined Internet protocol television (IPTV) and switched digital video (SDV) equipment market increased 12 percent sequentially to $1.3 billion worldwide in 1Q08. Infonetics' …
Also tagged: europe, video, tv, systems, cable, iptv, telco, 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 - Jul 1, 2008
According to Light Reading, the arrival of high-definition (HD) video content delivered over the Internet will force significant changes in how network operators and content owners distribute video. It could result in …