"smart tv" articles
The New York Times is reporting that Google, Intel, and Sony are at work together on a Web television for both set-top boxes and connected TVs. Whether it's true or not, the three companies would appear to be good partners:
* Google has an interest in extending its search and advertising placement expertise to the TV screen, as evidenced by its tests with DISH Network;
* Intel faces challenges in convincing consumer electronics companies to use their Atom processors instead of...
The Dallas Morning News did a nice write-up last week on 3DTVs that coincided with the launch of both Panasonic and Samsung's products at retail. The article provided what I thought was a good perspective on whether the average consumer should run out and buy a 3DTV set:
"Unless you're rich and impatient, you might want to hold off for a year or two. The first batch of 3-D TVs is more expensive than standard HD sets, and analysts expect the prices for 3-D sets to drop...
I had blogged a couple of weeks ago about Cablevision's strategy of allowing subscribers to access PC content on their TVs without deploying new set-top boxes, media adapters, etc. I should also mention that another company - IPVN - also has a solution called "Send To TV."
This is a nifty idea - anything that can eliminate having to install digital media adapters is a good thing.
Solutions such as what Cablevision and IPVN resonate with consumers. In our All Eyes on...
Remember the lavish, luxurious corporate functions frequently hosted by technology companies in the roaring 90’s? Tonight the European cable industry celebrated a solid year of nearly 10% growth (at least Telenet enjoyed nearly 10% growth) in an otherwise lackluster economy. The party, hosted by Telenet for delegates of the European Cable Congress in Brussels, felt more like a coming out party. The IT industry’s fascination with IPTV has finally quieted as IPTV growth has slowed over...
Wow - probably the strongest evidence to date that consumers are strongly resisisting the addition of more set-top boxes in their homes comes from Apple's COO Tim Cook. As quoted in the Silicon Alley Insider , Cook noted that Apple TV is in a market that's very small. He said that Apple TV sales in the last quarter increased by by 35% in a unit basis year-over-year.
Parks Associates is supporting the IPTV World Forum from March 23-25 in London.
Stuart Sikes , President, Parks Associates will be hosting the Analyst Breakfast Briefing, "Service Providers and the Digital Home: The Role of Networks, Value-added Services, and Customer Support" on March 25 preceding the keynote presentation.
As broadband and pay television service providers embrace home networking, they face both opportunities and challenges. The home network –...
Today's Dallas Morning News has a good article about Blockbuster's attempts to move deeper into digital distribution. The company is trying numerous ways to move beyond the traditional retail-oriented DVD and Blu-ray rental model, and the article mentions several initiatives, including:
* Mailing DVDs/Blu-ray Discs to customers who can't find the titles on store shelves (and they don't have to sign up for the mail-order service);
* The ability to rent or download current releases...
How'd that Hulu ad from the 2009 Super Bowl work out? Pretty darn well, it turns out. At the end of 2009, Hulu offficials noted that the number of monthly users was 43 million, double the number from year-end 2008. They also indicated that the 924 million viewed clips over the last 30-day period was three times the amount from a year ago.
Let's see what success VIZIO has with their Super Bowl commerical from yesterday , which is the first time I've ever seen a connected TV...
