This week, ARRIS was featured in Investor’s Business Daily as one of the primary providers of the technology that cable and telco companies need to migrate to all-digital and IP-based services. Separately, Broadband Technology Report highlighted an interview with our own Gary Dorfnerwho discussed the industry’s ongoing efforts to reduce the energy consumption of set-top boxes and other home devices.
In other news, Advanced Television shared a recent report by Strategy Analytics noting that the global installed base of Connected TV devices will double over the next five years, exceeding 2 billion units by 2018. As the number of connected devices grows, so does awareness of TV Everywhere, and according to Broadband TV News, 49 percent of multichannel video programming distributor customers describe themselves as watching TV shows on multiple devices. This mirrors findings from our 2014 Consumer Entertainment Index, which revealed 56 percent of respondents use an additional device while watching TV.
Finally, MediaDailyNews reported worldwide pay TV services grew 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2014, and projected UltraHD TVs will grow to represent 26.6 percent of all TVs shipped in three years.
Check back next week for the latest industry news.
Arris Group Plays Big Role In TV's Next Revolution (July 9) By Marilyn Alva, Investor’s Business Daily: Arris Group is one of the main providers of the technology that cable and telco companies need to migrate to all-digital and IP-based services. Its gear helps clients compete with streaming video from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and others.
Industries, Feds Pushing STB Energy Efficiency (July 9) By Carl Weinschenk, Broadband Technology Report: Ongoing efforts to reduce the energy consumption of set-top boxes and other in-home devices are something of a rarity: Everyone - the government, the cable industry, satellite and telephone providers, consumer electronics companies and environmental groups - is pulling in the same direction.
Connected devices reach 1bn, will be 2bn by 2020 (July 9) By Editor, Advanced Television: The global installed base of Connected TV devices (including Smart TVs, Games Consoles, Blu-ray Players, Digital Media Adapters and Set-Top Boxes) will double over the next 5 years exceeding 2 billion units by 2018 according to a Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) service report.
TV Everywhere awareness grows in US (July 5) By Staff, Broadband TV News: Awareness of TV Everywhere features has reached 49% of customers aged 18 to 64 in the US, according to CTAM research.
Global Pay TV Services, 4K TV Enjoy Uptick (July 7) By Wayne Friedman, MediaDailyNews: Worldwide pay TV services grew 1.4% in the first quarter of 2014 among the 100 pay TV companies globally, according to informitv’s Multiscreen Index.
