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DVR Ad-Eraser Causes Tremors At Upfronts
New York Times,
May 17, 2012, 6:20 AM EDT
As with past technological threats, network executives are closing ranks against a Dish Network device that undermines the broadcast business model.
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Asian Giants Wrestle For TV Set Dominance
Reuters,
Apr 24, 2012, 3:05 PM EDT
LG Electronics will steal a march on its rivals by bringing forward the launch of a 55-inch flat TV using next-generation technology, raising the stakes in a cut-throat battle for the living room between Asia's top tech powerhouses. Link
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Apple TV Set Said To Be Coming In 2013
CNET,
Mar 29, 2012, 7:52 AM EDT
A research group says that the long-awaited television set is in the works but most likely won't debut until next year.
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Apple TV The Prize In Hon Hai's Sharp Gamble
Reuters,
Mar 28, 2012, 6:31 AM EDT
It promises to revolutionise television in the way the iPad did computing, and the chance to make Apple Inc's much-anticipated smart TV could explain Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry's bold move to buy into 100-year-old Japanese firm Sharp.
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Report: 100M Internet-Connected TVs By '16
Los Angeles Times,
Mar 21, 2012, 6:46 AM EDT
A new report from researcher NPD In-Stat predicts that 100 million homes in North America and Western Europe will own television sets that blend traditional programs with Internet content by 2016. These new hybrid devices, capable of displaying interactive content related to TV shows, are a bid to hold the viewer's attention in a device-cluttered world.
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What The New iPad, Apple TV Mean For Media
Lost Remote,
Mar 7, 2012, 3:15 PM EST
Apple took the wraps off a new retina display iPad (with 4G LTE) and a 1080p Apple TV box today (sorry no TV set), both of which will be available on March 16. While the announcements themselves aren't particularly groundbreaking — solid incremental improvements — Tim Cook revealed a metric that should be a bit of shocker.
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As TV Screens Grow, So Does DVR Usage
Nielsen,
Mar 1, 2012, 7:54 AM EST
Over the last 60 years, televisions have evolved to have slimmer profiles, larger screens and sharper pictures. Additionally, the devices delivering the content to these new high-tech screens have changed significantly and more rapidly — helping us watch what we want when we want it. The percent of DVR usage has grown fivefold from a mere 1.6% in 2006 to almost 8% in 2011.
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QUARTERLY REPORT
Legal Settlements Rocketed TiVo's 4Q Revs
MediaPost,
Feb 24, 2012, 6:13 AM EST
Google Working On Voice-Activated Remote
Los Angeles Times,
Feb 22, 2012, 6:48 AM EST
In what could be the biggest boost to couch potatoes since the remote control, Google Inc. is developing a technology that would allow a viewer to tell a TV, by voice, to change the channel or even seek out a favorite show or movie.
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Samsung To Spin Off LCD Business
New York Post,
Feb 20, 2012, 6:39 AM EST
Google Planning Home Entertainment Device
New York Times,
Feb 10, 2012, 7:57 AM EST
Google is developing a home entertainment device, according to people with knowledge of the company's plans, in a move that would bring it more broadly into consumer electronics.
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Manufacturing Concerns Delaying Apple TV
DigiTimes,
Feb 3, 2012, 7:35 AM EST
The chance is low for Apple to launch so-called iTV products in the second quarter of 2012 as there are no signs indicating that Sharp is ready to ship IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) panels to Apple, according to industry sources.
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Internet TV Faces Some Big Obstacles
Kansas City Star,
Feb 3, 2012, 6:53 AM EST
Technology increasingly blurs the lines between computer, television, phone and tablet. Online video options grow almost by the hour. A screen, in the era of cyber choice, is a screen is a screen. Still, to fill your screen with popular sports, comedies and dramas from the brands that dominate your television, generations-old economic models will have to be rearranged for the wild, wild Web.
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TV Sets May Again Be Made In U.S.
Chicago Sun-Times,
Jan 23, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
Sales Office by Abby Auerbach
Broadcast Television: Still No. 1 At CES
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 19, 2012, 1:49 PM EST
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show was overflowing with TV technology. For the creative, forward-thinking marketer there was an abundance of innovative ways to reach television-loving consumers, and TV broadcasters were squarely in that game with mobile DTV. With mobile DTV, marketers will have the opportunity to establish the deepest connection with consumers through the reach of television, their relationship with local news and entertainment, the interactivity of the Web and the intimacy of personal devices.
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Samsung Plans $41B Investment In 2012
Reuters,
Jan 17, 2012, 6:11 AM EST
Samsung Group, which includes Samsung Electronics Co, said on Tuesday it is raising its 2012 investment to a record $41.4 billion, underscoring the widening gulf between the dominant South Korean conglomerate and its faltering competitors.
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CES 2012
YouTube Betting Big On Web Video
Washington Post,
Jan 13, 2012, 10:58 AM EST
In the next decade, 75% of all channels will be born on the Internet. That's the bold prediction of the day from Robert Kyncl, the head of global partnerships for YouTube. In a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Kyncl said the Web is poised to become the premium channel for entertainment distribution within the next decade.
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Leichtman Research Group report
Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Have HDTV
MediaPost,
Jan 13, 2012, 7:54 AM EST
According to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, 69% of households in the United States have at least one high definition television set, up from 17% in 2006. Over the past five years, 52% of US households adopted HDTV. In addition, 48% of HDTV households have more than one HD set.
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CES Report: Top Trends On Exhibit
Sports Video Group,
Jan 12, 2012, 3:24 PM EST
The Consumer Electronics Show always offers an enticing mix of new products that will play pivotal roles in consumer-electronics showrooms, new products that will never see the light of day beyond the exhibition, and new concepts that hint at the future of content consumption. Here are a few highlights from the show floor.
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Will 2012 Be The Year Of The Smart TV?
Paid Content,
Jan 12, 2012, 8:00 AM EST
Manufacturers would have us believe that. It will certainly be when all of them start branding their connected TVs “Smart TVs” from the get-go. If that and sales of those TVs were the only way we measured the success of Smart TVs, then, yes, 2012 is going to be the year of the Smart TV. But will they actually be Smart TVs? That remains to be seen.
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Sony Outlines Plan To Revitalize TV Group
Los Angeles Times,
Jan 11, 2012, 6:55 AM EST
Sony used the backdrop of the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to talk about the company's plans to revitalize its struggling television division. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai said new technologies, such as the Crystal LED prototype the company showcased Monday in its news conference, will factor in plans to return the TV group to profitability by March 2014.
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CES Attracts Record Number Of Exhibitors
Associated Press,
Jan 11, 2012, 5:48 AM EST
The Consumer Electronics Association says the annual show has more than 3,100 exhibitors, up from a pre-show estimate of 2,800-plus. The show usually has just over 2,700 exhibitors, but dipped to 2,500 in 2010. It opened Tuesday and is expected to draw more than 140,000 attendees.
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Samsung Intros ‘Super OLED’, Improves Smart Hub
Sports Video Group,
Jan 10, 2012, 3:42 PM EST
CES 2012
TVs You Can Talk To Without Sounding Crazy
Associated Press,
Jan 10, 2012, 2:39 PM EST
LG Electronics will sell a remote with its high-end flat-panel TVs that contains a microphone. You'll be able to speak into the microphone to enter text on the TV for Twitter updates and Web searches. But you still won't be able to change the channel or control the volume by yelling at the TV.
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LG Intros Large OLED, Is Bullish On Passive 3D
Sports Video Group,
Jan 10, 2012, 7:43 AM EST
CES 2012
Though Not At CES, Apple Presence Is Strong
Los Angeles Times,
Jan 10, 2012, 6:51 AM EST
Apple casts a huge shadow over the world's largest consumer electronics show as rumors continue to spread that it has its own TV in the works.
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CES 2012
Microsoft, Fox Set TV, News, Web Video Apps
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 10, 2012, 6:24 AM EST
Fox Broadcasting Co., Fox News Channel, IGN Entertainment and the
Wall Street Journal will launch apps for Xbox this year.
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CES 2012
Will Broadcasters Balk At Dish's Auto DVR?
Deadline.com,
Jan 9, 2012, 7:54 AM EST
Dish Network is looking to make a splash at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — but one announcement, which leaked out prematurely, could raise the ire of ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC. Dish's new multi-room DVR, Hopper, will automatically record primetime broadcasts from local stations for ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC and retain those shows for a week — in effect turning Hopper into into a catch-up VOD service.
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CES 2012 Buzz: What To Expect In Vegas
Sports Video Group,
Jan 9, 2012, 7:31 AM EST
A few things we know — the buzz around 3D continues to peter out after peaking at CES 2010, tablets and e-readers continue to find their way into more consumers hands, and "thin is in" as the hottest TV's, laptops, tablets and phones will be thinner than ever in 2012.
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CES 2012: The Perils Of Ubiquity
Washington Post,
Jan 9, 2012, 6:45 AM EST
The Consumer Electronics Association has made an aggressive effort to broaden its appeal and roster of members in recent years, expanding the categories of companies it represents to include automakers, major retailers and medical device manufacturers, among others.
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CES Buzz On TVs Up, Tablets Down
MediaPost,
Jan 6, 2012, 6:06 AM EST
What's generating buzz in the buildup to that technology industry bacchanalia known as CES? The most talk is still around tablets but TVs are seeing the biggest year-over-year gains in online buzz, according to new data from Nielsen's NM Incite unit.
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LG Releasing Google TV-Based Smart TV
Apple Insider,
Jan 6, 2012, 5:53 AM EST
LG has taken the wraps off its first Google TV-powered television set, even as rumors of an Apple television loom over the industry.
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'CES Curse?' Gadget Show Has Poor Record
Associated Press,
Jan 6, 2012, 5:45 AM EST
When the annual conclave kicks off next week, organizers expect more than 140,000 people to descend on Las Vegas. The 2,800 or so exhibitors are hoping to set the tone for the year by showing off tons of tablet computers, throngs of 3D TVs and untold numbers of slim, light laptops called ultrabooks. But a look back at the products heavily promoted at CES in recent years reveals few successes.
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TV Makers Seek Fatter Profits In Thinner Sets
Wall Street Journal,
Jan 3, 2012, 6:40 AM EST
TV Set Prices Fall, Squeezing Makers, Sellers
New York Times,
Dec 27, 2011, 6:34 AM EST
Television sets are much less expensive now because of an oversupply and continued pressure on prices from low-cost manufacturers and online retailers.
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Microsoft Says 2012 CES Will Be Its Last
Associated Press,
Dec 22, 2011, 2:34 PM EST
Microsoft said the next Consumer Electronics Show, to be held Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas, will be the last show at which it has a booth or the CEO delivers the customary kick-off speech. Microsoft says it will continue to use CES as a place to connect to customers, but it won't have a booth because its product milestones don't align with the show's January timing.
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Apple Plots Its Television Assault
Wall Street Journal,
Dec 19, 2011, 6:19 AM EST
In recent weeks, Apple executives have discussed their vision for the future of TV with media executives at several large companies, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple is also working on its own television set that relies on wireless streaming technology to access shows, movies and other content, according to people briefed on the project.
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TVs Are Hot Sellers This Holiday Season
Associated Press,
Dec 1, 2011, 10:03 AM EST
Heading into the holiday shopping season, TVs seemed so two Christmases ago. Sales had slowed as consumers tightened their budgets in the weak economy and technologies like 3D failed to spark their interest the way tablet computers and smartphones have. But now shoppers are responding to the discounts of up to 50%.
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Weak Reception For 3D TVs
Boston Herald,
Nov 28, 2011, 7:31 AM EST
Sales of 3-D televisions are looking a little flat. Powered by the box office bonanza of the groundbreaking 2009 film
Avatar, the latest evolution of 3D technology zoomed out toward TV viewers at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2010. But analysts say 3D TVs are set for less-than-stellar sales for 2011, their first full year on store shelves.
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Prediction: 551 Million Connected TV Sets By 2016
Broadcast Engineering,
Nov 21, 2011, 2:39 PM EST
Antennas Direct Gives Away Thousands Of TV Units
Broadcast Engineering,
Nov 11, 2011, 6:09 AM EST
Stores Gear Up For 'Dogfight' In TV Aisles
Reuters,
Nov 7, 2011, 2:56 PM EST
The television aisles of top U.S. retailers are poised for a hard-fought contest this holiday season as chains take little chances with budget-conscious shoppers. Unlike last year when some such as Best Buy held the line on discounts and promoted only high-end TVs, many retailers told Reuters this past week that they plan to do whatever it takes to get the customer through the door.
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Sony Overhauls Struggling TV Set Business
Reuters,
Nov 1, 2011, 7:32 AM EDT
Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. is splitting its television business into three divisions to make operations more accountable as part of efforts to turn around the loss-making business. Sony said its TV division will comprise LCD TVs, outsourcing and next-generation TVs, beginning today. Link
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earnings forecast
Panasonic Sees $5.5 Billion Annual Loss
Reuters,
Oct 31, 2011, 6:49 AM EDT
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. forecast an annual net loss of 420 billion yen ($5.5 billion), its biggest in a decade, as restructuring costs ballooned, and a soaring yen and weak demand in the United States and Europe eroded income.
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Flat-Panel TV Shipments Soften In Second Quarter
Broadcast Engineering,
Oct 19, 2011, 6:14 AM EDT
Apple Unveils Faster, More Powerful iPhone
Associated Press,
Oct 4, 2011, 2:40 PM EDT
The new iPhone 4S has an improved camera with a higher-resolution sensor. The processor is faster, which helps run smoother, more realistic action games. It's also a "world phone," which means that Verizon iPhones will be useable overseas, just as AT&T iPhones already are.
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Viewsonic Kills Boxee-Powered TV Set
NYConvergence,
Sep 12, 2011, 3:16 PM EDT
Unclear Future For ESPN 3D
New York Post,
Sep 6, 2011, 6:39 AM EDT
LG, Sharp, Philips Standardize TV Apps
PaidContent,
Sep 2, 2011, 8:05 AM EDT
Toshiba Intros No-Glasses 3D TV
CNET,
Sep 2, 2011, 7:38 AM EDT
Sony Shows Wearable 3D Personal Theater
Associated Press,
Aug 31, 2011, 5:54 AM EDT
Sony Corp. said today that its 60,000 yen ($800) "HMZ personal 3-D viewer" is set to go on sale Nov. 11 in Japan, and is planned for the U.S. and Europe, perhaps in time for Christmas, although dates have not yet been set.
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Apple Working On A TV Set For 2012?
Venture Beat,
Aug 29, 2011, 7:28 AM EDT
Sharp Vies For An Edge In TV Set Market
Wall Street Journal,
Aug 26, 2011, 6:16 AM EDT
quarterly report
TiVo Loss Grows In 2Q Despite Revenue Gain
Deadline.com,
Aug 25, 2011, 7:47 AM EDT
OEM Mobile DTV Receiver For Cars Launched
Broadcast Engineering,
Aug 17, 2011, 6:22 AM EDT
U.S. To Spend More For 3DTV Than HDTV
MediaPost,
Aug 16, 2011, 8:02 AM EDT
U.S. consumers looking to buy a 3DTV during the next year plan to spend over 50% more than those buying a regular HDTV, with over 11% planning to buy one next year. According to Strategy Analytics, those early entertainment adopters will spend 56% more in the U.S than for a regular HDTV. That price is expected to average $1224 for a 3DTV compared with $785 for a HDTV.
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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Ploting Historic Merger
Reuters,
Aug 4, 2011, 6:16 AM EDT
Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. have begun talks on what would be Japan's biggest ever domestic merger, three sources say, heralding a long-awaited shake-up of the nation's sprawling industrial behemoths. Link
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500 Million Connected TVs Expected By 2015
Broadcast Engineering,
Jul 13, 2011, 3:06 PM EDT
Large LCD Panels See Slight Price Increase
Broadcast Engineering,
Jul 5, 2011, 2:55 PM EDT
Kagan: In 2015, 3D TV Penetration Hits 25%
MediaPost,
Jul 1, 2011, 8:31 AM EDT
As prices drop, nearly one-quarter of U.S. homes are projected to have a 3D-capable set by 2015, according to SNL Kagan. The projected 21% penetration would be up from about 2% (1.8 million) at the end of this year. Link
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Source: Apple To Enter TV Display Biz
Daily Tech,
Jun 22, 2011, 2:47 PM EDT
A former Apple executive says the company is teaming up with a major OEM to sell iOS-powered, Apple-branded displays later this year or next.
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Mitsubishi Intros 92-Inch, 3D TV Set
New York Post,
Jun 16, 2011, 6:24 AM EDT
Samsung Hits 5 Million TV App Downloads
Lost Remote,
May 24, 2011, 7:41 AM EDT
IHS iSuppli projection
Global 3D TV Market To Grow 5-Fold In 2011
Reuters,
May 6, 2011, 6:16 AM EDT
RCA Launches New Battery-Powered TVs
MediaPost,
May 3, 2011, 1:17 PM EDT
Ownership Of TV Sets Falls In U.S.
New York Times,
May 3, 2011, 6:32 AM EDT
Nielsen reports that 96.7% of American households now own sets, down from 98.9%. The decrease is the first in 20 years. There are two reasons for the decline, according to Nielsen. One is poverty, the other is technological innovation, with many young people watching on laptops and opting to forego set ownership.
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quarterly report
Samsung Electronics Suffers Fall In 1Q Earnings
Associated Press,
Apr 8, 2011, 5:57 AM EDT
Best Buy Stocks Roku Players
Multichannel News,
Mar 30, 2011, 2:50 PM EDT
The Roku XD player — an $80 set-top that lets users stream video from Netflix and other services over broadband pipes — is now available for purchase at Best Buy stores nationwide and at BestBuy.com. The unit is a 5-by-5-by-1-inch box that provides support for up to 1080p HD streaming support and includes 802.11n Wi-Fi.
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3D Becomes A TV Commodity
Wall Street Journal,
Mar 30, 2011, 6:45 AM EDT
In just a year, 3D has gone from the cutting edge of television technology to a simple feature in the 2011 models that are rolling into stores. But that hasn't stopped a war of words between Samsung and LG, the two biggest TV makers.
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Tsunami Sparks Concern Over Electronics
Advertising Age,
Mar 23, 2011, 9:51 AM EDT
Sony To Reorganize Key Businesses
Associated Press,
Mar 10, 2011, 5:50 AM EST
A massive new consumer group will be led by Kazuo Hirai, a rising executive who has overseen a recovery in Sony's video game business. The move likely sets the stage for him to one day take over for current CEO Howard Stringer.
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LG Puts Hopes On 'Next-Generation' 3D TV
Associated Press,
Feb 16, 2011, 7:22 AM EST
Is Apple Planning A Move Into TVs?
AppleInsider,
Feb 8, 2011, 7:49 AM EST
Apple's recent investment of $3.9 billion in components is likely for device displays ranging from the iPhone to the 27-inch iMac, and could signal Apple's intention to build a television set up to 50 inches in size, investment firm Piper Jaffray believes.
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quarterly report
Hitachi Quarterly Profit Almost Triples
MarketWatch,
Feb 3, 2011, 7:24 AM EST
quarterly report
Sony Profit Falls 8.6% On Strong Yen
Associated Press,
Feb 3, 2011, 5:51 AM EST
Magna global research
DVRs Approaching Critical Mass, Finally
MediaPost,
Jan 26, 2011, 2:45 PM EST
As far as important industry milestones go, the one announced late Tuesday by Interpublic's Magna Global unit, that DVRs are finally poised to reach the 50% mark —
a level often thought of as critical mass for a mass medium like television —
may seem a bit anticlimactic, and just goes to show that big industrial shifts sometimes are more evolutionary, than they are revolutionary. Link
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LG Electronics Posts $229 Million Quarterly Loss
Associated Press,
Jan 26, 2011, 5:49 AM EST
Samsung Hits 2 Million TV App Downloads
Lost Remote,
Jan 20, 2011, 3:02 PM EST
Jessell at large
Shapiro's Blind Spot: Broadcast TV Innovation
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 11, 2011, 8:47 AM EST
Gary Shapiro, the president of the Consumer Electronics Association, uses his new book,
The Comeback, to argue the importance of taking spectrum away for TV broadcasters and giving it to broadband providers. What he totally misses or ignores in his arguments is that broadcasters are moving rapidly to use their spectrum to introduce mobile DTV, a service that, by any definition, is innovative and, given the quality of the programming, more important than many of wireless gimcracks and geegaws shown at CES.
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Connected TVs Offer Promise, Challenges
Sports Video Group,
Jan 7, 2011, 2:55 PM EST
If CES 2011 is any indication of the future of the TV viewing experience, it appears that the days of TV sets that deliver only crystal-clear images will go the way of a wired telephone handset that delivers only crystal-clear sound.
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CE Suppliers' Tack: Make 3D Ubiquitous
Sports Video Group,
Jan 6, 2011, 7:56 AM EST
CES press-conference day featured plenty of new product announcements, and, while "smart" TVs may have been a consistent hot topic, the 3D announcements suggested that 3D has some staying power. And a number of innovations are proving that some of the gating factors, such as expensive glasses, may eventually be a thing of the past.
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Sony Plans IPTV Hookup With TWC
B&C,
Jan 6, 2011, 6:05 AM EST
Time Warner Cable will deliver its entire video programming lineup to customers with Sony's Internet-connected Bravia HDTVs this year.
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3D Set Makers To Offer Cheaper Glasses
Associated Press,
Jan 6, 2011, 5:53 AM EST
How Blu-Ray Could Speed Up 3D TV Adoption
Hollywood Reporter,
Jan 4, 2011, 6:24 AM EST
Apple's Absence To Be Felt At CES
Associated Press,
Jan 3, 2011, 5:46 AM EST
Apple Inc. It won't be at the International Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off this week in Las Vegas, but its tablet computer, the iPad, is the most important new product for an industry that needs to once again excite consumers. But nearly every other company in the industry will be there for CES, which runs Thursday to Sunday
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What's In Store For Personal Tech In 2011
Wall Street Journal,
Dec 30, 2010, 6:27 AM EST
Products, services and big developments to watch for and the challenges facing the major players.
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N.J. Law Requires Recycling Of TVs, Monitors
Associated Press,
Dec 29, 2010, 3:22 PM EST
Buyers Shrug Off 3D, Internet TVs
Reuters,
Dec 14, 2010, 2:59 PM EST
Fancy new features like 3D screens and Internet connectivity have failed to inspire U.S. television shoppers, dashing a hoped-for recovery in the global consumer electronics industry. Link
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TV Set Bargains Come Early This Year
Wall Street Journal,
Nov 10, 2010, 6:28 AM EST
HD TVs Now Majority, But Viewing Lags
Nielsen,
Nov 8, 2010, 10:23 AM EST
Now in 56% of U.S. households, high-definition television is one of the most quickly adopted consumer entertainment technologies of the past 20 years, but true HD viewing is still far eclipsed by viewing of standard-definition TV.
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U.S. 3DTV Shipments Hit 655,000 Through Sept.
Television Broadcast,
Nov 4, 2010, 3:04 PM EDT
Calls it 'compelling'
'Consumer Reports' Tests 3D TV Sets
MediaPost,
Nov 2, 2010, 2:59 PM EDT
Consumer Reports rated 3D TVs for the first time — but it couldn't decide whether the new technology was a fad or here for the long term. "It remains to be seen whether 3D TV is just a novelty or a new product category in the consumer electronics space," wrote Paul Reynolds, the magazine's electronics editor
. But, he added: "We can tell you 3D TV is the real deal: realistic, compelling and exciting."
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