The NPD Group announced it reckons that nearly half of all Internet-capable TVs, video game consoles, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and streaming media players are connected and used for their online capabilities.
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Rovi Inks Patent Licensing Agreement with Hulu
Rovi Corporation announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Hulu, which resolves all outstanding litigation between the companies.
Netflix Dominates North American Network Traffic
Sandvine announced its latest research suggests that Netflix continues to dominate North American fixed network traffic.
Women Lead Digital TV Charge
The NPD Group announced its research suggests that women and girls now constitute the majority of viewers of TV episodes streamed for free from services such as Hulu and network-TV websites.
More Consumers Watching Online Video on TV
NPD DisplaySearch announced its latest research suggests that more consumers than ever are watching online video on their TVs.
Yamaha Launches BD-S673 and BD-S473 Blu-ray Players
Yamaha Corporation of America announced its new BD-S673 ($329.95) and BD-S473 ($229.95) Blu-ray Disc (BD) players.
Netflix Needs to Step Up its Game
Consumer Reports announced a survey of its online subscribers suggests that while Netflix may offer the most popular streaming video service around, it falls behind other alternatives when it comes to overall satisfaction.
Cable Loosing Ground in Pay TV Market
Infonetics Research announced it forecasts that the global pay-TV market, including cable, satellite, and telco IPTV video services will grow from $261 billion in 2011 to $371 billion by 2016.
Blu-ray Player Owners Enjoy Online Video Services
The NPD Group announced it reckons 80% of consumers that connect Blu-ray Disc (BD) players to the Internet to access online content view TV shows and movies through Hulu, Netflix and other Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) services.
Smart TVs Going Great Guns
NPD DisplaySearch announced it reckons that approximately 27% of the televisions shipped during the first quarter of 2012 are capable of connecting to the Internet.
Xbox 360 Focuses on TV Entertainment
Microsoft announced that it is adding new video services as well as voice control and search capabilities to its Xbox 360 game console.
Consumers Supplement Pay TV Service
The NPD Group announced that many consumers supplement their pay television service from cable TV, satellite TV and IPTV operators.
The CW Inks Streaming Agreement with Hulu
The CW Television Network announced that it has signed a five-year licensing agreement with Hulu for the rights to stream in-season episodes of The CW’s programming on the Hulu Plus subscription service as well as the free, ad-supported Hulu service.
Xbox LIVE Rolls Out TV Services
Microsoft Corp. announced plans to offer live and on-demand TV, in addition to movies, games, sports and music, over its Xbox LIVE service for the Xbox 360 game console.
Corel Unleashes WinDVD Pro 11
Corel Corporation announced its new WinDVD Pro 11 Blu-ray Disc (BD) and DVD player software for the PC ($79.99).
