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[FierceIPTV] "Although low-cost set-top boxes designed to deliver basic video services over broadband infrastructure were the hallmark of IPTV services, strong competition and the need to increase ARPU have led to significant changes in STB design over the years," said Teresa Mastrangelo, directing analyst for video at Infonetics. "The STB remains the most visible point of interaction between subscribers and IPTV providers and is a key component to an operator's success.

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[Advanced Television] Carriers identify critical IP STB features | Advanced Television: The STB remains the most visible point of interaction between subscribers and IPTV providers and is a key component to an operator”šs success. In our recent STB survey, service providers rated STB features most important to them, which include support for HDMI inputs for 1080p picture quality, integrated hard drive for PVR support, USB inputs for external memory, the use of SoCs (system-on-a-chip) in the design, and environmentally friendly features,”

[Sat-Television.com - Satellite TV] Thin client fades as HDMI, PVR and USB essential for IP STBs: With many in the industry have traditionally that video services would likely be delivered over a network, in particular through the cloud, leading to low-cost STBs designed to deliver basic video services being the hallmark of IPTV services, Infonetics Research’s Set-Top Box Features and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey points to a mid shift in thinking. Specifically it suggests that the need for service providers to increase ARPU have led to significant changes in STB design over the years.

[Software Technology Newswire] Infonetics Research: Carriers identify critical IP set-top box ...: Market research firm Infonetics Research today released excerpts from its Set-Top Box Features and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, which captures service providers' requirements for IP-based set-top boxes (STBs) .

[TVover.net] Carriers Identify Critical IP Set-top Box Features in New Survey ...: "Although low-cost set-top boxes designed to deliver basic video services over broadband infrastructure were the hallmark of IPTV services, strong competition and the need to increase ARPU have led to significant changes in STB design over the years. The STB remains the most visible point of interaction between subscribers and IPTV providers and is a key component to an operator's success.

[Digital Cable TV News] Netflix, Hulu drive big jump in OTT media server market; set-top ...: quarterly set-top box report provides market size, market share, analysis, and forecasts through 2015 for telco IP STBs (pure IP, hybrid IP/over-the-air, hybrid IP/QAM), digital and hybrid IP/QAM cable STBs, satellite STBs, DVR STBs, HD STBs, OTT media servers, and subscribers. Vendors tracked include Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), Amino, Cisco Systems, Coship, Dasan, DVN (Holdings) Limited, Echostar, Humax, Huawei, Jiuzhou, Motorola, Netgem, Pace plc, Sagem, Samsung, Skyworth Digital, Sumitomo, Technicolor (Thomson), and others.

[Business & Finance News and Press Releases] Infonetics Research: Netflix, Hulu drive big jump in over-the-top ...: Infonetics' quarterly set-top box report provides market size, market share, analysis, and forecasts through 2015 for telco IP STBs (pure IP, hybrid IP/over-the-air, hybrid IP/QAM), digital and hybrid IP/QAM cable STBs, satellite STBs, .

[vikchar] May 10, 2011 Vikram R Chari's Journal Volume 2011 Issue 17 « vikchar: Charter Lights Up EBIF On 20% Of Set-Tops - http://t.co/tZLVuIu. AirPlay Streaming to Apple TV Now Available to Android Usershttp://tvaftertv.com/n9w. Fastweb launches OTT TV service - IPTV News http://bit.ly/lt3tcT ... STB maker Pace plunges after its bearish STB outlook for 2011 - FierceIPTV http://bit.ly/ijfKs1. Comcast's thePlatform Continues TV Everywhere Momentum With Cox TV Online: thePlatform continues to rack up large pay-TV opportunities”¦http://bit.ly/mJnp4k ...

[TVover.net] Infonetics Research: Netflix, Hulu Drive Big Jump in Over-the-top ...: On a global basis, demand for set-top boxes continues to increase as more countries transition from analog to digital and more operators offer enhanced services such as high definition and DVR. We also are seeing increasing demand for hybrid set-top boxes, which leverage the existing broadcast infrastructure, but utilize the broadband connection to incorporate OTT content and increase interactivity and on-demand services," notes Teresa Mastrangelo, directing analyst for video (cable, satellite, IPTV video) at Infonetics Research.

[Advanced Television] OTT drives media server market; STB demand up | Advanced Television: We also are seeing increasing demand for hybrid set-top boxes, which leverage the existing broadcast infrastructure, but utilise the broadband connection to incorporate OTT content and increase interactivity and on-demand services,” notes Teresa Mastrangelo, directing analyst for video (cable, satellite, IPTV video) at Infonetics Research.

[Display Daily] Display Daily » Blog Archive » Apple TV Tops IPTV Devices: So the experts believe given proper market conditions, 2008 may indeed be the breakout year for the IPTV device category and products like the Apple TV will finally see some significant adoption numbers. It will be interesting to see if the speedboat called Apple TV has enough power to overcome the swift current of free content, paid for by ad-driven revenue.

[Advanced Television] Home network market up as new devices create 'digital homes ...: We are expecting a challenging year for residential gateways this year, though, as operators have a lot of inventory on hand but are having trouble adding new DSL and cable subscribers. This trend will keep the overall market flat in 2011 despite strong sales of Homeplug Powerline adapters, MoCA coax-Ethernet adapters, and home NAS,”

[Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed] IPTV equipment sales strong in first quarter, Infonetics Research says: Service providers around the world increased pure IPTV service revenue 178 percent and hybrid IPTV/over-the-air service revenue 268 percent in 2006;

[IPTV News] IPTV Equipment Sales: Infonetics' IPTV report provides top player analysis, current and forecasted market size, and forecasts for IPTV services revenue, subscribers, content and transport infrastructure capex, and equipment (integrated digital headend platforms, VoD servers, IPTV video encoders, IPTV middleware [content delivery platforms], and IP STBs). The report also provides market share for IP STBs.

[IPTVision] IPTVision: DNA of IPTV middleware: Netstream Selects Entone For Swiss IPTV Deployments: We needed a robust IPTV set-top solution that was integrated with Minerva Networks' iTVManager middleware platform," stated Reto Kasser, CTO of Netstream. Sweden, and Italy, continue to give away their IPTV service to hold on to their broadband subscribers Infonetics' report provides market size, market share, and forecasts for IPTV equipment, including integrated digital headend platforms, .

[3DTV Sector] Netflix, Hulu drive big jump in OTT media server market; set-top box: Infonetics Research has released its 4Q10 Cable, Satellite, IPTV, and OTT Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers market share and forecast report. Worldwide set-top box (STB) sales dipped 1% in 4Q10, with cable STBs seeing the biggest sequential decline.

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