Fifty-six percent of all U.S. broadband households have at least one TV connected to the Internet – be it a direct connection to a smart TV or indirectly via ancillary devices, such as game consoles and Blu-ray players, according to a new report from The...Learn More

Smart TVs accounted for 27% of television sets shipped globally in 2012 and will continue increasing to make up more than half the market by 2015, according to a new report from IHS Screen Digest. 2012 smart TV shipments totaled 66 million units from 52...Learn More

Verizon and Samsung announced an expansion of the FiOS TV line-up on the Samsung Smart Hub platform, which powers Samsung’s smart TVs and Blu-ray players. Verizon customers who subscribe to both FiOS TV and FiOS Internet can now access 75 channels of TV and gain...Learn More

Viewers in large part aren’t taking advantage of the “smart,” interactive and other features built into the latest generation Internet-connected HDTV sets, though they are using them to access over-the-top (OTT) video services in addition to traditional broadcast offerings, according to a new report from...Learn More

Owners of LG Smart TVs and Blu-Ray players will soon be able to access up to 75 channels of video from their FiOS TV subscription, provided they also subscribe to FiOS Internet. The new FiOS TV app will also offer VOD titles from Verizon’s Flex...Learn More

Connected devices rate highly among consumers when it comes to ad recall and response, “with one-third of U.S. tablet owners and 40% of U.S. smartphone owners recalling an in-app ad shown on their device,” according to new research from Parks Associates. Conducting research commissioned by...Learn More

People in developing country economies such as China, Brazil and India take more advantage of Web-connected television (TV) more than their counterparts in the UK, US and Germany, according to new research from the GfK Group. Much has been said and written about the opportunity...Learn More

More than 66% of connected non-mobile and computing CE devices will support Wi-Fi Direct, with the majority also Miracast-certified as well, according to a new report from ABI Research. While Wi-Fi Direct supports peer-to-peer connections between Wi-Fi devices, Miracast, a new Wi-Fi media sharing brand...Learn More

If you follow Telecompetitor regularly, you know we pay close attention to developments involving the digital home. Check out our coverage here. We’re really at the beginning stages of this important trend, as the mainstream public is now beginning to realize the value that the...Learn More

Gaming consoles have been the most popular video device for connecting to the Internet, but one research firm is forecasting that to change by 2017. “The early connectivity lead enjoyed by the game consoles will continue to wane,” said ABI Research Senior Analyst Michael Inouye,...Learn More

Watching online video and Smart TVs go together like bread and butter, or nearly so (at least for those who connect their Smart TV to the Internet), according to a report from Parks Associates. Nearly half of HDTVs shipped this year will have Internet connectivity,...Learn More

More than one in five U.S. households have a television connected to the Internet, according to ABI Research. The research firm noted that at least 21% of US households– some 27 million– either have an Internet-enabled TV, game console, Blu-ray player and/or smart set-top box...Learn More