App developers have set their sights on smart TV platforms as the next area of significant growth in the digital media landscape, according to a new report from Parks Associates. In the search for new revenue-generation opportunities, app developers would do well to target video...Learn More

Price, size, and picture quality were the three deciding factors for U.S. consumers in the market for a television, though they’re placing more importance on technology features, including Internet connectivity and 3-D display capabilities, according to a new report from IHS Screen Digest TV Systems...Learn More

Anyone who says video cord cutting is no big threat should take note of the news today from Mohu, a company that developed new low-profile antenna technology for receiving over-the-air TV broadcasts. The company announced that it grew 700% in 2012, suggesting there is more...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

We are a connected nation. According to a research report from the NPD Group, the U.S. now has more connected devices, at 425 million, than people, which number about 311 million. NPD counts connected devices as PCs/laptops, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and Blu-ray players, video...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

August 7, 2012 — NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the availability of the FiOS TV app on compatible Samsung Smart TV™s and Smart Blu-ray™ players. The first-of-its-kind app on the Samsung Smart Hub...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