The "Smart TVs (and the Content for Them)" report, a survey about Internet-connected TV devices

The "Smart TVs (and the Content for Them)" report

a survey about Internet-connected TV devices

Internet-TV Is Dead! Long Live Smart TV!
This report identifies and predicts the current state of the Internet-capable TV, the so-called “Smart TV”, industry.

The market for smart TVs (Sony, Samsung, LG and others) and adapters like Apple TV and Logitech's Revue that turn existing TV sets into smart ones is exploding. If most homes get one or the other in the next few years, which seems as likely as getting an HD set in the last few years then the electronics landscape of the living room will change profoundly.

"SmartTVs (and the Content for Them)" is an analysis of recent events and product announcements and is backed up by easy-to-reference charts and listings over 69-page.

It shows how smart TVs will have a major impact on several businesses:
1. The growing number of broadband subscribers and their demand for bandwidth will put a heavy load on the cableco and telcos' existing wireline networks.
2. Pay-TV services' continued prosperity will be threatened, offset by increased revenue from broadband.
3. Google and Apple will threaten to dominate the living room just as they have come to dominate smartphones and tablets. Microsoft and Intel have not, so far at least, responded with any “must have” products.
4. The physical media market, specifically Blu-ray discs and DVDs, could become a vanishing species if disc players don't embrace the Web.
5. Online video services like Netflix and YouTube will be able to stream to millions of more homes.
6. Manufacturers of TVs will be faced with an array of choices when it comes to deciding which platform they will use and whether to develop their own.
7. Content owners will increasingly be able to sell content directly to consumers.

Who should read this report? Pay-TV companies including cable, satellite and telcos, movie and TV studios, TV networks, TV and device manufacturers, makers of set-top boxes, chipset makers and the infrastructure that delivers video to the home, local TV stations, financial analysts and industry consultants.


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SmartTVs (and the Content for Them) Report
TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Living Room: Net-Connected by Default

SMART TVS - OPEN OR CLOSED
Two Types of Smart TVs

SMART DEVICES AND PLATFORMS
Google TV: Television, Meet Internet
Hands On with the New Apple TV
Watch Out Apple! Here Comes Sony TV
Entone's Janus STB Moves Closer to One Box, One EPG, One Remote for All Content Sources
TiVo: The DVR Standard
Tiny Sezmi Lands First Ever Asian WiMAX/Terrestrial Hybrid TV
Vodafone Spain to Launch Hybrid OTT/VoD/Pay-TV Service
Pace Brings Apps to Pay-TV STBs, Ponders Google TV
Roku Refreshes its STB Lineup
D-Link, Boxee Partner to Take on Apple TV Globally
Intel Pushes Atom to Phones, Tablets and TVs
Nokia Siemens Launches All Screens Platform
Eviado STB Learns Viewers' Likes, Records Recommended Shows
Toshiba Picks Yahoo TV for Its Connected TVs
LG Debuts Smart TVs
Internode Is Next to Launch FetchTV
Ruckus Lands Telstra Deal for Video Wi-Fi in Its T-Box
Netgear TV Debuts with Blu-ray, Memory Card Connectors
$5 Streaming TV:Golden Offering or Gilded Compost?
FilmOn Follows ivi with Online TV Subscription Service
Plex, LG Want TV on Every Device
DivX Comes with a Price, Service
Redbox to Offer Streaming Service in 2011
Snippets

CONTENT CHANNELS
Ordering 'A La Carte'

CONTENT NEWS
Amazon: The Next TV Player?
Widevine Ties Up Boxee for DRM and Streaming
Hulu Plus Heading to Roku, TiVo, Sony, Vizio, Xbox
Netflix Ups Audio in Streams to 5.1, Eliminates the Streaming Disc
LoveFilm Wants to Play
Vimeo Announces Couch Mode
Xbox Picks Up More Content Partners
TiVo Gets a Win and 3D
Sevenload to Offer Free Video on Sony Connected CE
Trident, Opera Working to AddBrowser to HbbTV STBs and TV Sets
Broadcaster Matters
Sony to Stream Music Directly to Its CE Products
Snippets

LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS
TV is Still King
Most TV Hardware Will Be Web-Connected By 2014
60% of TV Sets Will Come with Internet Connectivity by 2015
Nearly Half of Americans Have or Want Smart TVs
PC-Connected TVs Used Monthly by 23% of US Broadband Homes
US: Leichtman Finds 24% with Connected TVs
20% of Europe's Shipped TVs Will be Web-Ready
750,000 Connected TVs in German-Speaking Market
Europe: 47m Smart TVs in 2014
97% of UK Viewers to Use Web for TV
Consumers Want Web and Traditional TV from Pay-TV Service Providers
51% More Interest in a Smart TV than a 3D TV
TV Viewers Already Using PC Alongside TV
Connected Devices Remain Mostly Download-Free
Could the Net Kill Blu-ray?
Netflix: Cutting Cords
Nielsen Finds More Consumers with HDTVs, Wi-Fi Networks
Tablets to Become 4th Largest CE Category
22b Wireless Devices by 2020
Wi-Fi Has Become the Tie That Binds Us
Europe-Wide 30 Mbps Broadband by 2020
World Passes Half Billion Wireline Broadband Connections
Two Billion Web Users by 2010's End

WHAT CONSUMERS WANT

INDUSTRY THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS
Pay-TV Companies Have Most to Gain or Lose in Coming Content Avalanche
Proliferation of Living Room Devices with Internet Connectivity
Home Network Center Moves to Living Room from Office
Are Theaters an Endangered Species Like Blockbuster?
Cable TV to Get Disintermediated
Why Apple Could Lose the OTT Video War with a So-So Apple TV
Studio Blockades, The Future Is Coming
Internet-Connectivity Spreads in the Home
3D Is Great But Connected Needs to Come First

CONCLUSION
The Future With a TV State of Mind

CHARTS
Connected Devices from CE Makers
Available Services on Various Smart TV Platforms
Device Availability for Platforms, Content