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• Fewer US Terrestrial TV Viewers After Analog Switch-off: ABI Research Survey

  - 2008-10-22

  NEW YORK -- Analog free-to-air television broadcasting will come to an end in the United States on February 17, 2009. Although many US viewers subscribe to cable or satellite TV services, 15% - a substantial number - still use a traditional antenna. A recent ABI Research consumer survey of...

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• IPTV Operators Are Weighing Their Investment Options, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-17

  NEW YORK -- As they enter the growth stage of their industry, IPTV operators are moving past their underlying network capabilities and are focusing on real and value-added benefits for their customers. Telco-IPTV operators' future success will be determined by a wide range of internal and external factors while they...

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• Multi-Channel Video Authority Robert Clark Joins ABI Research

  - 2008-08-28

  NEW YORK -- ABI Research has announced the appointment of Robert Clark as Principal Analyst, Multi-Channel Video. Robert brings a wealth of knowledge to the position, with a particular strength in core network infrastructure. He is the firm's lead Multi-Channel Video analyst, with research coverage focusing on cable, telco IPTV,...

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• Digital Home Trends Discussed in Webcast by ABI Research's Michael Wolf

  - 2008-06-26

  NEW YORK -- Digital media are transforming our experience of entertainment more profoundly than at any time since the introduction of radio and television themselves. And in industrialized regions, growing numbers of consumers are seeking ways to distribute digital information and entertainment content around the home, creating wired or wireless...

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• Digital Terrestrial Television to Be Primary TV Service in 44% of Western European Households by 2012, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-06-11

  LONDON -- Faced with the imminent closure of analog TV services, a growing number of Western Europeans are opting for Digital Terrestrial Television DTT as a replacement. Most DTT services are free-to-air FTA services, with no subscription and minimal hardware requirements: in the UK, for example, DTT set-top boxes are...

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• Amino Ranked World Leader in Pure IPTV Set-Top Box Market for Third Consecutive Year

  - 2008-04-10

  Record year for Amino highlighted by industry leading position; Visit Amino (Booth C1546) at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 14-17 CAMBRIDGE, England -- Amino, the world leading IPTV platform supplier, has been named as the top vendor of pure IPTV Set-Top Boxes STBs worldwide by ABI Research...

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• Cable bandwidth crisis approaching, says ABI Research.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)

  - 2007-08-01

  Escalating demand for bandwidthhungry services such as HDTV and online gaming is gradually leading to a critical lack of capacity in cable operators' networks. Several solutions are available and, according to a study from ABI Research, collectively they will account for some $80 billion worldwide in...

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• Amino Ranked World Leader in IPTV Set-Top Box Market for Second Year Running

  - 2007-03-26

  ABI Research Names Amino World's Biggest Vendor Based on Market Share CAMBRIDGE, England -- ABI Research has declared Amino the global leading vendor of IPTV set-top boxes for the second consecutive year. The accolade recognises the world leading IPTV platform supplier's significant growth in emerging markets, as well...

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• Media Morph: MediaFlo.(Digital)(Brief article)

  - 2006-10-09

  Byline: alice z. cuneo What it is: A system to simulcast TV to cellphones, MediaFlo was launched by Qualcamm, which believes the next generation of broadcast networks will be accessed on mobile phones, not TVs. MediaFlo and its competitors, Modeo and Hiwire, provide what...

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• Chinese DTV, DVD Standards Battles Heat Up (Electronic News)

  - 2006-04-10

  The Chinese television market is experiencing dramatic changes while the Chinese DVD market has maintained its structure with little change since 2004, according to Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based market research firm ABI Research. Specifically, the Chinese TV market is migrating from CRT TVs to flat panel...

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