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Connected DVR will shape future TV as we wait for cloud
We are now in the fourth stage of TV evolution and it will be 10-15 years before the fifth, which will be defined by ‘the cloud’, according to media consultancy Decipher. Connected DVRs are therefore an important part of where we go next. ...
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The next-generation cable platform leaves customers thinking they have more content than they used to have, despite no additions. This is one of the reasons Virgin Media is confident its connected DVR leads to cord-keeping.…
The cloud will have to wait because it is the connected STB and DVR that will dominate the next decade as Pay TV operators fight off the attentions of Smart TV, according to Decipher.…
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Decipher has been making predictions about the future of the Connected TV market, including the arrival of cross-brand Operating Systems and greater prominence for operator apps. Meanwhile, the PVR is about to get a new lease of life.…
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The Connected TV Awards, one of the most fiercely contested awards schemes in the industry, opens to entries next month. This year there are two new categories covering Pay TV OTT and connected advertising. …
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Discussion of the cable set-top market took an interesting turn last week with a Wall Street Journal article indicating that Apple was “in talks with some of the biggest U.S. cable operators” about consumers using an Apple device…
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