Accedo estimates at least 20 million Smart TVs will be sold across Asia-Pacific in 2012. According to NPD DisplaySearch, nearly 20% of all TVs shipped worldwide were Smart TVs, the highest country worldwide being Japan at 36% of all TVs shipped, with China closely following at 30%. This is a truly global phenomenon as no region worldwide has Smart TVs at less than 10% of all TVs shipped in that region. From CES 2012 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, it was clear that Samsung, LG, … [Read more...] about Get Smart
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Leading TV makers launch Smart TV Alliance
Seoul, Amsterdam, San Ramon - Founding members LG Electronics and TP Vision (for Philips TVs) have officially established Smart TV Alliance with other Japanese TV manufacturers in the process of joining. The Alliance forms a cooperation that aims at enhancing the Smart TV experience by creating a non-proprietary ecosystem for application developers to create attractive, platform-independent services. The names of other players that are joining the Alliance will be announced accordingly on the … [Read more...] about Leading TV makers launch Smart TV Alliance
Accedo partners maxdome to deliver next-gen SmartTV apps
Stockholm and Munich – Accedo, an enabler of Smart TV and IPTV applications, and maxdome, Germany’s leading video-on-demand (VOD) provider, are collaborating to develop next generation SmartTV apps for multiple platforms. The first official app being developed, the Panasonic VieraConnect application, gives viewers access to a vast catalogue of 45,000 video titles, including films, series, comedy shows, documentaries, music, and children’s programmes. The app is now available on … [Read more...] about Accedo partners maxdome to deliver next-gen SmartTV apps