Strong Broadband Penetration Sets Platform for Smart TV Adoption, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

News Sources wrote an interesting post today on
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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Smart TV markets. The global market for Smart TVs is projected to reach 223 million units by 2018, driven by increasing penetration of broadband services across the world. The days of referring to television as an ‘idiot box’ are passé. TV has always been a one way entertainment medium. However, TVs are evolving into incredibly smart and interactive devices, capable of serving more than one purpose to the viewer. Innovations such as LCDs, LEDs, HD, and 3D have triggered a new wave of digital television over the last decade. With the new era of convergence setting in wherein broadband and broadcasting services are merged, traditional TVs are undergoing yet another round of makeover, this time churning out what can be referred to as a new range of Internet capable ‘Smart TV’ sets.
(PRWeb August 08, 2012)
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