Anna Maxbauer, Senior Analyst, IMS Research

Gateway 2.0 – CES 2012

The number of pay-TV operators deploying gateways is set to spike, especially in the United States. At CES a handful of the world’s biggest high-end vendors touted new gateway features, and it’s clear that next generation designs are well underway.

Assessing the impact of thailand flooding on 2012 DVR sales

Record floods in Bang Pa-in, Thailand, severely damaged several major HDD assembly facilities, and HDD production capacity is unlikely to reach pre-flood levels for at least one year.

TV gateways and the quest for the perfect UI

TV gateways are officially the Next Big Thing in set-top box design, with two major deployments in 2011 and another half a dozen planned or pending.