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Number of connected TVs to reach 876 mln by 2020
2015-09-29 11:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The number of TV sets connected to the internet will grow to 876 million by 2020 from 105 million at end-2010 and the 415 million expected at end-2015, according to a report from Digital TV Research. Covering 51 countries, the report states that the proportion of TV sets connected to the internet will rocket to 29.9 percent by 2020 from only 4.5 percent at end-2010 and the 15.5 percent expected by end-2015. By 2020, South Korea (55.0 percent) will have the highest proportion. The US will supply 184 million connected sets by 2020, up from 112 million in 2014. China will take second place in 2020 with 144 million, up from only 21 million in 2014. According to another report from Digital TV Research covering EEMEA (19 countries), OTT TV and video revenues in EEMEA will reach USD 2.635 billion in 2020, up from only USD 52 million recorded in 2010 and the USD 616 million expected in 2015.
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