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The worldwide pay-TV market will continue to grow this year despite a decline in North America as consumers migrate to over-the-top (OTT) services, according to a new report from ABI Research.

US investment research house Zacks has suggested that major satellite TV operator DISH Network (the second-largest pay-TV operator in the US) is planning to launch an over-the-top (OTT) video service targeting younger viewers.

You may have noticed that Apple had an event yesterday and there has been more than a little excitement around the new iPhone.

Media discovery app Shazam has been improved dramatically to recognise any TV show on any channel, anytime in the US, and has also reached the considerable milestone of a quarter of a billion users globally.

This year’s IBC broadcasting trade show which just finished in Amsterdam attracted 50,947 visitors over the course of its six days – up very marginally on last year’s 50,462 attendees.

The CEO of Sony France has confirmed that the company plans to launch a Google TV product in the country on September 24th, in a bid to challenge the telcos’ domination of the local TV market.

Manufacturers of smart TVs will struggle to generate meaningful revenues from their new net-connected platforms despite accelerating demand for the devices, according to US research firm The Diffusion Group (TDG).

The report predicts that portal fragmentation alone will result in US$ 1bn in lost ad revenues, as consumers grow dissatisfied with the portals built into their new smart TVs quickly being made obsolescent due to the speed of new apps and services entering the market.

A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media (publisher of IP&TV News) warns telecom operators that the days of the old-style triple or quad-play bundles are numbered.

Going forward, operators will have to offer a whole range of new content and applications within their bundled products – including OTT content from companies like Netflix and Spotify and even VoIP from providers like Skype – to keep their subscribers happy.