Worldwide Hybrid Web-to-TV Set Top Box Market Will Reach US$ 1.3 Billion by 2014

 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., August 10, 2010 - Blu-ray players, game consoles, and TV sets are connecting to the Internet, and everything on the Internet is becoming accessible on smart-phones and other connected devices.  Internet video is the new "must have" service.  Hybrid Web-to-TV Set Top Boxes will bring a new set of Internet services to TV sets, by integrating Internet capability into cable, satellite, telcoTV (IPTV), and digital terrestrial set top boxes.  Work is being done to create “hybrid” services that bring "apps" and "widgets" to TV programming, along with advanced advertising, according to In-Stat (www.in-stat.com).  The value of Hybrid Set Top Boxes that are immediately put into use will reach US$ 1.3 billion worldwide by 2014.