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The global installed base of connected TV devices,...

The global installed base of connected TV devices, including smart TVs, videogame consoles, Blu-ray players, digital media adapters and set-top boxes, has reached a billion units and will double over the next five years, Strategy Analytics said in a report…

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(http://bit.ly/TSsDzL). Other findings: (1) Internet connectivity was found in 87 percent of all consumer electronics devices shipped in 2013; (2) Globally, the average home owns 2.8 connected CE devices, with the highest average ownership in the U.S. at 7.7 devices; (3) Global retail spending on CE products will exceed $1 trillion for the first time in 2017; (4) Average annual global retail spending per home on all CE products grew 2.9 percent in 2013 to $485.