Slide from a presentation about how much TV has become a "secondary activity" - ie not the main thing people do when the TV is on - compared to 1974.

Citing economic conditions, [JP Morgan's] research “does not indicated any looming TV-related product launch”. [Mark] Moskowitz noted that the television market is on shaky ground, it would be a risky move for the Cupertino-based giant to throw itself in the ring unless there was a major pull factor.</p><p>

Apple needs “a radical change of the user interface, integration of the TV programming and data content, and use of gesture or voice control,” Moskowitz noted. Besides a plethora of reasons, the J.P. Morgan analyst doesn’t think Apple would generate a decent profit from the product. “We are not sure that the Apple premium could prevail in the TV market.”

Isn't that some people have been saying all along? TV isn't mobile and it's mature.

Sony will start selling Google TV-based products in Europe in September, according to a report by Les Echos.</p><p>

The site reports comments by Sony France marketing director Stephane Labrousse that the CE maker will sell two devices: A set-top box which will go on sale for €200 ($266) and a box with an integrated Blu-ray player that will sell for €300 ($399).

UK launch also at the same time, it suggests.

Over the last few months, Microsoft has turned its video-game console into your TV’s best friend. Late last year, the company revamped the Xbox’s interface, adding a wonderful voice-search feature through the Kinect motion-gaming add-on. Microsoft also added dozens of entertainment services to its Xbox Live online plan, including Netflix, Hulu, ESPN, and on-demand video from cable and satellite services around the world. This week, the company is <a href="http://majornelson.com/2012/03/27/comcast-xfinity-tv-hbo-go-mlb-tv-now-available-on-xbox-live/">adding access</a> to Comcast’s Xfinity on-demand service, as well as apps for HBO and MLB.TV.

Microsoft is, finally, making everything happen; it's had this plan since about 2001. (Thanks @pauljreynolds for the link.)

"...While it’s clear that the CE industry needs to do something to fight fragmentation between the dozen or so smart TV platforms, it seems unlikely that Google TV will be its savior in the near future. Google might have more partners than it did a year ago, but they’re hardly adopting the platform en masse. Unless something drastic happens, don’t expect that to change anytime soon."

"According to Nielsen Media Research’s annual “Television Audience” report that was released this week, the number of households with a TV set will decline for the first time in the company’s survey history (which extends back to 1970). Entertainment Weekly reports.

"The rising trend of TV ownership has been leveling off in recent years, and now the number has dropped from 115.9m homes in 2011 to an estimated 114.7m in 2012. As TV Barn pointed out, that’s a 1% decline despite the number of households rising."

3D capability is an above-average driver in Indonesia, and nowhere else. Internet connectivity isn't important to anyone anywhere.