Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said that it has teamed with CBS-owned (NYSE: CBS) technology media firm CNET to launch new indexes measuring consumers' confidence about the economy and expectations about consumer electronics and technology.

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has closed public comments on a proposal from the Hollywood studios that would give content owners control over the recording capabilities of devices like digital video recorders, with service providers like AT&T (NYSE: T) and DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) weighing in in favor of the proposal, while groups including the Consumer Electronics Association, Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) opposed it.

Arlington, Va. - U.S. consumer electronics revenue is expected to reach $173 billion this year, $2 billion more than previous forecasts, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Arlington, Va. - Despite a slowdown in the U.S. economy, worldwide revenue for consumer electronics will grow nearly 10% percent this year, hitting the $700 billion mark by 2009, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the GfK Group.

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced plans for a new technology event and competition, designed to uncover the most innovative new consumer technology products coming to market.

In case you missed it, here is the press release from last week announcing our new partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association for LA Games Conference. This gives us a significant step up as we increase our profile and position as one of the leading publishers and event producers covering the $17.9 billion game industry (2007 sales figures, according to NPD Group). For more information about our annual LA Games Conference, please visit www.lagamesconference.com.

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) on Wednesday unveiled the 12 new inductees who will be enshrined in its CE Hall of Fame.

Arlington, Va. - Consumers plans to sell, donate or recycle 95% of their unused analog TVs following next year's transition to digital signals, according to a new survey by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Arlington, Va. - With the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament set to officially tip off on Thursday, a new study has found that sports fans are using the Internet at greater rates than ever before to watch games and follow their favorite teams.

Arlington, Va. - Super Bowl XLII is expected to drive sales of approximately 2.4 million high-definition televisions, according to a survey conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Sports Video Group.

Las Vegas - After a 22% increase in 2007, U.S. video game industry sales growth is expected to slow in 2008, rising just 13% to $17.9 billion, according to projections from the Consumer Electronics Association.

Arlington, Va. - More than 50% of U.S. households now own a digital television, according to new research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an agenda for the Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop it plans to hold on Sept. 26 in Washington, which will discuss how to educate consumers about the pending transition from analog to digital television. Represented at the hearing will be senior citizens, low-income consumers, non-English speakers, people with disabilities, tribes and public interest groups for those in rural areas. Also in attendance will be the Consumer Electronics Association, National Cable Television Association, National Association of Broadcasters. The FCC plans to offer a live audio webcast of the hearing.

Arlington, Va. - Seventy-two percent of U.S. adults have access to a broadband connection and more than half of American households now subscribe to broadband, according to new research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

New York - A number of powerful telecom firms and technology trade groups have come to the aid of Cablevision, filing a brief in support of the company's appeal of a federal court ruling that prohibited it from launching a network-based digital video recorder (DVR).

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), an industry trade group representing more than 2,100 electronics, communications and IT companies, said that it will induct 11 new members into its CE Hall of Fame this October.

Washington - U.S. Reps. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and John Doolittle (R-Calif.) have  introduced a new version of their legislation that would enshrine the traditional rights of consumers to "fair use" of copyrighted works into law, which the lawmakers see as eroding in the digital age.

Washington - The Digital Media Association (DiMA), a trade group of webcasters whose members include AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Apple's iTunes Store, has filed a "friend of the court" brief opposing a claim by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) that digital music downloads should be considered "public performances," and therefore subject to an additional performance license and royalty.