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It used to be that the television was the centre piece of your living room. An influx of smaller screens in the home, though, has meant that the TV has had to fight a lot harder in recent years for your attention.

One way it has done this is with new technology. While 3D fell by the wayside, due to gimmickry, smart TV functionality has finally started to shine through and then there is 4K - a technology that has quickly changed from an out-of-reach luxury to a near affordable one.

The biggest change arguably though is web connectivity. The internet has transformed into the most powerful tool for the broadcast industry. Whether it is the like of Netflix streaming its wares, smart TVs taking advantage of the internet to bolster their features or app manufacturers tuning into the needs to TV watchers, the web is where the future of television resides.

The theme for this issue will be: What is the future of Smart TV.

Connect-World Magazine Description:

Having recently celebrated our 19th anniversary, the Connect-World series of magazines is a forum where the highest-level decision makers in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector air their views regarding the impact of these technologies on regional and global development.

Connect-World publishes editions for each of the world's major regions: Africa and the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, EMEA, Europe, India, Latin America, North America and Global.

Our authors are the people who know the ICT sector best: the leaders of industry, governments, international organisations, legal experts, bankers and their advisors. Recent non-industrial contributors include, for example: Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General ITU, H.E. Ms Suvi Lindén, Minister of Communications, Finland and Matthias Kurth, President, Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Tele-communication, Post and Railway, Germany. Industrial contributors include, for example: Cesar Alierta, Chairman, Telefonica and Sam Palmisano, CEO, IBM and Rejeev Suri, CEO, Nokia Siemens Networks.