"In only a few years, 3-D will have a third of the TV market and a sizable chunk of the box office. I have no doubt that this will be one of the 'Next Big Things'," suggests Andy Obermueller.

The editor of Game-Changing Stocks explains, "Here, I review the overall market as well as the four best stock plays in the sector. I see each of these stocks as having serious growth potential as 3-D technology takes off.

"3-D functionality is becoming increasingly available on many high-end TVs. Last year was the first year that 3-D TVs were available; manufacturers sold 3.2 million 3-D sets vs. 247 million HDTVs.

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"TV, cable and satellite systems all over the world are making huge investments to providing high definition programming," says Elisea Frishberg.

The contributing editor to The MoneyMan Report explains, "As a result, Harmonic (HLIT) could easily turn out to be one of the world's biggest winners for 2011; the company makes encoders, advanced fiber optic and digital delivery systems.

"Over the past few years, no amount of Don Draper's charm would have won new business for any ad firm; ad spending declined by more than 12 percent in 2009," notes Benjamin Shepherd.

The contributing editor to Personal Finance newsletter explains, "However, thus far in 2010, spending on advertising has rebounded by almost 3 percent, and digital ad buys have eclipsed traditional print media purchases.

"Two two top plays on this theme are Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) and Discovery Communications (DISCA).

"Discovery Communications (DISCA), based in Silver Spring, Md., is a global media and entertainment company," says technical analyst Leo Fasciocco.

The editor of Ticker Tape Digest, which specializes in stocks breaking out from basing patterns, explains, "Technically, the stock has broken out from a 6-week flat base ; the move took the shares to an all-time high.

"With annual revenues of $3.7 billion, the company provides original and purchased programming across multiple distribution platforms in the US and 170 other countries.

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"My top pick for 2010 is China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd. (STV), the #1 provider of conditional access (CA) systems in China's digital TV market," says Glenn Cutler.

In his Winner Forum and Special Situations Reports, he explains, "I consider this a conservative idea to play the China market through an established company that dominates its business sector."

"In recent months, DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) has shown that pay television is recession-resistant; indeed, the company has been dishing up subscriber growth," says Richard Moroney.

In his Dow Theory Forecasts, the advisor explains why the satellite-TV system operator is among those select stocks consider to be "Focus List" buys -- the top long-term buy rating in their model portfolio.

"In the nearly 15 years since DirecTV sold its first satellite-television system, the company has grown to serve more than 18 million U.S. subscribers, or 16% of the country's households. DirecTV also operates in Latin America, where it generates 12% of revenue.