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Apple Looking to Update MacBook Models

by Alan Spencer

It has been reported by Bloomberg, that Apple is about to release updated MacBook and MacBook Pro models. Apple could announce the refresh of its MacBooks at its WWDC keynote on 5th June. The …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 19

JCDecaux Subsidiary Enlarges its Italian DooH Network

by Alan Spencer

JCDecaux has a new advertising contract on the Naples subway system that includes additional DooH screens at seven stations. Following the issuing of a tender in 2016, IGPDecaux, an Italian subsidiary of JCDecaux, won …

Tags:DOOH| Italy| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 19

AMOLED TV Panel Shipments to Exceed 10 Million by 2023

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, AMOLED TV panel shipments will exceed 10 million units by 2023. As panel makers are increasingly targeting the premium TV market, AMOLED TV panel shipments are growing at a compound …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Chinese Vendors Capture 51.4% of Indian Smartphone Market

by Alan Spencer

The latest IDC quarterly mobile phone tracker shows that 27 million smartphones were shipped in India in the first quarter of 2017, representing a 14.8% rise compared to the same period last year. Shipments …

Tags:IDC| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 19

US Cord Cutting Continues to Rise

by Alan Spencer

According to TDG research, one-third of US-based cord-cutters cancelled their legacy pay-TV service in 2016, and 52% of cord-cutters cancelled their legacy pay-TV service in the two calendar years of 2015 and 2016. These …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 19

New Elonex LED Display in Manchester

by Alan Spencer

Elonex has installed a DOOH advertising screen in Manchester’s city centre at the National Football Museum. It has been displaying advertisements from the Royal Bank of Scotland, We Want Any Car and Falken Tyres, …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Panasonics Laser Projector PT-RZ31 Gets Award

by Alan Spencer

The 30,000 lumen Panasonic PT-RZ31K laser phosphor projector was awarded the Prolight + Sound International Press Award in the category, video projection devices. The PT-RZ31K has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,2p and has …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 19

OOH Worldwide Forecasts to 2021

by Alan Spencer

A recent study by Technavio, the report called “Global Outdoor Advertising Market 2017 – 2021”, analyses the market growth of the various types of international advertising and identifies Clear Channel Outdoor, JCDecaux Group, Lamar …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 19

US Pay-TV Lost 559,000 Customers in Q1

by Alan Spencer

As reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index, the top 10 television service providers in the US lost 559,000 customers between them in the first quarter of this year, representing a quarterly subscriber loss of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Videocon d2h and Dish TV Merger Approved

by Alan Spencer

The proposed merger of Videocon d2h and Dish TV India has received approval by the Competition Commission of India. The new entity will be called Dish TV Videocon and the merger will create a …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Eurofins to Provide Test and QA for Conax

by Alan Spencer

Eurofins Digital Testing has been selected by Conax to provide testing and service validation for Conax certified set-top boxes in Asia. Eurofins Digital Testing will set-up a test centre in Hong Kong to provide …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Security| STBs| Testing| Vol 24 - Issue 19

56% of US Adults own a Streaming Enabled TV

by Alan Spencer

IAB Research has released “The Changing TV Experience: 2017” report and this reveals that 56% of US adults own a streaming-enabled TV, which is (coincidentally) a rise of 56% from 2015. The report also …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Smart TV| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 19