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Global Market for Esports Video is Booming

by Alan Spencer

According to a new report entitled, Esports and The Future of TV, from IHS Markit, esports video is continuing its growth worldwide with viewing in the genre exceeding 6 billion hours globally in 2016, …

Tags:eSports| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Wistron and Inventec Notebook Shipping Falls in April

by Alan Spencer

According to the Chinese-language, Economic Daily News, Wistron shipped 1.4 million notebooks in April, which is a drop of 26.0% compared to March. Inventec, also suffered a fall and shipped 1.3 million units in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Taiwan| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Italy has 431 TV Channels

by Alan Spencer

At the end of the first quarter, Italy had 431 TV channels available via the main distribution platforms DTT and DTH, according to a report by Confindustria Radio Televisioni. Of the 431, 366 are …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 18

LG webOS 3.5 smart TV Platform Certified by Common Criteria

by Alan Spencer

The LG webOS 3.5 smart TV platform has been certified by Common Criteria for its enhanced application security solution version 1.0 software. Security manager, the webOS 3.5 security software module, was tested in accordance …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Security| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Apple Tops Wearables in First Quarter of 2017

by Alan Spencer

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global wearables shipments reached 22 million units in the first quarter of 2017 with Apple capturing 16% of the market, overtaking Fitbit. Global wearable shipments rose …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 18| Wearables

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Panasonic Gets Milan Design Award

by Alan Spencer

Panasonic’s “Electronics Meets Crafts” installation has won the prize of best storytelling at the Milan Design Awards. This is the second year in a row that Panasonic has been recognised for its exhibition at …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Creams Cafe Uses LG Displays

by Alan Spencer

Creams Cafe has introduced an AV system in its Whitechapel, London, franchise, which was designed by Elite Engineering using LG commercial displays, interactive digital signage applications and integrated sound design. The display can be …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 18

LeEco Adds DirecTV Now App

by Alan Spencer

A new software update for LeEco 4K smart TVs has added DirecTV Now for Android TV. This is the first time that the DirecTV Now app has been available on a smart TVs. It …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| OTT Video| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 18

DTG and German TV UHD Plugfest for June

by Alan Spencer

A UK DTG and German TV Platform UHD Plugfest takes place at the DTG in London from 27th to 29th June. SES will host content for Plugfest attendees to access. Content for the SES …

Tags:Back Panel| DTG| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Pay-TV to Represent 90% of Global Video Media Services in 2017

by Alan Spencer

Gartner is predicting that global spending on consumer video media services will total $314 billion in 2017, which is a 4.2% rise compared to 2016. Pay-TV services will be the largest spending segment and …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 18

DVB-T2 Reaches 2.2 million Households in Germany

by Alan Spencer

Since its launch on 29th March, the German DVB-T2/HEVC platform has reached 2.2 million households. Some 1.7 million households have opted for Freenet TV, an encrypted commercial TV channel package, and a further 500,000 …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Amazon Video app Coming to Apple TV This Summer?

by Alan Spencer

According to a report by Recode, the Amazon video app will be supported by Apple TV this summer. Apple TV has Netflix, HBO, YouTube, and most other global and local apps but not Amazon …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 18