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Airtel Launches Internet TV

by Alan Spencer

Airtel, the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel, has launched Internet TV, believed to be India’s first hybrid STB, powered by Android TV. The service includes over 500 satellite TV channels as well as online …

Tags:Android| India| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Hikvision Joins HDBaseT Alliance

by Alan Spencer

Hikvision, the producer of video surveillance products, has announced that it has joined the HDBaseT Alliance as an adopter member.

Tags:Back Panel| HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

LANG invests in Barco UDX series

by Alan Spencer

Lang Ag, the wholesale rental company from Lindlar, along with Lang Baranday has placed its first order for thirty-three Barco UDX 4K32 projectors (Barco Surprises with L/P Brightness). The projectors enable 4K high-resolution presentations …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Rental and Staging| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Barco Laser Projector Used for the Star Wars Celebration Event

by Alan Spencer

Barco is collaborating with Lucasfilm and ReedPOP for the Star Wars Celebration event, currently taking place in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. This four-day event featured a special tribute to 40 …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Global VR Industry Revenues for 2017 to Reach $7.2 Billion

by Alan Spencer

Greenlight Insights has published a research report, in collaboration with the RoadToVR blog, which forecasts that total VR revenues will reach $7.2 billion globally by the end of the year. Some $4.7 billion of …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Android TV is Key but Brings With it Security Concerns

by Alan Spencer

According to a survey by Ovum, 72% of pay-TV providers have Android on their technology roadmaps, but it seems that only half of the providers are willing to pay for the privilege. The survey …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 14

IMax Plans European Expansion

by Alan Spencer

According to a BBC news story, Imax, which owns Odeon among other brands, is to more than double the number of its large screens in European by creating 25 new Imax cinemas over the …

Tags:Europe| IMAX| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

LeEco Abandons Acquisition of Vizio

by Alan Spencer

LeEco, from China, has abandoned its $2 billion acquisition of US company, with Vizio blaming Chinese policy as the reason. A spokesman from LeEco, with businesses that stretch from smartphones to electric vehicles, has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Pay-TV Households in Middle East and North Africa Exceed 5 Million

by Alan Spencer

For the first time, the number of Middle East and North Africa pay-TV households, rose above the five million mark, making the region one of the fastest growing globally. The rise took place, despite …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 1.4% This Year

by Alan Spencer

Gartner has predicted that worldwide IT spending will reach $3.5 trillion in 2017. This represents a 1.4% rise from the 2016 figure. However, the worldwide IT spending is down for the previous quarter’s forecast …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Cinedigm to Add Support for More Content Protection

by Alan Spencer

Cinedigm has announced that it expects to support Apple FairPlay, Google Widevine and Microsoft PlayReady content protection solutions by the end of this month. This will enable subscribers of Cinedigm’s OTT services to watch …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| Security| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Eastern Europe to See Poor Pay-TV Growth

by Alan Spencer

Digital TV Research is forecasting that poor results will be seen in pay-TV subscriber numbers in Eastern Europe. Migration coupled with low birth rates will mean that the populations will fall in 15 of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 14