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Wrist-Worn Devices will Continue to Drive the Wearables Market

by Alan Spencer

IDC expects the popularity of wrist-worn devices will continue to drive the wearables market forward, although lesser-known wearable products, such as clothing and earwear, will experience market-beating growth in the years to come. According …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 34| Wearable Market

LG and Samsung to Invest $30 Million in Cynora

by Alan Spencer

Cynora, a German provider of organic emitter materials for OLEDs, has confirmed that LG Display and Samsung Ventures have invested in the company. (Samsung to Invest in Cynora) Cynora is developing a new type …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| TADF| Vol 24 - Issue 34

TiVo Releases Survey Figures for Pay-TV and OTT Subscribers

by Alan Spencer

TiVo has released findings from its 2017 subscriber survey of pay-TV and OTT services across the US, Europe and Latin America. The study revealed that respondents watch an average of 4.4 hours of video …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Zodiac and ActiveVideo to Provide Joint STB Solution for Cable Bahamas

by Alan Spencer

Zodiac Interactive and ActiveVideo have partnered on a joint solution that they claim will enable pay-TV operators of all sizes to provide next-generation user experiences and new premium services on any installed STB. The …

Tags:Cloud TV| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Netflix and Amazon Prime Video Expected to Withdraw from Russia

by Alan Spencer

The Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research has forecast that Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will considerably boost the Eastern European SVOD sector. The report estimates that Netflix …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| SVOD| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Semiconductor Industry Sees Best Second Quarter Since 2014

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, despite there being a slight downward trend in the first quarter of 2017, the semiconductor industry achieved near record growth in the second quarter, with a 6.1% growth compared to …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Pay-TV Industry Suffering Slowing Growth

by Alan Spencer

The Global Pay TV Innovation Landscape Industry 2017 Research Nagra, in partnership with the research consultancy MTM, have published the final conclusions of the 2017 Pay-TV Innovation Forum. The global research programme examined the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Worldwide Wearables Market Grows 10.3% in Second Quarter

by Alan Spencer

According to the IDC Wearables Tracker, the worldwide wearables market again has shown positive growth as shipments grew 10.3% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter in 2016. Shipments reached …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32| Wearables

No Comment from HTC on Rumours of a Spin-Off

by Alan Spencer

No comment has been received from HTC on recent market speculation that the company is currently conducting a strategic assessment on its future, including options to sell-off the company or spin off its VR …

Tags:HTC| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32

IHS Markit to host the Global Display Conference 2017

by Alan Spencer

IHS Markit is hosting the Global Display Conference 2017 on 19-20 September at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, which is a forum on current and emerging issues affecting the worldwide display supply chain. …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32

OLED Taillights to be used by Mercedes

by Alan Spencer

The German car-maker, Mercedes-Benz, is to unveil updated 2018 S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet models at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Both models will be available with taillights that feature 33 individually controllable OLEDs. Mercedes pointed …

Tags:Automotive| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 32