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Layer3 TV to Offer Live and On-Demand 4K Ultra HD Content

by Alan Spencer

The US-based cable TV provider, Layer3 TV, is starting to provide a selection of live and on-demand 4K ultraHD content to subscribers. One of the first offerings will be the BBC documentary, six-part nature …

Tags:4k| Cable| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

O2 Czech Republic Launched HbbTV with SMS Payment App

by Alan Spencer

O2 Czech Republic has announced the launch of its HbbTV platform, which comes with an integrated SMS payment app, which was developed by Mautilus. This is claimed to be the first service in Europe …

Tags:Czech Republic| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Argentina’s La Nación to Launch LN+ OTT TV

by Alan Spencer

La Nación, that publishes a daily newspaper in Argentina, is to launch an integrated digital and broadcast OTT TV service named LN+ to 42 million Argentines. Lemonwhale will be delivering the online web TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Latin America (Latam)| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Twitter Signs Agreement to Live Stream Esports Tournaments

by Alan Spencer

Twitter has signed an agreement with two esports companies, ESL and DreamHack, to live stream events and original content, with all events available globally. During 2017, more than 15 events will be live streamed …

Tags:Back Panel| eSports| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Deutsche Telekom Sees Growth in IPTV

by Alan Spencer

Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain TV, its domestic IPTV service, saw an increase in new customers to 196,000 last year, and saw a total customer base increase of 7.3% to 2.88 million, compared to 2015. The …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Croatian Pay TV DTH Sees Growth

by Alan Spencer

Croatia experienced growth in pay-TV services during 2016, with DTH representing the biggest gain, according to data published by the regulator Hakom. Satellite TV subscriptions grew 8.52% more than in 2015, with subscriber numbers …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 09

The Kudelski Group Files Patent Case Against Shaw

by Alan Spencer

The Kudelski Group has filed a patent infringement case against Shaw Communications in Canada. It is alleged that Shaw’s system infringes six Canadian patents owned by Nagravision, and OpenTV, both being subsidiaries of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| North America| Patents| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Wearables Market Achieves All Time High in 2016

by Alan Spencer

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, shipments of wearable devices reached 33.9 million units in the last quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% year-over-year. This represented an all-time high for the wearables …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09| Wearable Market

AltBalaji OTT Offers Alternative to Mainstream Indian TV

by Alan Spencer

Balalji Telefilms of India is launching AltBalaji, an OTT entertainment platform that aims to provide 300 hours of original shows in the first year. The commercial launch will be in mid-April 2017. The platform …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Freeview Play TVs and STBs Sales Exceed One Million

by Alan Spencer

Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes sales have now exceeded one million units in the UK. Freeview Play was launched in late 2015, and brings a combination of live, catch-up and on demand content …

Tags:FTA (Free to Air)| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 09

DigitalEurope Appoints New Director General

by Alan Spencer

DigitalEurope has announced the appointment of Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl as Director General of the organisation. She is currently the CEO of Globit and previously held international positions with IBM and Oracle and helped other companies …

Tags:DigitalEurope| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Next Gen TV Should Include New Remote Control Features

by Alan Spencer

The User Experience Strategies group at Strategy Analytics has published a new report on the consumer purchasing priorities for their next TV purchase and the features they require. Other than the normal requirements of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 08