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Vodafone Germany to Show US TV Series in Ultra HD

by Alan Spencer

Customers in Germany that have signed up for the Vodafone HD premium package for the recently launched GigaTV 4K platform, are now able to access the new season’s first episodes of TV series “Power” …

Tags:4k| Germany| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vodafone| Vol 24 - Issue 08

HbbTV Service Launched on DVB-T2 by Media Broadcast

by Alan Spencer

A HbbTV service on DVB-T2 will be launched on 29th March 2017, by German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast. The service will be called Freenet TV Connect, and at the same time Media Broadcast …

Tags:Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Smartphone Shipment Volumes to Rebound This Year

by Alan Spencer

IDC has published its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker and forecasts that worldwide smartphone shipments will rebound in 2017 and beyond, following on from the 2016 results which showed the lowest growth ever, with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 08

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ETC and Barco in Negotiations over Acquisition of Barco’s High End Systems

by Alan Spencer

ETC is negotiating with Barco on the acquisition of Barco’s High End Systems, which is Barco’s lighting activities and part of the entertainment division. No timeframe has been announced for the acquisition but both …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Roku Now Has Over 13 million Active Customers

by Alan Spencer

Roku had 13.4 million active customers at the end of 2016 and they streamed nine billion hours of video and music in the year, including one billion hours in December 2016. According to Nielsen, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Roku| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Xbox One Game Pass to be Launched This Spring

by Alan Spencer

A Xbox One Game Pass has been announced by Microsoft that gives access to a catalogue of over 100 games for $10 per month. The new service will be launched later this spring. Microsoft …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08| xBox

YouTube to Launch New TV Service in US

by Alan Spencer

YouTube is launching a live linear TV service in the US for $35 per month. The service will include channels from the most popular cable networks plus a cloud DVR with unlimited storage. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 08| YouTube

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MENA Region IT Spending to Reach $155.8 Billion in 2017

by Alan Spencer

The latest Gartner forecast predicts that IT spending in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is projected to reach $155.8 billion in 2017, representing a 2.4% rise from last year. Gartner analysts believe that …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Large-size LCD Panels Shipments Drop 3.7% in 4Q16

by Alan Spencer

Digitimes has announced that 204 million large-size TFT-LCD panels were shipped globally in the last quarter of 2016, which is a drop of 3.7% on quarter and 6.1% on year, quoting IDC as the …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

YouTube to be Available on Xfinity X1

by Alan Spencer

The YouTube app will be available on the Xfinity X1 in the US later this year. That will allow X1 customers to easily browse and seamlessly access the entire YouTube catalogue of live shows, …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 08| YouTube

Digital Projection Adopts Vioso For Blending and Warping

by Alan Spencer

Digital Projection, in partnership with Vioso, has announced the availability of its range of projectors now with integrated blending and warping solutions. Vioso was borne of a university research project ten years ago has …

Tags:Blend & Warp| Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08