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TCO Certified Reveals Improvements In Factory Working Conditions

by Alan Spencer

A new report, “Impacts and Insights” looks at the progress made in 2016 on supplier chain working conditions, conflict minerals initiatives and inclusion of safer chemicals brought about due to products being TCO Certified. …

More Cable Operators Join the SES Ultra HD Trials

by Alan Spencer

SES has announced that an additional six more US cable operators have agreed to join its Ultra HD trials. (Frontier using SES for Service Delivery of Ultra HD) Currently there are over 15 cable …

Sony Sold 915,000 PlayStation VR Headsets in 4.5 Months

by Alan Spencer

Sony sold 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets in the last quarter of 2106 and up to 19th February this year. Sony is the only one of the big three tethered VR headset makers to release …

New LG VR Headset Based on SteamVR Tracking

by Alan Spencer

LG is believed to be developing a new VR headset that will be based on Valve’s OpenVR platform, including using SteamVR Tracking. It was always Valve’s intention, when they set out to build their …

Tags:AR/VR| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08

The Importance of Catch-Up and Personal Profiles for OTT TV

by Alan Spencer

SPB TV, a provider of end-to-end OTT TV solutions, conducted an online survey of their end-users of OTT TV and video services and found that this year is the year of the TV catch-up …

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

Facebook’s New Video App Now on Samsung Smart TVs

by Alan Spencer

Facebook has launched its video app on Samsung Smart TV models of the last two years (2015-2017). Facebook has also stated that the app will be available on Apple TV and Fire TV, as …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Austrian Post Tries VR for Promotion

by Alan Spencer

Invidis reports that the Austrian Post organisation (Österreichische Post) has implemented a new VR 3D that shows a branch of the postal and telecommunications organisation. In the four-minute film, a virtual tour of a …

Tags:AR/VR| Austria| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Outlook for Personal Computing Devices Mainly Negative

by Alan Spencer

IDC is forecasting that global shipments of personal computing devices, including tablets, will decline from a total of 435.0 million units in 2016 to 418.2 million units at the end of 2021. This represents …

IDC Forecasts AR and VR to Reach $13.9 Billion in 2017

by Alan Spencer

IDC is forecasting that worldwide revenues for AR and VR will reach $13.9 billion in 2017, which is an increase of 130.5% over 2016 when the revenues were $6.1 billion. AR and VR spending …

New Zealand Blocks Vodafone and Sky Merger

by Alan Spencer

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has refused to grant clearance for a merger of Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand. The focus of the Commission’s assessment was centred on competition in both the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Online Advertising Revenue in China to Grow 14.3% in 2017

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, the online advertising market in China will grow 14.3% in 2017 mainly due to a strong growth in online video. IHS Markit also predicts that more than 75% of online …

Orange Sees IPTV and DTH Growth in France and Spain

by Alan Spencer

At the end of last year, Orange had 8,483,000 subscribers for its IPTV and DTH services, which was 550,000 more than at the end of 2015. Strong growth was seen in France where figures …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 08