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Esports Market Projected to Grow at a CAGR of 21.7% from 2016 to 2021

by Andrew Fenn

The global eSports industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of 21.7% between 2016 and 2021, which will see it transformed from a $327 million industry into a billion-dollar one, according to PwC. …

Tags:eSports| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Foxconn Was the Top Smartphone Manufacturer in 2017 Q4

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, IDC Taiwan has reported that Foxconn beat Samsung to the number-one spot in the smartphone manufacture race during the fourth quarter of 2017, thanks to the release of the iPhone 8 …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Meo Launches Ultra HD Wireless Set-Top-Box

by Andrew Fenn

Portugal Telecom, operating as Meo, has launched an Ultra HD, wireless IPTV set-top-box, powered by the Microsoft-originated, Ericsson-owned operating system, Mediaroom. Meo customers with net speeds of at least 200 Mbps who subscribe to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Portugal| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 10| Wireless

Mediametrie: VOD Services Take Root in France

by Andrew Fenn

Almost two out of every five French internet users has already used VOD services, according to Mediametrie.. Over the last 12 months, 13% of the population indicate that they have rented at least one …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| TV Viewing| VOD| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Eizo ColorEdge Monitor Achieves Idealliance Certification

by Andrew Fenn

Eizo has announced that its ColorEdge CG247X colour management monitor achieved Idealliance’s Soft Proofing Display and System Certification. The device was certified under this process, which confirmed that its colour stability, tone uniformity and …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| Colour Management & Processing| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Deutsche Telekom Announces Digital Cable TV Switchover

by Andrew Fenn

Deutsche Telekom has confirmed that it will switch off its analogue cable TV service, according to Broadband TV News. A spokesperson for the company said that customers in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg will undergo a …

Tags:Cable| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Sky Deutschland Director Provides Update on Ultra HD Roadmap

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland’s Director of Technology Innovations and Standards, Stephan Heimbecher, recently stated that 900,000 Ultra HD Sky+ Pro receivers had been installed in Germany as of the end of 2017, according to Broadband TV …

Tags:4k| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 10

NEC Names New Manager of Corporate Sales for DACH Region

by Andrew Fenn

NEC Display Solutions has named Matthias Hartmann as its new Manager of Corporate Sales for the DACH region, taking over from Joachim Fischer. Hartmann has worked for Dell since 2000, holding various positions including …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| NEC| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 25 - Issue 10

New Joint Report from App Annie and IDC Examines Mobile Gaming Industry in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Leading mobile app data and insights company App Annie and IDC have unveiled a special joint report analysing the mobile games market in 2017 from several vantage points, putting it in a broader, global …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 10

IDC: India Traditional PC Market Saw 11% Growth YoY in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Traditional PC shipments in India during 2017 stood at 9.56 million units, with a 11.4% year-on-year growth, according to IDC. This growth was primarily driven by the increase in the number of large projects …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Vestel and Vewd Add New HbbTV Standard to Smart TV Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Vewd—previously known as Opera TV—and Vestel announced a multi-year contract renewal that will see more Vewd products delivered across the full range of Vestel televisions. This agreement will result in a deployment of smart …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Submission Deadline Extended for I-Zone Exhibition at Display Week 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Due to an overwhelming response, the submission deadline for the seventh annual I-Zone exhibition has been extended to March 23rd. I-Zone offers start-ups, small companies and universities a space to demonstrate their prototypes or …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 10