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LeEco to Cut Payroll by 10% – Vizio Deal in Doubt?

by Bob Raikes

Guangzhou-based Time Weekly has reported that LeEco is downsizing its 8,000 employees by 10% to help alleviate its cash demands. The company, which recently acknowledged it has cash flow issues related to its rapid …

Netflix Now Allowing Downloads

by Bob Raikes

Netflix has made its content downloadable, as well as viewable via streaming, according to a post on its website. Content can be downloaded on smartphones and tablets and on all plans, although users will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Russia to Lead SVOD in Eastern Europe

by Bob Raikes

Eastern Europe will have 18.19 million paying SVOD subscribers [for TV episodes and movies – excluding sports, for example] across 18 countries by 2021, up from 3.33 million at end-2015 and 5.58 million by …

Was VR ‘the biggest loser” on Black Friday?

by Bob Raikes

The markets for the largest categories of consumer electronics, such as TVs, smartphones and computers have been pretty weak over recent years, and everyone is looking for the ‘next big thing’ to drive the …

Tags:Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 47

British Land Uses AR for Christmas

by Bob Raikes

One of the largest UK owner of shopping centres, British Land, has launched an A/R app for 21 local and regional locations. There is an app-based game for children is intended to take families …

LeEco Launches LeMall.com + Best Buy + Amazon

by Bob Raikes

LeEco has started to sell smartphones and TVs through Best Buy and Amazon in the US. The company is bundling a complimentary subscription for the new AT&T DirectNow service (AT&T Has DirectTV Now) for …

AMOLED Nearly at 100 Million in Q3 2016

by Bob Raikes

UBI Research said that the volume of AMOLEDs shipped for smartphones in Q3 2016 was 96 million units and that was 103% up on Q2 and 148% up on Q3 2015. Samsung took more …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

HD+ Adds Multiscreen & Eurosport – Raises Prices

by Bob Raikes

The HD+ platform in Germany will increase the price for its service from €60 to €70 per year or €5.75, up from €5.00. There are now 23 private HD channels including Eurosport 1 HD …

Tags:Germany| HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 47

E Ink Still in Dispute with Hydis Staff

by Bob Raikes

The Taipei Times reported that E Ink has confirmed to previous employees of the Hydis factory that it has no possibility of re-opening the factories and appealed for agreement with the trade unions that …

Tags:E Ink| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

bitRec Provides Contextual Video Search

by Bob Raikes

BitRec of Vilnius, Lithuania, has developed a contextual video search tool for VOD service operators that is said to enable search within video content, improve SEO for video websites and enrich contextual content meta-data. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Sling TV Offers Cloud DVR beta to Roku Users

by Bob Raikes

SlingTV has invited its customers, starting with those using Roku systems, to join in a beta programme for a cloud-based service. The service claims to be the only cloud DVR with no 28-day restriction …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 47

AT&T Has DirectTV Now

by Bob Raikes

AT&T, as expected, launched the DirectTV Now streaming TV platform in the US, with packages at $35, $50, $60 (this level is temporarily at $35, but those that sign at that level will stay …