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Ericsson Consumer Lab Adds Data to TV Trends

by Bob Raikes

Every year, Ericsson commissions a survey on how consumers are using content and video. We were able to get a look at the survey results this year and they make interesting reading. The survey …

Tags:Broadcast Market| Ericsson| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 35

V-Nova Shines at IBC

by Bob Raikes

V-Nova held a press conference to update on the firm’s progress since TV Connect and then NAB. Matt Stagg of EE endorsed V-NovaAn executive from major UK telco, EE, Matt Stagg started by saying …

Tags:Codecs| IBC 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

The Battle for Eyeballs Goes On…

by Bob Raikes

We’re just “clearing the decks” ready for the annual dive into IFA and IBC. For those of our readers that haven’t attended them, IFA is the European equivalent of CES and is followed immediately …

Tags:Automotive| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Microsoft Confirms Salo Closure

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has confirmed that it is to close the Salo handset production unit in Finland, as part of the swingeing round of job cuts announced in July (Microsoft to Cut 7,500 Jobs). The Salo …

Tags:Europe| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Vol 22 - Issue 34

European PD Market Drops in Q2

by Bob Raikes

The Public Display market in EMEA dropped back by 8.5% compared to Q1, although it was up 11.9% on an annual basis, according to Meko’s DisplayCast PD service. “Samsung in Germany was the biggest …

Tags:Digital Signage Data| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 34

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IMDs and PIDs are More Positive than DTMs in Europe

by Bob Raikes

This week, while creating this issue of the newsletter, I was also involved with the finalising of our quarterly data for desktop monitors, public displays and interactive meeting room displays. The markets are very …

Tags:Digital Signage| Editorial| Europe| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Gloom in the European Monitor Market

by Bob Raikes

The Desktop Monitor market in Europe was down in Q2 with sales down 14% on last year as the market in Russia failed to recover after a terrible Q1. Germany was also down and …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 22 - Issue 33

I Was Almost Tempted….

by Bob Raikes

I had a weak moment during the week. I thought about upgrading my system to the new Windows 10. I have been installing the latest Windows version on my system since Windows 1 in …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32| Windows

Smart Result 06/07/2015

by Bob Raikes

Smart Technologies Inc reported its financials for its first fiscal quarter to the end of June. Revenue was down by 20% year on year to $98.7 million, and there was a loss of $3.7 …

Tags:Financial Data| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Smart Technologies Inc| Vol 22 - Issue 32

JCDecaux Wins TfL Bus Shelter Contract

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one Outdoor advertising company worldwide and the number one in the UK, has been awarded the world’s largest bus shelter advertising concession by Transport for London (TfL) …

Tags:DOOH| JCDecaux| Transport

Samsung Kills Project XP

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has killed a project to transform TV remotes by developing a device based on a tablet, using staff and technology acquired with Boxee, according to Variety. Variety reports that a group based on …

Tags:Remote Controls| Samsung