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Ziggo Maintains Market Share

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Dutch cable provider Ziggo had a market share of 62.5% in Q3’13. While the company’s total TV customers dropped by 18,000, to 2.76 million, the total homes passed in the Netherlands also fell. Because …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Wuaki Plans 2015 Expansion

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Wuaki.tv, the Spanish OTT service, is planning to expand to 15 countries by the end of next year. The service is currently available in Spain, France, Germany and the UK.

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Walmart Sparks Chromecast Competition

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Documents filed with the USA’s FCC have shown that Walmart is planning to launch its own streaming stick, competing with the Google Chromecast. The Vudu Spark will act as a gateway to Walmart’s film …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Walmart

Vizio Lowers Amtran Orders

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LCD TV OEM Amtran will produce less than 10% of Vizio’s TVs going forward, say sources in Asia. Vizio has instead shifted its business to Foxconn, TPV and Wistron, while Amtran is focusing on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| sharp| TVs (TV Sets)| Vizio

Vizio Expands South of the Border

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Vizio has entered the Mexican market. The company’s E-series and M-Series TVs are now being sold through Sams’s Club and Walmart Superstore locations.

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| TVs (TV Sets)| Vizio| Vol 21 - Issue 44| Walmart

Vienna Station Outfitted With 44m² LED Board

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Beginning full operations at the end of next year, the Vienna Main Station will serve more than 1,100 trains each day. Departures will be displayed on a 21m x 2.1m LED board supplied by …

Tags:Austria| Curved Displays| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Transport| Vol 21 - Issue 44

US TV Subscriber Fall Offset by Telco Gains

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Cable and satellite TV services in the USA suffered significant subscriber losses in Q3 – but these were offset by telco provider gains. According to Informitv’s Multiscreen Index, there was a net loss of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Reception| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45

UltraHD Will Debut on Prime

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Amazon is preparing to add UltraHD content to its Prime Instant Video service. Prime subscribers will be able to receive the service at no extra cost.

Tags:4k| Amazon| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 48

UltraHD Offering Will Reach Double-Digits by 2016

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Eutelsat expects that there will be 12 UltraHD channels operating worldwide by 2016, on various satellites. Hans-Pieter Schmitt of Eutelsat Germany said, “The development [of UltraHD channels] goes faster than with HD; 4k will …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Worldwide

UltraHD Expands With Wuaki

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The Wuaki.tv streaming service will begin to offer UltraHD streaming on the 1st December. The service will be launched in Germany and France, although there are plans to bring it to Wuaki’s other markets …

Tags:4k| France| Germany| Large Display Monitor| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 47

UltraHD Concert Available for Streaming

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The Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga concert, ‘Cheek to Cheek LIVE!’, which was recorded in UltraHD (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38), is now available for streaming worldwide. LG and Amazon collaborated on the …

Tags:4k| Amazon| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Streaming Video| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 49

TV Industry – European Cable Operators Expect Growth

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According to an article in Broadband TV News a recent survey of the largest European Cable operators shows high growth expectations for the cable industry in Europe. Solon Management Consulting asked top managers of …

Tags:Cable| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48