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Netflix Closing in on 17 Million Subs

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After achieving 14.4 million subscribers outside of the USA in September, Netflix has said that it expects to reach 17 million paying customers by the end of this year.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| VOD| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Worldwide

No UltraHD Breakthrough Next Year

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OVAB’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index in the DACH countries shows that UltraHD signage is not expected to reach mainstream adoption next year. The ‘vast majority’ of respondents expected that the technology would have …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor

Ginsbury Expands With Kingtech

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Chinese LCD manufacturer Kingtech has signed a distribution agreement with Ginsbury for the UK and Ireland. The company will supply Kingtech’s TFT-LCD displays (1.44″ – 10.2″), as well as touchscreen and driver card solutions.

Tags:Distributors| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Fitness Wearables to Treble in Four Years

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Juniper Research has published a new report, predicting that fitness wearable use will rise by almost 300% by 2018. About 19 million such devices are in use today. Fitness products will dominate wearables to …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Wearable Market

FES…And Similar Model is Rumoured at Sony

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Sony is developing a watch made of ‘electronic paper’, says Bloomberg, which could be released next year. Both the face and strap will be able to function as a display, as they will both …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Ocean’s ‘Hybrid’ Screen Arrives in Westfield

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Ocean Outdoor has extended its ‘Face @ Westfield’ screens. East Face @ Westfield is 15m x 9m and towers over the West Cross route, the main approach to the shopping centre. It is surrounded …

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Exertis Takes Samsung

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The Galaxy Tab Active tablet from Samsung is now being distributed by Exertis in the UK.

Tags:Exertis| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Pay-TV Climbs in Hungary

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Hungarian regulator NMHH has said that there were around 3.4 million pay-TV subscribers in the country at the end of October. More than 2 million were taking cable or IPTV services, of which 1.1 …

Tags:Hungary| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Premium OTT Set for Significant Growth in Europe

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Research commissioned by Vindicia and Ooyala shows that the premium OTT market is set to grow 80% over the next three years. UK consultancy firm MTM says that the UK market will grow from …

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

PS TV Comes to Germany

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Sony’s Playstation TV (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24) box is now available in Germany.

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RTL Considers Netflix Rival…

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The RTL Group is considering the launch of a Netflix-like SVOD service. Co-CEO Guillaume de Posch told French newspaper La Correspondance de la Presse that he feels it is a shame that US companies, …

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

Swisscom Launches SVOD Service

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Switzerland’s Swisscom has launched a rival SVOD service to Netflix called Teleclub Play. The service offers films, TV shows, documentaries, sports and childrens’ programming for CHF12.90 ($13.20) a month. Around 5,000 titles are currently …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Switzerland| VOD| Vol 21 - Issue 48