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Statista Summarises European Streaming Challenges

by Tom Allen

Statista has put together a very interesting infographic on the rise of subscription video on demand (SVOD) services in Europe. Netflix is, of course, the market leader in SVOD. After a successful debut in …

Technicolor Acquisition Accelerates Drive 2020

by Tom Allen

Technicolor has acquired The Mill, a UK studio specialising in visual effects and content creation for the advertising industry. Technicolor paid €259 million, on a debt-free basis, for the acquisition. “In acquiring The Mill, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Technicolor| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Apple Announces Record iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus Sales

by Tom Allen

Apple® today announced it has sold more than 13 million new iPhone® 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models, a new record, just three days after launch. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be …

Tags:Apple| iPhone

Lobban Promoted to Atlona Head of Marketing

by Tom Allen

Atlona has promoted Garth Lobban to director of marketing. Lobban joined the company in December last year, as a senior marketing manager. He will now oversee all aspects of Atlona’s marketing department.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 39

TouchTurns Creates 3D Sensors

by Tom Allen

US-based TouchTurns said that it has developed flexible and 3D-formable capacitive touchscreen sensors. They are designed for use in consumer and business products, replacing traditional buttons with flexible, foldable or rollable touchscreen interfaces, or …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Interfaces| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Microsoft Changes Finance Reports

by Tom Allen

Microsoft will change the way that it reports its financial results, starting with its Q1 2016 fiscal year results. These will be issued on the 22nd October. The change was implemented to reflect Microsoft’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 39

KPMG Asserts HP Aware of Autonomy’s Failings

by Tom Allen

The friction between HP and Autonomy – the UK company that it acquired in 2011 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 33) have been well-documented. HP accused Autonomy of lying about its finances, more than …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 39

LG Enters US Laptop Market

by Tom Allen

LG has released its first-ever notebook in the US market – and it’s lighter than the Macbook Air, at 980g (compared to 1.1kg). Three models have been released: the Gram 13 (13.3″) and two …

Dell Extends Colour Gamut With GB-R Backlights

by Tom Allen

Dell has revealed three new monitors in its Ultrasharp line, which focuses on high resolution and accurate colour. All three models – the 31.5″ UP3216Q, 27″ UP2716D and 25″ UP2516D – support the DCI …

Samsung Pulls Plug on Milk

by Tom Allen

Samsung will close its ‘Milk Video’ service in November – one year after launching it. The company has had little luck with VoD platforms, closing Samsung Video Hub in mid-2014, after a failed attempt …

Central Glass Uses Diamond in Projection Glass

by Tom Allen

Central Glass, a Japanese firm, has developed a way to deliver sharp projected images on windows. The company creates glass that can serve as a projection screen, by baking diamond particles into the surface. …

Tags:Glass| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Projection| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Tech Data Signs With Aiptek

by Tom Allen

Aiptek has signed a mobile projection agreement with Tech Data in Germany. Tech Data will take on Aiptek’s pico projectors and dashcams.