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Mexico Prepares to Open Digital Receiver Tender

by Tom Allen

Mexico is to open a tender for the provision of 10.4 million DTT receivers. The sets must comply with the Ministry of Communications and Transport’s (SCT) specifications. They will be distributed to low-income households …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| LCD TVs| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Cable Falls But Remains Dominant in Switzerland

by Tom Allen

Swisscable has said that there were more than 2.6 million cable TV subscribers in Switzerland at the end of 2014; down almost 50,000 (1.8%) YoY. The cable platform remains Switzerland’s most popular TV reception …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Serbia is Not Prepared for ASO

by Tom Allen

Delegates at a roundtable discussion on digitisation and cable TV in Serbia have been told that as many as 43% of the population are still unable to receive digital TV signals. 100,000 digital receivers …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Serbia| Vol 22 - Issue 11

HbbTV is Big in Germany

by Tom Allen

GfK says that HbbTV has firmly established itself in Germany; 92% of connected TVs sold last year – 4.2 million devices – were compliant with the platform. 60% of all TVs sold (4.8 million …

Tags:Germany| GfK| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Televisa Reaches Pay-TV Milestone

by Tom Allen

Dataxis estimates that the Televisa Group passed 10 million pay-TV subscribers for the first time in its history in Q4’14. At the end of Q3’14, the company had almost 9.9 million pay-TV subs. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Pay TV| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Pay-TV Climbs in Portugal

by Tom Allen

Figures from Portuguese regulator Anacom show that there were around 3.35 million pay-TV subs in the country at the end of 2014; a 5.7% YoY increase, and representing a 56.5% penetration rate. Cable remains …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Portugal| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 11

AOC Continues eSports Sponsorship

by Tom Allen

AOC will be the official monitor provider to the ESL UK Premiership eSports competition. Covering teams from the UK and Ireland over three seasons, qualifiers began in late February. The finals, for games including …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 11

And Finally… – Vol 22 12

by Tom Allen

In a perfect example of 21st century Darwinism, an armed man who robbed a Tesco store in the UK was arrested shortly after the act – because he posted about it on Facebook.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Canatu Film Used in 3D-Shaped Touch Sensor

by Tom Allen

With Schuster Group and Display Solutions AG, Canatu has developed a 3D-encapsulated touch sensor, for the automotive industry. It is being used to build a button-free, 3D-shaped multitouch display for in-car use. A prototype …

Tags:Automotive| Canatu| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Touch Interfaces| Vol 22 - Issue 10

KOE Europe: Compact 10.1″ TFT features WUXGA resolution

by Tom Allen

Industrial display manufacturer KOE has announced the introduction of a new 10.1-inch TFT display module featuring WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) resolution. The TX26D202VM0BAA has a pixel pitch of 0.11325mm (w) x 0.11325mm (h), …

Tags:IPS| LCD Modules

Panel Supply Delays iPad Pro

by Tom Allen

The oft-rumoured 12.9″ iPad Pro (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 45) has apparently been delayed again. According to Bloomberg’s sources, production will now begin in September, because of delays in display panel supply.

Tags:Apple| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 10