Tom Allen

subscribe

IPTV Grows With Deutsche Telekom

by Tom Allen

65,000 new customers joined Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV platform, Entertain, in Q4 last year. The platform had 2.44 million subscribers at the end of the year.

Tags:Europe| Germany| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 10

US Pay-TV Sees Low Growth in 2014

by Tom Allen

The 10 top US pay-TV operators lost 20,600 subscribers collectively in Q4’14, according to Informitiv’s Multiscreen Index. This compares to a loss of 45,000 in Q3. Despite these results, the companies gained 82,000 subscribers …

Tags:AT&T| Comcast| DirecTV| Dish Network| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Pay TV| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Pay-DTT Rises, But IPTV Rules Croatia

by Tom Allen

According to HAKOM, the Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency, pay-DTT was the fastest-growing segment of the Croatian TV market last year, with subscriptions rising 52.5% YoY to 47,900. However, IPTV had the most …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Suffer From Excess Money? Brikk Can Help

by Tom Allen

Ahead of the official launch of the Apple Watch, US-based Brikk has announced that its ‘Lux Watch’ , which consists of 30 different models of Apple’s wrist-worn device, is now available for pre-order. Available …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 10

LG Expands High-End With ‘Dual Premium’ Strategy

by Tom Allen

LG will expand its OLED TV lineup from five models to 10 this year, the company has announced. As well as OLED models, ‘Prime UHD’ (quantum dot) LCD TVs will be produced, as part …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Kirk Edwardson Speaks About HbbTV 2.0

by Tom Allen

The HbbTV Association finalised and released the HbbTV 2.0 specification last month (UltraHD and Continuity Arrive With HbbTV 2.0). The new document outlined various additions to HbbTV, such as support for the HEVC codec …

Tags:HbbTV| HEVC (H.265)| HTML5| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Curved Screen Lands at Stansted With Eye Airports

by Tom Allen

Eye Airports has installed a new large-format LED display in the UK’s Stansted Airport. Measuring 12m x 3m, the curved screen has a 6mm pixel pitch and is used to display flight information and …

Tags:Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Barco Assists in Playhouse Square Renovation

by Tom Allen

Barco, with The Barncyz Group, has rolled out interactive LCD advertising kiosks and outdoor LED displays to Cleveland’s newly-renovated theatre district, Playhouse Square. Seven double-sided 72″ kiosks (the LCD72OX) have been installed, delivering 2,000 …

Tags:Barco| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 09

LG Will Supply OLEDs to China and Japan

by Tom Allen

According to Reuters, LG has grown tired of waiting for its OLED TVs to be adopted, and will work with Chinese and Japanese companies to make OLED TVs more mainstream. The news is not …

Tags:Changhong| China| Haier| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Konka| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Panasonic| Skyworth| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Hannspree’s 10″ Tablet Challenges Small Model Prices

by Tom Allen

The SN1AT75B is a new 10.1″ tablet from Hannspree, aimed at new and casual tablet users. A stand-out feature of the new tablet is its low cost combined with its reasonable specifications. The unit …

Tags:Hannstar (Hannspree)| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Panasonic MD: Watch Out For Large Screens

by Tom Allen

Panasonic’s UK MD, Andrew Denham, has urged channel partners to think “very carefully” about how quickly the large-screen market for UltraHD TVs is growing. Speaking to ERT Online at the Panasonic Convention 2015 in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| large displays| Panasonic| TV Set Market| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 09

HTC Kick-Starts New Promotion

by Tom Allen

A new version of the HTC One (M8) has been announced: a special edition model that will only be available to win, not buy. Created with the UEFA Champion’s League, the phone has the …

Tags:Back Panel| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09