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Scala Begins Global Partnership With BT

by Tom Allen

Scala and UK telco BT have signed an agreement to work together, supplying digital solutions worldwide. These will range from staff tablets to videowalls and can be installed in areas such as retail, banking …

Tags:BT| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Worldwide

UK OOH Hits Record Revenue

by Tom Allen

The UK’s OOH revenue was at its highest-ever level in Q4’14, according to the Outdoor Media Centre – close to £300 million ($462.3 million). The sector was up 6.1% YoY in Q4 and 3% …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Ason Develops 50,000 cd/m² OLED

by Tom Allen

Photo credit: Sangyo TimesJapan’s Ason, which develops OLED lighting panels using a multi-stack structure, has a new unit that can go as high as 50,000 cd/m². In an interview with the Sangyo Times, CEO …

Samsung’s S6 Teaser Hints at Low Reflections

by Tom Allen

Samsung has shown two new teasers for the Galaxy S6, expected to be revealed at MWC next week. The new videos hint at low reflections and a bezel-less design. Find them at http://tinyurl.com/kbbytfv and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09

MWC 2015 is Upon Us

by Tom Allen

MWC is about to get underway in Barcelona, running from 2nd to 5th March. Here, we present a round-up of various companies and products that will be at what is being called the world’s …

DirecTV Warns Over OTT Margins

by Tom Allen

DirecTV added 149,000 subscribers in Q4’14, the company has said, ending the year with 20.35 million US subscribers. 903,000 subscribers joined the company in Latin America. CEO Mike White cautioned that OTT margins are …

Nvidia Continues AIB Domination, Says Jon Peddie

by Tom Allen

Graphics add-in boards (aka graphics cards), suffered a seasonally-expected fall in Q4’14, says Jon Peddie Research. Shipments were down 0.68% QoQ and 17.52% YoY; much further than desktop PCs, which were down 0.72%. The …

Gaming is GPU Bright Spot in Q4

by Tom Allen

Total GPU shipments were down 3.4% QoQ in Q4’14, with the most noticeable fall in notebooks (3.9%), according to Jon Peddie Research. Desktop GPU shipments were down 2.7%. Q4 is typically flat or sees …

Apple Success Sees Claims Fall Below 2%

by Tom Allen

Warranty Week has analysed claims and accruals from six companies in its latest report, of which two – Apple and Cisco – are interesting to readers of Display Monitor. Apple’s warranty claims have fallen …

Wearables Are “Embarrassing”, Say Brits

by Tom Allen

A study by mobile app developer Apadmi has found that more than a third (35%) of British people think that wearable products are too embarrassing to wear. 34% think it makes wearers look like …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Wearable Market

Ukraine Loses Satellite Subs in Annexation

by Tom Allen

Chris Dziadul of Broadband TV News has covered the Ukraine crisis from the point of view of the TV industry. The head of cable operator Volia has said that the Russian annexation of Crimea, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| Ukraine| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Pixelworks to Demonstrate Latest Mobile Display Enhancement Technology at Mobile World Congress

by Tom Allen

Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW), an innovative provider of video display processing technology, today announced that it would demonstrate its True Clarity enhancements for mobile displays at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, March 2nd to the …

Tags:MWC 2015| Pixelworks| Video Quality