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CES Celebrates Fifty Years

by Yvette Raikes

The picture shows the very first CES held in New York from June 25th to 28th 1967. There were 117 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees. Fifty years later, CES 2017 had over 4000 exhibitors and …

Tags:Back Panel| CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Holitech Branches Into Europe

by Yvette Raikes

Chinese display maker Holitech will open a European office in Munich, Germany, on 13th July. The company employs 24,000 people in China and is hoping to establish itself in Europe, under the leadership of …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Real Stops Use of Facial Recognition

by Yvette Raikes

The Real chain of department stores in Germany, part of the Metro group, has brought its use of eye contact detection equipment to an end. Cameras were integrated into screens in the POS area …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Privacy| Vol 24 - Issue 24

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Turksat Gives STB Contract to ZTE

by Yvette Raikes

Chinese STB maker ZTE has won the contract to supply Turkish DTH and cable operator Turksat with a digital STB. Turksat hopes that the DVB and OTT hybrid solution will provide a more stable, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 24

US Connected CE Purchasing Declining

by Yvette Raikes

US households are buying fewer consumer electronics (CE) products, and this trend is set to continue, according to Parks Associates. In 2008, 87% of households bought a CE product, but this dropped to 74% …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Smart TVs Will Provide Almost Half of US Connected TV Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will be 321 million devices attached to the internet in the USA which could deliver apps for the TV by 2020, according to NPD, up 31% from 2016. In addition, 81% of these …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Daqri and Flex Partner For Production

by Yvette Raikes

Augmented reality company, Daqri, has signed an agreement with manufacturer Flex for its smart glasses to be made in Cork, Ireland, from this summer. As well as producing the smart glasses, Flex will provide …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Flex| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

South Korean and Chinese TV Panel Demand Should Recover

by Yvette Raikes

Although South Korean and Chinese TV manufacturers bought fewer panels in Q2 than forecast, demand is expected to recover in Q3, according to IHS Markit. While South Korean purchases were down 4% QoQ and …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Detachables Will Return to Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will continue to be a decline in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs) in the UK, according to IDC, with the number of units forecast for 2017 at 3.2 million, down 6.8% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Digital Pay-TV On the Rise in Latin America

by Yvette Raikes

Digital pay-TV penetration in Latin America was 85% in 2016, according to Dataxis. It is forecast to reach 94% by 2022, while analogue pay-TV will be on the way out. Growth has been attributed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 24

African OTT Success Depends on Mobile Distribution

by Yvette Raikes

OTT TV and video will still be an immature market in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, according to Digital TV Research. Revenue will reach just $640 million for the 35 countries by then, but this …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

APG|SGA Wins Advertising Contract in Zurich

by Yvette Raikes

Swiss media company APG|SGA’s tender has won the rights to over 1,150 advertising spaces in Zurich. The contract starts on 1st July 2018 and runs for five years. Although many of the sites are …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 24 - Issue 24