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HbbTV To Create Application For Online Streaming

by Yvette Raikes

The HbbTV Association has issued a Request for Proposals to create a reference application for online streaming of DRM protected video. It hopes to make it simpler for content providers to monetise content, by …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| Europe| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Samsung To Explain Combustible Note 7s

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Samsung was forced to recall its Note 7 handsets when some started catching fire. Initial replacements also proved combustible, so eventually there was a global recall and Samsung disabled all non-returned devices (Samsung Bricks …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 02| warranty

China’s Sunac Invests In LeEco

by Yvette Raikes

Chinese property developer Sunac China Holdings has stated that it has invested a total of 15.04 billion yuan ($2.19 billion) in LeEco. It is buying an 8.61% stake in Leshi Internet Information for 6.04 …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Global Handset Panel Shipments To Reach 2.93 Billion

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Global handset panel shipments were 2.93 billion, up 4.9% YoY, according to a recent report from Shanghai, China-based Cinno Research. Of these 2.11 billion were for smartphones, up 16.4%, while the remaining 820 million …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 02

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Asustek Smartphone Shipments to Double

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Following the recent launch of the high-end ZenFone AR and ZenFone 3 Zoom at CES, Asustek plans to increase its smartphone shipments to between 35 and 40 million a year, which would give it …

Tags:Asus| CES 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Soniq and Seraphic Join Forces for YouTube

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Australian smart TV maker Soniq is integrating a YouTube TV solution in partnership with browser company Seraphic. Soniq sees YouTube support as essential to gain a higher TV audience but said that gaining certification …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Scala Highlights Retail Opportunities

by Yvette Raikes

At the NRF BIG Show 2017 in New York, Scala showed a range of over 20 immersive retail solutions, from a connected café to an interactive fitting room. There were sports feeds to entertain …

Tags:ISE 2017| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Touch Market| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 02

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iPlayer Breaks Records

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BBC iPlayer received a record 69.3 million requests in the week between Christmas and New Year. It was particularly popular on mobiles on New Year’s Eve! This helped to make December its best ever …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

JCDecaux Displays in the Basque Region

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JCDecaux has extended its coverage in the Basque region of France. Its contracts with the cities of Bayonne and Anglet have been extended by 18 and 15 years respectively. The company has also won …

Tags:France| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

DOOH Used to Stop Smoking

by Yvette Raikes

In Stockholm, Sweden, a pharmacy chain has placed a DOOH poster in the city centre which ‘coughs’ if anyone passes by smoking. The screen has been fitted with a smoke detector and is to …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Healthcare| Large Display Monitor| Sweden| Vol 24 - Issue 02

MediaTek Will See Weak Start to 2017

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MediaTek’s Q1 shipments of smartphone chipsets are predicted to fall by 20% QoQ, according to the China-based Commercial Times. It cited lower demand for entry-level models in India and keen price competition. MediaTek’s Helio …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Altice Reports US Viewing Data

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Altice has released the results of its analysis of the viewing trends of its Optimum TV customers in its USA Data Flash Review. Live tune-in continues to be the popular way of watching (91.9%), …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 02