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Display Summit 2017: Expanded Focus and New Date

April 27, 2017 – Insight Media, the organizers of the annual Display Summit conference, announced today that the event will now ...

Parks Associates: Apple and Samsung Smartphones Widen Lead Over LG and Motorola

Parks Associates announced new research today in smartphone ownership showing that Apple and Samsung have widened their brand share lead over ...

Screen Innovations Shows Ambient Light Rejecting and Short Throw Projection Screen

Screen Innovations, the Texas-based developer and manufacturer of projection screens showed its new Slate 0.8 screen at Infocomm 2015. The screen ...

Five Companies To Capture 50% of OTT Revenue

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has produced a report called “The Impact of OTT on Video Production Around the World” which ...

GSMA Opposes EBU’s Views on 700MHz

The GSMA, representing mobile operators, has called on the European Commission (EC) to hasten the switch of the UHF spectrum (470-790MHz) ...

V-Nova Ltd. Acquires Video Processing Patents from Faroudja Enterprises

V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, today announced the completion of its first acquisition, by purchasing the full ...

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Aixtron Delists from NASDAQ

by Yvette Raikes

Struggling German firm Aixtron has had several setbacks recently. Last May it reached agreement with Germany-based GCI, owned by Chinese investment company Fujian Grand Chip, for a takeover of Aixtron SE. However, in October …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Manufacturing| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Equipment| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Disney Launches SVoD in France

by Yvette Raikes

Disney France has launched an SVoD service on Canalsat’s pay-TV platform. In addition, a Spanish-language SVoD service is planned for the end of February, aimed at teaching Spanish to French children. The company will …

Tags:Disney| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Pay-TV will See Downturn in 2017

by Yvette Raikes

It is estimated that one-in-five US adults will not watch pay-TV in 2017, preferring to opt for on-demand OTT services, according to eMarketer. It estimates that 1.7 million adults will stop subscribing to cable …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 02

OLED Research Centre Planned For Switzerland

by Yvette Raikes

Idemitsu Kosan plans to set up a wholly owned subsidary, Idemitsu OLED Materials Europe AG in Basel, Switzerland, which will develop organic EL materials. It will cost CHF2 million ($2 million) and the company …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Dutch OTT Prices Reduced

by Yvette Raikes

Dutch operators KPN and T-Mobile have cut their OTT TV monthly pricing to €9.99 ($10.65). Both have been trying to attract those thinking of leaving traditional PayTV services, but this additional reduction could mean …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Netflix Boosts International Memberships

by Bob Raikes

Netflix had a good quarter in Q4 2016, with 98.3 million subscribers at the end of the year, up 19 million on the year and 7 million up on Q3, while Q1 is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 02

This is a Very Slow Vending Machine

by Yvette Raikes

Norwegian potato chip brand Totenflak has hit on a novel way to get noticed. It is proud of its careful production and attention to detail, so JCDecaux combined time, patience and surprise on two …

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

Diebold ESCC Claimed as Narrowest

by Bob Raikes

Diebold Nixdorf showed a new slim ATM/POS terminal at the NRF event in the USA that it claims is the slimmest in the world at just 10″ (25cm). The Extreme Self-Checkout Concept (ESCC) can …

Tags:Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| NRF 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Stratacache Buys Real Digital Media

by Yvette Raikes

Stratacache is aiming for global digital signage revenue of $1 billion. Its purchase of Scala last year was a big step towards this (Stratacache Acquires Scala for Global Expansion), but now it has added …

Tags:Digital Signage Software| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Gartner

Gartner says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 1.5 Percent in 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $339.7 billion in 2016, a 1.5 percent increase from 2015 revenue of $334.8 billion, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. (see Table 1). The top 25 semiconductor vendors’ combined …

Tags:Gartner| Semiconductors

WW Chip Revenue Grew 1.5% in 2016 – Gartner

by Bob Raikes

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $339.7 billion in 2016, a 1.5% increase from 2015 revenue of $334.8 billion, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The top 25 semiconductor vendors’ combined revenue increased by 7.9% compared …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Apple

Apple Rumours Point to Three iPads in 2H 2017

by Bob Raikes

US and Asian sources have reported on three new iPads due from Apple in 2017. These are forecast to be a 9.7″, 10.5″ and a Pro version at 12.9″. Production may start on the …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 02