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IHS: Demand for Oxide Panels Expected to Grow in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Demand for panels—both TFT LCD and AMOLED—using oxide backplane technology doubled in 2017, in terms of area, compared to a year ago, according to a report from IHS Markit. The market is forecast to …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Oxide TFTs| Vol 25 - Issue 15

IDC: Worldwide ICT Spending Expected to Exceed $5.6 Trillion in 2021

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide ICT spending, including new technologies, is expected to exceed $5.6 trillion in 2021, with growth accelerating through the end of the forecast period as new categories account for a growing proportion of overall …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

IDC: EMEA Smartphone Market Was Tougher in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The EMEA mobile phone market saw smartphone volumes fall for a second year in 2017, while there was a relative boom in shipments of feature phones, a reversal of the previous trend according to …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 15

TV Panel Prices Under Pressure

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources are pointing to challenges in large area panel pricing for panel makers, so we checked it out. It seems that not only are panel makers under price pressure, but TV brands are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LCD Panels| Pricing| TV Set Market| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Samsung’s 2018 Lineup: Home Entertainment Elevated

by Damir Lokas

Consumers, connectivity, and entertainment were the key points of inspiration for Samsung’s 2018 home entertainment lineup. Now available in stores, here’s a need-to-know guide to the company’s flagship QLED TV models and expanded UHD …

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Global Pay TV Revenues to Fall by 11%

by Damir Lokas

Global pay TV revenues peaked in 2016 at $205 billion. Revenues will fall by 11% to $183 billion in 2023, despite the number of pay TV subscribers rising by 9%. Revenues per subscriber are …

ESPN+ Streaming Now Available on Roku Devices

by Damir Lokas

Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) announced the availability of ESPN+ through the new ESPN channel on the Roku platform, allowing Roku player and Roku TV users to access thousands of additional live events, on-demand content …

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Microsoft Developing Surface Hub 2

by Bob Raikes

We heard at ProLight & Sound that Microsoft has dropped production of its current Surface Hub. We were able to confirm at press time that there will be a new Surface Hub, the “Surface …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Touch ID Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Samsung

by Andrew Fenn

A South Korean start-up called First Face has filed a lawsuit against Apple and Samsung, according to Business Korea, claiming that the two smartphone giants infringed original patents for fingerprint-based authorisation technology dating back …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Will Impact Future Vehicle Purchases

by Andrew Fenn

Over the past few years, smartphone mirroring features from Alphabet and Apple have become far more widespread across the automotive industry. With this exposure has come a surge of consumer interest and concern over …

Tags:Android| Apple| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15