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UK Out of Home Advertising is Growing

by Bob Raikes

The Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report for the UK has reported that overall advertising spending in the UK grew to £5.7 billion ($7.4 billion) in Q1, up 5.9% on 2017. Out of home advertising grew …

Nielsen Releases “Reimagined” Total Audience Report for 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Nielsen has released its latest Total Audience Report, offering a view of the behaviours and stories developing across the media landscape during the first quarter of 2018 and expanding upon its cross-platform capabilities and …

TV Time Launches TV Measurement Solution for OTT Platforms

by Andrew Fenn

TV Time has launched its TVLytics platform, a new television measurement solution that leverages billions of first-party data points from its consumer app to provide insights on viewing patterns and trends for today’s cross-platform …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Russian Ministry of Communications Discussing DTH Changes

by Andrew Fenn

Russia’s Ministry of Communications may soon approve a legal clause that dictates that satellite operators must provide access to the country’s 20 main TV channels for free, apart from a one-off payment to access …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Russia| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Taiwan Small-to-Medium LCD Panel Shipments to Decline 2% in 2018 Q3

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research says that small-to-medium LCD panel shipments from Taiwan-based firms will decline 2% during the third quarter of 2018. This drop has been attributed to the extension of LCD profile-cutting to support ‘notched’ …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Samsung Soundbars and Speakers Add Support for Deezer HiFi Audio

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has announced the addition of Deezer High Fidelity Lossless Audio to select Samsung soundbars and wireless speakers. While regular music streaming compresses music and reduces the overall sound quality, Deezer HiFi streams lossless …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Streaming Audio| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Altice France/SFR Launches New Android TV Box

by Andrew Fenn

Altice France/SFR has launched Connect TV de SFR, a new Android TV box with Ultra HD support and a voice-enabled remote control. The device is available to all, regardless of whether they are existing …

Tags:Android| France| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Czech Republic’s O2 TV Launches New Set-Top Box

by Andrew Fenn

O2 TV, a pay TV platform exclusive to the Czech Republic, has released a new set-top box. The new device is priced at CZK 1,900 (about $85), the same as its predecessor. It’s not …

Tags:Czech Republic| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Sky Q Reaches One Million Users in Germany and Austria

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland has announced that 1 million of its customers in Germany and Austria now use the Sky Q platform. Following its launch in May 2018, all those using Sky+ Pro — a Germany-only …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 29

BBC Brings Live Restart to Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC in the UK has launched a live restart feature for most smart TVs manufactured from 2012 onwards. Now, when a user switches to a BBC channel part way through a programme, a …

Canon Says Demand for OLED Production Equipment is Weaker than Expected

by Andrew Fenn

Canon has released its earning results for the second quarter of 2018. According to Reuters, the company has reduced its overall profit outlook for the full year to ¥378.5 billion ($3.39 billion) from ¥404 …

Professional Large-Format Displays Rolling Out to German Branches of Tipico

by Andrew Fenn

Since the beginning of 2018, a new digital signage network has been rolling out across German branches of Tipico, an international provider of sports betting and casino games, in collaboration with Turkish electronics company …