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Study: 80% of US Cable Subscribers Also Stream Digital Video

by Andrew Fenn

Telaria, a software platform for the management of video advertising, and Adobe Advertising Cloud, an independent platform for managing advertising across traditional TV and digital formats, have released a new study which finds that …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 40

US Startup Has 3.3″ “Secondary Smartphone” Device

by Andrew Fenn

A San Francisco-based startup has launched Palm, described by The Verge as “a sidecar for your smartphone”. The smartphone is made with Gorilla Glass and has a 3.3″ LCD display with a resolution of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 40

SIS Installs LED in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

SIS Digital has unveiled a full-motion LED screen in Derby, United Kingdom, at leisure complex The Riverlights. The new screen, measuring 4.8 metres wide and 6.8 metres high, has inbuilt wireless and near-field capability. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 40

US Consumers Positive about ATSC

by Bob Raikes

US researcher, Magid, surveyed more than 1,500 US consumers and found that there is “solid overall interest in and high likelihood to use” the new ATSC 3.0 OTA digital services according to . They …

Tags:ATSC| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Google and Sky Join HbbTV Association

by Andrew Fenn

Over the past 12 months, seven new companies have joined the HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and …

Tags:Google| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Sky| Skyworth| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Italian Broadcasters Ask for Changes

by Andrew Fenn

Four Italian broadcasts — Cairo Network, Mediaset, Prima TV and ReteCapri — have requested that the Lazio Regional Administrative Court annuls regulator AgCom’s DTT frequency plan, ahead of the switch-over to free up the …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 40

LG Transparent

LG Plans Transparent OLEDs for 2019

by Milos Pavlovic

LG Electronics has shown a new 0.4mm transparent OLED for digital signage at the Gitex conference in Dubai. Kyu Chan (Ben) Her, senior director for information display at LG Electronics Middle East and North …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| OLEDs| Transparent Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Analyst Predicts LCD Follow-Up to iPhone XR

by Andrew Fenn

Apple might have only recently revealed its 2018 line-up of iPhones after months of speculation, but already the rumour mill has whirred into action, with TianFeng Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo predicting that the company will …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Iflix Now Available on Vewd-Enabled Devices in Southeast Asia and MEA

by Andrew Fenn

Smart TV OTT software provider, Vewd, and entertainment service, Iflix, have partnered to make Iflix available on Vewd-enabled devices. “With more than 15 million subscribers across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, smart …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Garmin Announces Instinct Outdoor Smartwatch with GPS and Satellite

by Andrew Fenn

Garmin has launched Instinct, a new outdoor watch with GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellite support, a built-in three-axis compass, a barometric altimeter and the company’s Elevate wrist-based heart rate sensor, plus built-in sports apps …

Tags:Garmin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 40| Wearables

Samsung Mobile CEO: Foldable Smartphone Not “A Gimmick Product”

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh mentioned the company’s long-awaited foldable smartphone again at the recent launch event for the Galaxy A9, remarking, “…it may be a niche market, but definitely, it will expand. I’m …

Tags:Foldable Devices| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Netflix Mobile App Saw Revenue Growth of 90% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q3

by Andrew Fenn

This year, Netflix had a strong third quarter on mobile platforms, according to Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence estimates. The Netflix app grossed $243.7 million in the third quarter of 2018, which represented a 90% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 40