Videocon d2h Boosts Subscribers in Q3
Videocon d2h has added 0.2 million net new subscribers in India in Q3 2015, to bring its total up to 14.27 million which it claims as a 21% market share of the DTH market.
Global STB Market to Hit $24 Billion by 2022
Transparency Market Research released a new report that forecasts that the global STB market will reach a value of $24 billion by 2022, with CAGR of 6.4% from 2015 onwards. The firm said that digitization continues to be a factor. 31% of the market is in the Asia Pacific region which also has the highest … Read more
45% of WE Broadband Homes Have a Smart TV
Parks Associates said that 45% of Western European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this type of internet-connected CE device.
German AV to Top €10 Billion
Revenue generated by the German AV market will exceed €10 billion this year for the first time. The forecast comes from the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and Audiovisual Services in Germany (VPRT). VPRT expects the market to rise 5.5% YoY, based on a total revenue generation of €10.2 billion. VPRT forecasts 8.3% growth in the … Read more
Omantel to offer IPTV based on du’s Technology
Omantel said it would work with Du of Dubai to bring IPTV to Oman, using technology from Du.
360Heros Claims 360 Deg Camera Patent
360Heros of the US said that it has been issued with a patent covering the multi-camera 360 video holding assemblies it has been developing. The firm said that US patent for invention number 9,152,019 B2 is for camera holding assemblies which hold multiple cameras in a preset, 360 Plug-n-Play orientation. The orientations falling under the … Read more
Digital Projection Wows CEDIA with Insight 4K Projectors
Insight Media’s Chris Chinnock was asked by Digital Projection to give presentations about how to create great home theater images and to highlight DP’s two Insight projectors. On display were the Insight 4K Laser projector and the Insight 4K Dual LED projector. Chinnock started the presentation by describing four key factors in producing a great … Read more
Touch Struggles on Notebooks
IHS said that touch panel shipments for notebooks were down 7% QoQ in the second quarter at 4.6 million units according to a report in the CTimes. The total market in the first half was 9.5 million from 10.2 million in 2014. However, revenues were down 23.9% to $104.86 million, bringing the total market to … Read more
UltraHD on Show in Munich
Eutelsat and Bayerischer Rundfunk ran an UltraHD showcase at the Medientag München 2015 this week. A 6 minute video of Audi and the TU München in Garching were transmitted on Eutelsat’s Ultra HD showcase channel 4K1 on Hot Bird (13° East) according to Broadband TV News. Image:medientage.de
RAI Boosts Tivusat HD Channels to 11
RAI of Italy said that it would boost its HD channel count to 11 on its free-to-air (FTA) satellite platform, TivuSat. The current four channels will be joined by by three additional channels by January and four more in September 2016. There will also be a test UltraHD channel at the end of 2016 or … Read more
Google & NYT to Give Away VR Viewers
The New York Times said that it will collaborate with Google to distribute more than a million cardboard VR viewers to subscribers. The New York Times Magazine will release the viewers on the weekend of Nov 7th to coincide with the release of a new film called “The Displaced”, said to be a “a story … Read more
Roku to Enter French Market
Roku is to start selling its streaming player technology in France, the first company in Europe outside the UK & Ireland, where it started its European business in 2012. The firm will sell the Roku 2, Roku 3 and Streaming Stick. The devices will be sold through Fnac and will carry some French channels, but … Read more
