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Statista Summarises European Streaming Challenges

Statista has put together a very interesting infographic on the rise of subscription video on demand (SVOD) services in Europe. Netflix is, of course, the market leader in SVOD. After a successful debut in North America, the firm has been trying to replicate the process in Europe. However, penetration varies wildly by country. In North … Read more

Microsoft Pleases DisplayMate with Ambient Performance

Display Daily’s friend, Ray Soneira of DisplayMate, has been busy, with a review of Samsung’s SUHD (Samsung Flagship LCD TV Stumbles on Viewing Angle) and LG’s OLED TVs last week, and a review of the Microsoft Surface 3 tablet this week. Soneira has been testing mobile devices since 2006, so he has seen a lot … Read more

Technicolor Acquisition Accelerates Drive 2020

Technicolor has acquired The Mill, a UK studio specialising in visual effects and content creation for the advertising industry. Technicolor paid €259 million, on a debt-free basis, for the acquisition. “In acquiring The Mill, we are executing on our Drive 2020 strategic objective of enhancing our market position in visual effects while improving profitability and … Read more

Apple Announces Record iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus Sales

Apple® today announced it has sold more than 13 million new iPhone® 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models, a new record, just three days after launch. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in more than 40 additional countries beginning October 9 including Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Taiwan. The new iPhones will … Read more

Home Entertainment for the Recorder Connoisseur

Continuing to push the boundaries, Panasonic is pleased to add six new models to its award winning range of Video products, making it easier than ever to store, view and record content. Incorporating superior technology as seen in the 2014 range, notable new features[1] include Freeview Play, TV Anywhere and 4K networking. Freeview Play Standing … Read more

Microsoft Changes Finance Reports

Microsoft will change the way that it reports its financial results, starting with its Q1 2016 fiscal year results. These will be issued on the 22nd October. The change was implemented to reflect Microsoft’s new strategy and ambitions in today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world. Operating revenue and incoming results will now be published based on three … Read more

KPMG Asserts HP Aware of Autonomy’s Failings

The friction between HP and Autonomy – the UK company that it acquired in 2011 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 33) have been well-documented. HP accused Autonomy of lying about its finances, more than a year after the acquisition (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 47), and has alleged that the former CEO and finance director … Read more

LG Enters US Laptop Market

LG has released its first-ever notebook in the US market – and it’s lighter than the Macbook Air, at 980g (compared to 1.1kg). Three models have been released: the Gram 13 (13.3″) and two editions of the Gram 14 (14″). The body is built using carbon-lithium and carbon-magnesium – which, LG notes, is also used … Read more

Dell Extends Colour Gamut With GB-R Backlights

Dell has revealed three new monitors in its Ultrasharp line, which focuses on high resolution and accurate colour. All three models – the 31.5″ UP3216Q, 27″ UP2716D and 25″ UP2516D – support the DCI P3 colour gamut. As well as 87% of DCI P3, the UP3216Q covers 99.5% of Adobe RGB, 100% of sRGB and … Read more