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Front-Runners Emerge for Spain’s DTT Licences

Six of Spain’s broadcasters, from a group of nine, are emerging as the favourites to be awarded licences to operate new services on the free-to-air DTT platform. The companies named so far are Mediaset, Atresmedia, Group Secuoya, 13TV, Vocento and Real Madrid and the government is expected to allocate the licences by 19th October, with … Read more

EBU Forecast to Focus on DTT Future

The EBU’s Forecast 2015 conference will take place on 20th and 21st October in Geneva. The preliminary programme has now been released and is available here. Speakers will address topics including the release of the 700 MHz band, how the DTT platform can prosper, and which strategies broadcasters can deploy in the current media landscape. … Read more

FilmOn Surprises with Legal Win on TV Streaming

There has been an ongoing debate in the US about the re-transmission of free-to-air (FTA) content by companies that have wanted to offer new services, the most famous being Aereo which eventually failed and went into Chapter 11 in November 2014 (Aereo Files for Chapter 11) and was bought by TiVO in March 2015 (TiVo … Read more

Model Defined for Multi-Channel Shopping

Platt Retail Institute, with sponsorship from Tyco, has published a white paper covering the way that retailers use in store signage, promotion and, particularly, big data and analytics to understand multi-channel purchasing and in-store behaviour. The paper can be downloaded without payment here (registration required). Source Platt Retail Institute Analyst Comment We also saw this … Read more

QDs Combined with Perovskite for Efficiency

Image credit:Sargent Group/University of Toronto, EngineeringScientists at the University of Toronto have published results of tests on a new “hyper-efficient” light-emitting crystal formed by combining perovskite and colloidal quantum dots (QDs) using heteroepitaxy. A “scaffold” of QDs is created, then the perovskite crystal is grown around it. Growing them this way avoids faults at the … Read more

EMEA PC Market Contracts in Q2, Constrained by High Inventory, Currency Fluctuations, Weak Demand

PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 17.2 million units in the second quarter of 2015, posting a 21.6% decline year-on-year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). As expected, the market continued to suffer from unfavorable exchange rates which led to higher price points and weaker demand, with the decline deepened … Read more

Research and Markets: 3D Display Technology Innovations Impacting Consumer Sector (Technical Insights)

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5mjp3p/3d_display) has announced the addition of the “3D Display Technology Innovations Impacting Consumer Sector (Technical Insights)” report to their offering. The consumer electronics market is driven by constant technology innovations to improve user experience. Companies that want to stay competitive in the consumer electronics market need to react to these changes and … Read more