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IHS’ data regarding the US pay-TV market shows that cable operators cut their subscriber losses in Q1’15, while IPTV and satellite growth slowed. Cable companies lost 132,900 subscribers QoQ in Q1. Erik Brannon, TV media analyst at IHS, writes that cable’s strong performance shows that the maturation of the US pay-TV market is almost complete. … Read more
Germany’s consumer electronics market began the year positively; revenues were up 2% YoY in Q1, to €6.7 billion, according to the GFU’s Cemix data. Cemix data is divided into three sections: Classic CE, Private-Use Telecom Products and Private-Use IT Products. Sales of classic CE products – including items such as TVs and STBs – were … Read more
Credit: DigitimesLocal sources report that Hisense launched new ‘ULED’ (the company’s answer to AMOLED) TVs at CES Asia last week. Two of the units were curved, in 55″ and 65″ sizes, and one was a 78″ UltraHD model with a wide colour gamut. We are searching for more information about these models, but nothing had … Read more
Optoma’s new bright, short-throw projectors are now available in Europe. We saw one of the interactive models at ISE this year (Partnership Promotes Mapping at Optoma). At 4,000 lumens, the EH320UST and W320UST (and interactive EH320USTi and W320USTi) are among the brightest UST projectors available in the market today, says Optoma. Fast set-up is supported … Read more
Sharp has demonstrated a new 80″ TV offering ‘virtual’ 8k resolution. The Aquos 4k Next LC-80XU30 (what a mouthful) isn’t simply a prototype, either – it will go on sale in Japan in July, for ¥1.6 million ($13,000) ex VAT. IDG’s Tim Hornyak, who was at the press conference in Tokyo where the TV was … Read more
Exertis Banque Magnetique in France has expanded its LG offering and is now also distributing smartwatches, tablets and smartphones.
Resource Media in Russia is now able to distribute Lenovo’s line of SMB notebooks throughout the region.
Several studios and companies have collaborated to develop an UltraHD download service for Hollywood films, which has been named Vidity. The service was originally known as the Secure Content Storage Association, which we heard about at IFA 2014 (Samsung Brings B2B to Consumer Show). Any films downloaded using the service will only be playable on … Read more
Kapsch Group has rolled out pilot DOOH projects at four ski resorts in Germany and Austria. The screens show information including lift waiting times, weather updates and local offers. In resorts where multiple screens were installed, Kapsch has linked all of its displays together into a single resort-wide network, using wireless and wired technology. The … Read more
InFocus’ new IN110x series consists of five new models, in the low- to mid-end price range. Differing mainly in resolution, the five models (IN112x, IN114x, IN116x, IN118HDxc, IN119HDx) share many other specs. They are DLP projectors with 3,200 lumens of brightness (170W lamps lasting 4,500 – 10,000 hours). Each has a 15,000:1 contrast ratio; +/-40° … Read more
Huawei will buy up to 30% more components from Japan this year, says the Nikkei newspaper. Last year, Huawei spent ¥208.8 billion ($1.7 billion) on Japanese components.
France’s Wiko has presented a smartphone that it claims is the thinnest 4G unit on sale in Germany: the Highway Pure, which is 5.1mm thick and weighs 98g. The phone’s thin profile is possible thanks to the use of AMOLED screen technology, while the weight – which includes the battery – was achieved through new, … Read more
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