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Samsung Drops Qualcomm

January 22, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

‘People with direct knowledge of the matter’, speaking to Bloomberg, have said that Samsung will not use Qualcomm processors in its upcoming Galaxy S6 smartphone. The company will instead use its own microprocessors, after testing revealed that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chip overheated. LG, meanwhile, has said that the G Flex 2 will be launched with … Read more

TV Panels Remain Steady and Monitors Fall in January

January 22, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

TV panel prices have remained steady in early January, as global top tier brands are still showing strong demand, DisplaySearch data shows. Samsung and some leading Chinese vendors (with reasonable levels of demand in emerging markets) are still ordering panels to meet Q1’15 forecasts. DisplaySearch says that panel makers currently intend to keep increasing the … Read more

Vehicle Panels to Rise With JDI

January 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

To expand vehicle panel module production, Japan Display will invest NT$800 million ($25.5 million) into Taiwan-based subsidiary Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics. Sources in Asia said that the investment should raise Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics’s monthly substrate production to 450,000 by the end of 2016 (currently 180,000) and create 400 new jobs.

Acer to Double Smartphone Shipments

January 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

According to CEO John Chen, Acer plans to double its smartphone shipments this year, to about 10 million units. The company’s smartphones are now available in 53 countries worldwide.

Colombia Passes 8 Million TV Subs – Unofficially

January 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

The BB Business Bureau of Argentina estimates that there were almost 8.1 million pay-TV subscribers in Colombia at the end of 2014, up 4.3% YoY. Official figures from the Autoridad Nacional de Television put the number at 5.1 million; the BBBB’s result includes estimates for piracy and industry under-reporting, adding 15% and 11% to the total, respectively. … Read more

IPTV Continues to Lead in Montenegro

January 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

At the end of 2014 digital TV subscribers in Montenegro, across all platforms, fell 0.8% (1,242) QoQ, but were up 3.8% (5,692) YoY. The total subscriber base was 154,393, representing 79.26% of households. IPTV remained the leading platform (41.63% share), followed by DTH (33.27%) and MMDS and cable (12.97% and 11.8%, respectively).

New Google Play Highlights Software Focus

December 21, 2022January 21, 2015 by Tom Allen

The Google stand was, naturally, dominated by Chromebooks – Google’s low-cost notebook product that is seeing rising adoption in the education market. However, the main news was Google Play for Education (GPE): an initiative for devices running the company’s Android OS, and which is now being launched in the UK. GPE provides teachers with a … Read more

LG Launches Pro:Centric Set Top Box For U.S. Hospitality Market

January 21, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

LG Electronics has introduced a new set-top box that will bring the power and convenience of its Pro:Centric Internet-protocol television (IPTV) platform to even more hotel rooms. Available now, LG’s new hotel set-top box, the Pro:Centric Smart STB-3000, provides advanced smart interactive IPTV functionality as well as a broad range of compatible third party System … Read more

Pay-TV and VoD Fails to Compensate for Falling AV

January 21, 2015 by Tom Allen

The recently-published 20th edition of the European Audiovisual Observatory’s Yearbook shows that Europe’s AV sector remained flat for a second year in 2013, despite the rise of VoD services that year. For the third year running, the market generated revenues near to €133 billion, although 2013 was the first time a slight (0.1%) fall was … Read more

Netflix tops 57m subs; accelerates expansion

January 21, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

Netflix has revealed that its customer base grew by 13 million last year, comparing favourably to the 11.1 million customers added in 2013. The result brings the company’s total subscribers to 57.4 million. 4.33 million were added in Q4’14. Netflix expects to end 2015 with 61.4 million members.

Uncertainty Surrounds Exterion Media

January 21, 2015 by Helen Vince

Exterion Media, which said earlier this month that it is ‘exploring strategic alternatives’ for the company, is reported to have announced a round of job cuts this week at its London base. Among the staff losing their jobs is thought to be Simon Harrington, Marketing and Business Development Director. Platinum Equity, the private equity company … Read more

Barco Completes Colombian Rollout

January 21, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

A rollout of more than 150 Barco projectors to Colombian cinema chain Royal Films has been completed. The chain chose several models, including the DP2K-10S and DP2K-32B. More installations are planned in the future as the company expands.