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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
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 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.
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
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.
At CES 2015, virtual reality was a topic of great interest. In our special coverage of this segment, there are lots of news stories on the personal eyewear and head mounted displays that will be needed for this experience. But the question remains: does this current wave of euphoria over virtual reality (VR) have legs? … Read more
This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 46″ Full HD category covering sizes 43.5″ to 48.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are 11 brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, LG is second and NEC Displays is third. In … Read more
Celestica Inc. has announced its fourth quarter and full year results, recording a net loss in Q4 of $4.4 million compared with a net profit in the final quarter of the previous year of $22.1 million. Turnover for the quarter was flat year on year at $1.4 billion. For the year, the company reported a … Read more
SMART Technologies Inc., a leading provider of education and collaboration solutions, announces a new value line of interactive flat panels (IFPs) designed specifically for the education market. There are two new models in the SMART Board® 4000 series – the 4065 and 4055 interactive flat panels – joining the existing SMART Board E70. Additionally, SMART … Read more
Four new models have enhanced NEC’s UM series of ultra-short-throw 3LCD projectors. The UM301W, UM301X, UM351W and UM361X are said to offer a higher performance than previous UM-series models, as well as a lower cost of ownership. Each projector features a 20W speaker and auto-calibration capabilities. They are compatible with IR pens, and the UM301W and … Read more
NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Christian Krämer as channel sales manager for its business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In his new role, he will be responsible for the company’s entire retail business with resellers, system integrators and distributors throughout the DACH region.
HP has unveiled eight new mobile devices for enterprise and education use, running Windows or Android. The company has not shared full specifications for some of these units yet, however. We saw several of the education-focused tablets at BETT this month – watch for them in the event report in our next issue. The HP Pro … Read more
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