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Bitkom Says Video Streaming on the Rise in Germany

Bitkom, the German-based industry association for digital companies, has released the results of a survey of video streaming in Germany. The survey was addressed to 346 living in Germany aged 14 and above. According to the results: 59% agree that image quality of video streaming is acceptable. 59% agree that they do not put themselves … Read more

BLU Shipments Fell in November

Taiwan’s two major backlight unit (BLU) manufacturers reported sequential falls in shipments and sales in November. Coretronic’s BLU shipments fell 6% month on month in November to 7.7 million units and sales for the month were down 8.5% at NT$6.2 billion ($198.7 million), though this was an 11.9% improvement year on year. For the year … Read more

BLU Shipments for January-October Rise

Coretronic shipped 8.2 million backlight units (BLUs) in October, 9% down on September but helping to bring shipments so far this year to 77.7 million units, 25% higher year on year. By application, Coretronic shipped 2.6 million BLUs for notebooks, 2.5 million for tablet use, 2.1 million which were for use in monitors, and 580,000 … Read more

Brightsign To Update and Expand Players at ISE

A massive update to Brightsign’s media player portfolio will be shown for the first time at ISE 2015 (10th – 12th February, Amsterdam). New players will be added to the HD and XD lines. A new range, the LS product line, has also been announced. Brightsign’s LS line is designed for customers desiring a low-cost, … Read more

Bus Beacons in Proximity Advertising

In the fast evolving world of DOOH (digital out of home) advertising, UK based Exterion Media announced a unique six month beta project in proximity advertising that targets a Norwich, UK bus line. It’s all about data collection and learning how and when to use proximity advertising to “enrich a customers shopping experience”, according to … Read more

Canatu Shows 3D Capacitive Touch Film

Canatu will present its transparent conductive carbon nanotube (CNB) In-Mold Film at Printed Electronics USA (19th – 20th November in Santa Clara, CA). The In-Mold film is optimised for 3D-formed capacitive touch displays and surfaces. Additionally, Canatu VP Erkki Soininen will present a talk titled ‘Films for flexible and 3D touch revolution’ on 20th November.

Canon Targets 2015 for Medical Colour Display

Canon is displaying a prototype medical monitor at RSNA 2014 (30th November – 4th December). The unit is a high resolution colour display for mammography images. The 30″, 10MP (4096 x 2560) display uses Canon’s own imaging technologies. It is planned to reach the market in 2015, although features and pricing are still being decided … Read more

CBS Outdoor Result 05/11/2014

CBS Outdoors Americas Inc. reported a net profit in the third quarter of $248.3 million on turnover of $336.5 million, which compares with a net profit in Q3 of the previous year of $37.2 million on turnover of $338.2 million. In the first nine months of the year, CBS Outdoors’ net profit increased almost threefold … Read more

CE Devices to Top Holiday Gift Giving

Parks Associates says that the top gifts for the 2014 season will include wearable devices including smartwatches, plus connected entertainment, such as streaming media devices (Apple TV and Roku box) and the tried and true game console. The company published numbers that included total sales for 2014, with 37% for smartwatches (health and mobile products … Read more

CE Sales Rise in Germany in Q4

German consumer electronics (CE) sales in Q4 are expected to reach €8.5 billion, according to the GFU. The figure represents a 2.3% YoY rise and equals around 30% of the total annual CE spend in the country (€27.6 billion, a 2.5% YoY rise). 8.2 million TV sets will be sold in Germany this year; a … Read more