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BSkyB Adds to Roku Investment

BSkyB has invested a further $0.7 million in Roku, taking its total investment in the OTT streaming platform to $12.2 million. The funds will be used by Roku to finance its operations and activities. 21st Century Fox, which holds a 39% controlling stake in BSkyB, also made a further equity investment in Roku. In July … Read more

Intrinsyc Technologies, Stream TV Sign Strategic Agreement

Intrinsyc Technologies and Stream TV Networks have signed a strategic agreement which will see Intrinsyc invest $1.5 million in Stream TV in the form of a secured convertible promissory note instrument bearing interest at 3% per annum. At Stream TV’s option, this will convert into the class of securities on a future qualified equity financing … Read more

Lenovo, NEC Extend Joint Venture Agreement

Lenovo and NEC have reached agreement to extend the term of their joint venture agreement to 2026. NEC Lenovo Japan Group, which sells NEC-branded PCs and tablets in the Japanese market through its subsidiary, was finalised in June, 2011 and initially had a five year term lasting until June 2016 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No … Read more

Qisda Sees 40% Growth in Projector Shipments

Qisda achieved a 42.2% year on year growth in projector shipments in September, reaching 200,000 units. The company has been pushing sales of its high-end projectors to counter fluctuating sales of LCD monitors which has damaged the company’s profitability. Qisda also reported that its design manufacturing services generated sales of NT$9 billion ($297.4 million), 21% … Read more

Dynamic Focus 65″ LCD Public Displays

This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 65″ Full HD category covering sizes 65″ to 69.99″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are five brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, NEC Displays is second and Philips is third. In … Read more

Age UK Chooses Amscreen

Amscreen has supplied 150 AM24 LCD displays to 150 Age UK charity stores. The screens supply live news and weather. They also highlight products and services offered by the charity. The screens are fitted with Amscreen’s OptimEyes audience impressions metric suite (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 42). Each AM24 is a 24″ display with 1920 … Read more

GDS Brings Massive Digital Floor to Kazakhstan

Not content with a regular videowall, the Museum of the Republic in Kazakhstan has chosen to have a video floor installed. Global Display Solutions supplied more than 900 screens for the project, all of which feature anti-slip and -scratch coatings to make them safe to walk on. Designed for 24/7 operation, the 46″ GDS Floor … Read more