Ziggo Loses TV-Only Customers
TV customers of Dutch cable operator Ziggo rose 5,000 in Q3, to 2.3 million, representing 87.1% penetration. However, the number of TV-only subscribers fell by 20.2% YoY, to 634,000.
Americans Hungry for Online Video
According to Adobe’s Video Benchmark Report, online TV consumption in the USA, across all devices, is up 388% YoY. While consumption is fragmented across platforms, games consoles and OTT devices gained the largest percentage of market share (up 194% YoY, to 10% of total online video consumption from 3% in 2013). Android apps grew 28%, … Read more
Google Removes Nexus Player Over FCC Approval
Google’s Nexus Player (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) Android TV product went on sale earlier this month, but has since been removed from the online store. Google said that the device has not yet been approved by the FCC, although this is expected ‘imminently’.
HD Continues to Grow in LATAM
60% of pay-TV subscribers in Latin America will be taking HD services by 2018, according to Dataxis. HD subscribers in the region stood at 13.9 million in Q1’14. Brazil is currently the largest LATAM market for HD, representing 63.5% of the total. Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru followed, in that order.
Verizon Passes 5.5 Million Video Subs
114,000 new FiOS video customers joined Verizon in Q3’14, boosting the company’s total video subscribers to 5.5 million: a 7% YoY increase. Penetration was 35.5%, compared to 34.9% last year.
Eagle Rock Addition Expands Ultraflix Library
Nanotech’s Ultraflix UltraHD service has been expanded, through an agreement with Eagle Rock Entertainment. More than 50 concerts and music industry documentaries have been added by the collaboration.
AO Launches TV Brand With Vestel
AO.com (formerly Appliances Online), the UK-based online store, has launched its own TV brand, developed with Vestel. AO’s new ‘Techwood’ brand is aimed at the entry- to mid-level market. It will be composed of 40″ and 50″ TVs, available from mid-November. Eight products will be available by December. CEO John Roberts told ERT Online, “The … Read more
HP Combines Devices in ‘Sprout’
Sources have told Re/code that HP will show a new computing device on 29th October, which is called Sprout. According to the sources, the Sprout combines a large flatscreen display with a flat, touch-sensitive work surface. There is also an overheard device holding a projector and 3D scanner. Images are projected down onto the worktop … Read more
Koreans Plan CES Launch for Cadmium-Free QD TVs
Cadmium-free quantum dot (QD) TVs will be introduced by Samsung next year, claims the Korea Times. The source quotes an unnamed official at Samsung. Samsung will apparently receive the QDs from Dow Chemical, which signed a licensing agreement with Nanoco last year (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 4). Dow announced recently that it expects to … Read more
Digital Winter Entertains But Lets Down for Displays
Every six months sees a new Digital Seasons event in the Montcalm Hotel near London’s Marble Arch. While the event itself is small, the products on show are extremely varied and the prize draws (every attendee is entered) of high quality – this year’s top prizes were an iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, although luck … Read more
Absen Appoints Regional Sales Director
Absen Optoelectronics has appointed Christopher Backhaus as its regional sales director for the German-speaking region. Backhaus joins Absen from Barco LiveDots, where he served as sales director for the DACH region. Prior to working at Barco, he served as international project and sales manager at Daktronics.
BenQ Creates New Business Development Manager
Andre Hoock has been named as business development manager at BenQ Germany. This is a new position created to help BenQ expand its presence in the digital signage and education sectors, with an emphasis on business projectors and large format displays. Hoock joins the company from Epson, where he most recently served as key account … Read more
