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What They Say According to Leichtman Research Group, 60% of US households have both a pay TV service and at least one SVOD subscription. A further 20% of households have an SVOD subscription but no pay TV package – meaning that 80% of homes with a TV in the country subscribe to an SVOD. 74% … Read more
What They Say Sky Deutschland is switching more of its SD channels to be exclusively HD on its cable service on November 26th 2020. The HD channels are available at no extra charge. On Sky receivers, the HD channels will automatically appear in the channel list; subscribers with a CI+ module or a third-party receiver … Read more
What They Say Earlier this week, NEC Display Solutions became a joint venture subsidiary of Sharp and is now Sharp NEC Display Solutions. (Newly Born Sharp NEC Display Solutions Ltd. Starts Business) What We Think We caught up with senior management at NEC Display in Europe in a Zoom call, but, as expected, there was … Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic caused flagship smartphones to turn in lower-than-expected sales performances in 1H20, the market share of AMOLED phones fell short of forecasts made in early 2020, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. The market share of AMOLED phones for 2020 is expected to reach 33%, a 2% increase YoY, thanks to the release … Read more
Global monitor shipment is projected to grow by 5.4% YoY this year owing to strong shipment performances against the downtrend by monitor brands that primarily focus on the consumer markets; as of 2020, these brands have experienced three consecutive years of YoY shipment growth, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. This strong shipment performance can be … Read more
What They Say Apple has put Pegatron ‘on probation’ as a supplier because the company had not correctly handled student workers. Pegatron will not get new contracts until all corrective actions have been taken. Pegatron said it had fired the responsible executive. What We Think It can only be good that this kind of action … Read more
What They Say Nokia has licensed its brand to be used for Android-based smart TVs (32″ 1080P and 43″and 75″ UltraHD) to be sold in the DACH countries (Germany. Austria and Switzerland). They have four HDMI inputs and game response time of 9.5ms. Previously, the brand was only used on TVs in India, but these … Read more
What They Say Warranty Week has had a deep dive into Apple’s warranty and extended warranty business and found that the company has been doing better and better over recent years. IT’s warranty accruals have fallen to a new low level, although product volumes were not so sharply down. The publication (admitting “everything below is … Read more
What They Say LG has stared to ship the BU50NST a 5000 ANSI Lumen LP UltraHD single 0.47″ chip DLP projector that was originally announced in June. It has a zoom (1.6X) lens and can support images from 40″ (1m) to 300″ (7.6m) diagonal with a throw distance of 1.32:1 to 2.11:1. . It has … Read more
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 84.8 million smartphones were shipped in China in the third quarter of 2020, down 14.3% year-on-year (YoY). This was the result of multiple factors: soft demand; Huawei’s supply constraints; and delayed flagship launches from both Huawei and Apple. “The escalated US trade restrictions in August ultimately … Read more
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) tablet market surged in 3Q20 (+22.9% YoY) and reached 13.5 million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The EMEA tablet market experienced another strong quarter across all regions, as shipments to address education tenders jumped to unprecedented volumes, reaching 1.7 million units in the region. Despite a … Read more
What They Say Xiaomi has launched the Mi Box 4S Pro, an 8K Android-based streaming STB in China that is selling for just $60 (Yuan 399). It’s got an upgraded 16GB of storage, HDMI 2.1 support, and Bluetooth voice controls. It uses the MIUI interface. The 4K Mi Box 4S is available for $50 at … Read more
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