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Western European TV Market Worth $118 Billion

by Alan Spencer

As reported by 9Colonne, quoting data from a report by ITMedia Consulting – “Turning Digital, The Future of Streaming Content”, at the end of 2016, the TV services market in Western Europe reached $118 …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 38

HbbTV Association Adds IPTV specification

by Bob Raikes

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced that it has finalised and published …

Western European SVoD Revenues to Increase to $6.5 billion by 2022

by Alan Spencer

According to Digital TV Research, Western European SVoD (subscription Video on Demand) revenues will increase to $6.5 billion by 2022, up from $2.8 billion in 2016. SVoD has become the region’s largest OTT revenue …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| SVOD| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Alpha Display Now in Bulgaria

by Bob Raikes

We have previously met with Alpha Display of Korea which makes industrial and special displays for gaming as well as transport. At the show, the company was very proud of having its 32″ displays …

Tags:Europe| Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Western European Tablet Market Almost Returning to Growth in 2017Q2, Says IDC

by Bob Raikes

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the tablet market in Western Europe posted just a 0.5% YoY contraction in Q2. In total, 7.0 million devices were shipped in the region, which shows …

European Commission to Prohibit Cadmium from TVs and Displays by October 2019

by Isaac Oburu

The European Commission this week made public its decision to prohibit cadmium from TVs and displays sold in Europe from October 2019, as part of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. This is …

Tags:Europe| Nanoco

EC to Ban Cadmium from TVs and Displays

by Isaac Oburu

The European Commission has decided to ban cadmium from TVs and displays in Europe from October 2019 as part of the RoHS Directive and consequent regulations. Cadmium will also be banned in lighting, although …

Gaming Company Orders Interactive Displays from MultiQ

by Andrew Fenn

Swedish digital signage provider MultiQ has received a new order worth SEK 2.7 million (approximately $330,900) for interactive displays. The company’s new client remains nameless, but they are described as “a big, well-known player …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| MultiQ| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Yoshihisa Ishida Named Sharp Europe’s New CEO

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp Europe have named their new CEO, former Sony manager and consultant for LG and Rakuten, Yoshihisa Ishida. Affectionately known as “Bob”, Ishida previously worked as an outside director for the Sharp Corporation from …

Plex Now on iOS and Android

by Bob Raikes

There is a new app for Apple TV and Android platforms called Plex Live TV which adds PVR functions to unencrypted TV signals that are derived from SiliconDust, Hauppauge, AVerMedia and DVBLogic. The details …

IHS: Linear TV Has Plateaued in UK and France

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit has revealed that the time spent watching broadcast television in the UK and France plateaued last year. The lack of growth has been attributed to the rise of on-demand, pay-per-view and subscription-based …

Tags:Europe| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 27

73% of Transactional VOD Releases take Place in Countries Where the Film has also Been Released in Cinemas

by Isaac Oburu

New study explores the relation between theatrical and VOD distribution. Download it in English here. A new report by the European Observatory explores the relation between theatrical and transactional VOD (TVOD) releases, pinpointing existing …

Tags:Europe| VOD