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90%+ of Operators Offer Multiscreen

by Tom Allen

A report from the Pay TV Innovation Forum, researched by MTM and funded by Kudelski, has found that 92% of operators in Europe offer a multiscreen service. 49% provide access to third-party platforms and …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Second Screens| Vol 23 - Issue 28

New VoD Service Scraps Geo-Locking

by Tom Allen

A new VoD service called Pantaflix will be launched in Europe and the USA on the 28th July, by Pantaleon Entertainment. Unlike rival services, Pantaflix will deal directly with producers, without involving sales companies …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| USA| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Tech Data Shuffles CE and Retail Teams

by Tom Allen

Tech Data UK has appointed Ross Turner as head of consumer business development and Teresa Johnston as smart home business development manager. Both will report to Mark Glasspool, director of consumer product marketing at …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| TechData| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Vodafone ‘Enters’ Romanian TV

by Tom Allen

Vodafone is said to be testing a 4G TV app, which can be used to access ‘almost’ 20 local and international TV channels and VoD services, in Romania. It is available for free to …

Tags:3G & 4G| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vodafone| Vol 23 - Issue 28

OTT to Soar in Europe

by Tom Allen

OTT TV TV and video revenues will more than double in Western Europe between 2015 and 2021 – but growth rates will vary dramatically by country, says Digital TV Research (DTVR). “OTT adoption is …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Reception| TV Viewing| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Digital Projection Expands Across Europe

by Tom Allen

Digital Projection Inc. has opened four new service centres across Europe. They are MC&S, based in Dusseldorf and serving Germany; CES, in Lier, Belgium, serving Benelux; ATM in Paris, serving France; and Kreator AV …

Tags:Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Foxxum Signs With Express Luck

by Milos Pavlovic

Chinese TV maker Express Luck has chosen to use Foxxum’s smart TV solution in TVs produced by its Romanian subsidiary, Contex Digital Electronics SRL. These sets will be sold across Europe.

Tags:Back Panel| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Retailers in Favour for VR

by Tom Allen

A survey by Context has shown that VR is a category ‘for retailers to lose’, in Europe. The survey showed that most consumers (26.3%) and gamers (23.2%) would prefer to buy VR HMDs at …

Tags:Channels| Europe| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

IT Market Growth Shrinks

by Tom Allen

The European IT Observatory (EITO) has published a report on the growth of the European ICT market. Following strong (3% YoY) growth in 2015, EITO expects a slowdown in 2016. Revenues are projected to …

Tags:Europe| it| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Scala Promotes Harry Horn

by Tom Allen

Scala has appointed Harry Horn as VP and general manager of the EMEA region. Horn, who joined Scala in 2010, will oversee the sales, marketing, finance, services and support and daily activity of Scala’s …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Scala (now Stratacache)| Vol 23 - Issue 26