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European Commission Examines EU VoD Market

by Tom Allen

A report on video-on-demand has been published by the European Commission. ‘The development of the European market for on-demand audiovisual services’ was prepared by the European Audiovisual Observatory. It presents statistics for European VoD …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Hisense Shares TV Release, Keeps Specs Secret

by Tom Allen

Hisense announced the 55TX810 last December, but we missed the announcement at the time – our apologies. Release details have now been shared, so we are revisiting the model. The 55″ TV is a …

Tags:Curved Displays| Europe| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple iPhones Now Available in Armenia and Moldova

by Helen Vince

Asbis has become an official distributor of Apple’s iPhones in Armenia and Moldova. Asbis conducted a series of training workshops for its retail partners across Armenia and Moldova before the iPhones were launched.

Tags:Apple| Distribution| Europe| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 16

TV Sales Rise 3% in Europe, but ASPs Fall

by Tom Allen

Market research by GfK, published by Germany’s Association for Consumer and Communication Electronics (GFU), shows that TV set sales in Western Europe rose 3.2% YoY in 2014. Unit sales exceeded 34 million units, while …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 16

OVAB: Benelux Signage Sentiment Up, But Italy is Volatile

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has conducted more polls of digital signage sentiment around Europe, using its Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). Sentiment in the Benelux signage market continued to rise in March/April, according to the …

Tags:Belgium| Digital Signage| Digital Signage Data| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Europe| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Norway| Sweden| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Motive’s TabletTV Reaches Europe

by Tom Allen

Motive’s TabletTV service (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 46) has been released in Europe, on the Apple App Store. It is initially available in the UK, joining TabletTV UK (Display Monitor Vol 21 No …

Tags:Broadcast| DVB-T & T2| Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Aymar de Lencquesaing Lenovo

Lenovo Names New North America and EMEA Presidents

by Helen Vince

Aymar de LencquesaingEric CadorFollowing the recent realignment of its business groups and geographies, Lenovo has named new leaders for North America and EMEA. Aymar de Lencquesaing, currently president of EMEA, has been named president …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| North America| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Kobo Undercuts Amazon With Glo HD

by Tom Allen

Kobo claims that its new 6″ Glo HD eReader has ‘the highest resolution screen available on the market’, at an unusual 1448 x 1072 resolution (300 ppi). An E Ink Carta display (Display Monitor …

Tags:E Ink| eReaders| Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| North America| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Peerless Develops Multi-Monitor Mounting Options

by Tom Allen

Peerless-AV has developed a new range of mounts for desktop monitors, to help limit the effects of prolonged display use – such as fatigue, muscle aches and eye strain. The new mounts offer single, …

Tags:Broadcast| Display Mounts| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Arch Outfits KPMG

by Tom Allen

Belgian manufacturer Arch has supplied LED tiles to KPMG’s new building in Luxembourg. A 10m x 4m display uses Arch’s ALSi 6 product, which has a 6mm pixel pitch and 2,000 cd/m² of brightness.

Tags:Digital Signage| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 15

2014 EMEA Thin Client Results Will be Hard to Match

by Tom Allen

Thin clients in EMEA had a ‘brisk’ 2014 with 7.9% YoY growth (1.97 million units shipped) – but the market is now settling down. By the end of 2015, IDC expects the EMEA thin …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Russia| Thin Clients| Ukraine| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Max Hedayat Eyevis

Eyevis Names New DACH Sales Director

by Helen Vince

Eyevis has appointed Max Hedayat to the newly created role of sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). Hedayat joins Eyevis from Sweden-based EC Electronics where he most recently served as CEO of …

Tags:3G & 4G| Europe| Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 14