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Netflix Enters Major Markets

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Netflix has made a major push in Europe, launching its service in France and Germany. Other countries – Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland – will follow soon, and a launch in Spain and Australia …

Ingram Micro Adds Kazam

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Ingram Micro Mobility has added Kazam smartphones to its portfolio. The company is now distributing the devices in Italy and Poland.

Serbia Sets ASO Date

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Serbia has set a date for the start of analogue switchoff. It will begin on the 1st March 2015 and be finished by the 1st May. Free set-top boxes will be distributed to some …

European Countries Value Set-Top Boxes Differently

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Set-top box take-up changes significantly by country in Europe, says Parks Associates. In the UK, 55% of broadband households use such a device, compared to 36% in Spain and 20% in Germany. The same …

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EMEA Public Displays Healthy in Q2

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The Public Display market in Europe was 21.6% up on an annual basis but was flat compared to Q1 in Q2 of 2014 according to Meko’s DisplayCast market research service. “We’ve recently revised our …

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Digitaleurope Requests Changes to New Regulation

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Digitaleurope has outlined its concerns over the European Commission’s decision to combine computer monitors and TVs into a single regulation (we understand this is regarding import duty, but have requested clarification – TA). Some …

HbbTV 2.0 “Hopefully” Coming This Year

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Micahel Probst, director of the EU-supported Hbb-Next project, has said that HbbTV 2.0 will “hopefully” be released this year. V2.0 will also include four new features contributed by Probst’s group, including synchronised video content …

SVoD Popularity Will Rise Rapidly in Europe

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More than 20% of European TV households will pay for VoD packages (subscription VoD, or SVoD) by 2020. Digital TV Research forecasts that the overall figure will be 59.4 million (20.7%), up from 18 …

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Samsung to Leave German Notebooks

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Samsung is to withdraw from the German notebook market. According to local media, the decision is only related to the German market; Samsung will stop selling notebooks (and Chromebooks) to focus on more profitable …

Montenegro Sets Aside Digital Switch Funds

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Funds have been secured for Montenegro’s digital switchover. The launch of the country’s digital platform is scheduled for 1st December, with ASO on 17th June 2015. Almost

Ride Solo With Samsung’s Gear S

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Ahead of IFA, Samsung has announced a new smartwatch called the Gear S, with a curved, 2″ OLED screen. It is very likely the smartwatch that was previously rumoured to be called the Gear …

B-Com Asks, ‘What is the Future of 4k?’

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A white paper on the future of UltraHD technology has been published by the France-based B-Com Technological Research Institute (http://tinyurl.com/odtsfa3). The author, Jean-Yves Aubi