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Santa Flies Virgin

by Bob Raikes

Virgin celebrated its partnership with Microsoft before Christmas in a very special way. Passengers on flight VS11 from Heathrow to Boston were each presented with a Windows tablet and a visit from Father Christmas …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor

Panasonic Returns to E-Luminate

by Bob Raikes

From the 11th – 15th February, Panasonic will be sponsoring the 2015 e-Luminate Festival in Cambridge, UK. A projection will be mapped onto the King’s College Chapel, using Panasonic projectors and the technical expertise …

Europe Loves AOC’s Gaming Monitors

by Bob Raikes

AOC enjoyed several positive reviews across Europe in November, specifically for its gaming monitors. The G2460PQU won a gold award from Germany’s Gamersphere.de, while the U2868PQU and the U3477PQU saw many reviews from top-tier …

Auviso Chooses Barco

by Bob Raikes

Swiss AV equipment rental company Auviso has invested in Barco, purchasing 14 of the HDF-W26 and HDX-W20 projectors. Auvisio said that it chose Barco’s products due to their brightness, robustness and reliability.

Xiaomi Now World’s Most Valuable Start-Up

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi of China is now reckoned to be the world’s most valuable start up after it completed a $1.1 billion financing round. The deal values the company at $45 billion and puts the firm …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 02| Xiaomi

Those we lost in 2014

by Bob Raikes

Thanks to Computerworld for putting together this excellent round-up of those in the technology industry that left us in 2014. In addition to Bernard Lechner and George Heilmeier, mentioned in that list, the display …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Latam Pay TV Market is Growing

by Bob Raikes

According to data from Dataxis, quoted in NexTV Latam (Spanish language), there were 66 million Pay TV clients in Latin America in the third quarter of 2014. Satellite was the biggest carrier, with 32.8 million …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Pay TV| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 01

TVs and Streamers Up, Apple Down

by Bob Raikes

Connected TV device shipments in the USA reached 12.4 million units in Q3’14, according to Strategy Analytics (up 36% YoY). The rise was mainly driven by demand for new consoles and digital media streamers, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Streaming Video| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Netflix Subscriber Growth to Fall 30%

by Bob Raikes

In a bold claim, Strategy Analytics has predicted that Netflix subscriber growth in the USA will fall 30% next year. It is part of the company’s ‘Top Ten Digital Media Predictions for 2015’. The …

Tags:Cloud Gaming| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Brazil Approaches 20 Million Pay TV Subs

by Bob Raikes

Brazilian regulator Anatel has said that the country is likely to exceed 20 million pay-TV subscribers this year. Anatel believes that the growth seen in October (210,000 new subscribers, boosting the total to 19.65 …

Ukrainian Group Publishes ASO Recommendations

by Bob Raikes

A working group has recommended that Ukraine’s digital switchover be undertaken in four stages. The first (analogue switch-off in 10 locations, including Kiev) should be completed by 15th June 2015. Five more locations would …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Ukraine| Vol 21 - Issue 50

TV Ownership Falls in UK

by Bob Raikes

The UK has the highest proportion of connected TVs, according to Ofcom. 22% of UK consumers say that they own a Smart TV, and 84% of these say that they have connected it to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TV Viewing| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 50