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DTG Plans Another UK Plugfest

by Yvette Raikes

DTG Testing will host a second UK Interoperability Plugfest at its London Offices on 20th and 21st of September. This will be a chance to validate devices and applications updated since the June plugfest, …

Tags:Back Panel| DTG| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

DVB Switch Drives Hemix Index Growth in Germany

by Yvette Raikes

The German Home Electronics Market Index (HEMIX) is a joint project of the Federal Association of Retail Technology (BVT), GfK Retail and Technology and GFU Consumer and Home Electronics. It has shown 2.2% YoY …

More Details on Tesco Kiosks

by Bob Raikes

We reported last week on a deal by Evoke to put kiosks into Tesco. The company did not reply to our enquiry, but we were able to find out that a total of 250 …

Tags:Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Tesco| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Content and Devices

by Bob Raikes

We found plenty of news this week, so we have two separate issues of the newsletters this week. The news is starting to build up towards IFA and IBC, with Gamescon in between, so …

EE TV Adds Alexa Voice Control

by Yvette Raikes

BT-owned EE TV is offering support for Alexa voice control, the first UK operator to do so. Customers will be able to ask what’s on or record shows, using the same source as Freeview …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Nikkei Highlights Japanese OLED Players

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei has published a nice infographic that identifies the Japanese companies in materials and equipment that are profiting from the boom in investment and sales in OLEDs in Korea and China. As well …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Production Equipment| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Multiple Display Use Continues to Rise

by Yvette Raikes

Users believe that productivity can go up by 42% if multiple displays are used, according to a survey conducted by Jon Peddie Research. However, this view of the increase in productivity has remained the …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Blur Busters Pushes Refresh Rates

by Bob Raikes

The Blur Busters website has reported on a new Zisworks UltraHD 120Hx monitor that has alternate modes that support frame rates at up to 480Hz, although at that frame rate, the resolution drops down …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

US Pay-TV Providers Lose Out to Internet

by Yvette Raikes

Six months ago (Vol 24 No 11), the Leichtman Research Group published figures showing a drop in US pay-TV users, with subscribers moving to internet-delivered services. At that time, the biggest providers in each …

OLED TV to Dominate High End Says IHS Markit

by Bob Raikes

IHS has said that OLED will grow to dominate the TV market for sets that cost more than $1,000 which took 5% of the overall market in 2016, but more than 20% of revenues. …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Next Light Field Streaming Workshop Announced

by Yvette Raikes

The next Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays event will be added to Display Summit in Sterling VA, USA. The SMFoLD workshop will take place on 3rd October followed by the conference on …

US Live OTT Subscribers Happy

by Bob Raikes

A report from The Diffusion Group (TDG) in the US said that the results of its survey of 2,000 US broadband users showed that fewer than 5% of those users were using a live …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 30