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US Connected CE Purchasing Declining

by Yvette Raikes

US households are buying fewer consumer electronics (CE) products, and this trend is set to continue, according to Parks Associates. In 2008, 87% of households bought a CE product, but this dropped to 74% …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Smart TVs Will Provide Almost Half of US Connected TV Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will be 321 million devices attached to the internet in the USA which could deliver apps for the TV by 2020, according to NPD, up 31% from 2016. In addition, 81% of these …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Apple Buys SMI to Acquire Gaze Technology

by Bob Raikes

Apple has bought gaze recognition company, SMI, although it has made no formal statement about the deal, simply quoting its standard line that it buys technology companies from time to time. SMI, which is …

Apple tvOS 11 Beta Now Public

by Bob Raikes

Apple has released a public beta of the next version of tvOS, version 11. The OS has been exclusively available to developers up to now. One of the key developments in the new version …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 24

JCDecaux and América Móvil form joint venture

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has formed a joint venture with América Móvil to provide city furniture in Mexico and will hold 60% of the business. “[The deal] will enable us to offer our clients a better geographical …

Tags:DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Frankfurt Rejects Digital Dooh

by Bob Raikes

A hat tip to Invidis of Germany for pointing out that the city of Frankfurt am Main has decided maintain a ban large displays in its streets, an approach that has upset some companies, …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

South Korean and Chinese TV Panel Demand Should Recover

by Yvette Raikes

Although South Korean and Chinese TV manufacturers bought fewer panels in Q2 than forecast, demand is expected to recover in Q3, according to IHS Markit. While South Korean purchases were down 4% QoQ and …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Detachables Will Return to Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will continue to be a decline in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs) in the UK, according to IDC, with the number of units forecast for 2017 at 3.2 million, down 6.8% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

LG Display Suffers Accident & Fab Close Down

by Bob Raikes

LG had a fatal accident at its P8-1 panel fab in Paju, Korea and the fab has been shut down for repair and for the authorities to investigate the problem. The plant is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Projection Mapping Comes Home

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Projection mapping is currently mostly the province of professionals in the AV business, preferably professionals with clients with deep pockets since multiple high-end projectors are often required. Siriusly Creative, LLC wants to change that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| LED Projectors| Projection Mapping| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Rtings Measures Image Sticking

by Bob Raikes

Readers interested in TVs may or may not be interested in a reviews site that we only heard about recently. It’s called Rtings.com and seems, on the face of it, to be very careful …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Mood Media Files for Bankruptcy

by Bob Raikes

We missed it a few weeks ago, but we heard that Mood Media (otherwise known as Muzak) filed for bankruptcy in New York on May 18th 2017. Since then, Mood Media has sold its …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 24