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What Bob Saw on the Net 17/01/2020

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Sharp …

IDC: Commercial Renewals Maintain Stability in EMEA PC Market

by Andrew Fenn

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market remained stable in the third quarter of 2018, with the market turning positive (0.5% growth year-on-year) and totalling 18.1 million units, according to IDC. …

UAE Telco Announces Deal with Amazon Prime Video

by Andrew Fenn

At Dubai’s Gitex Technology Week trade show, which took place last week, UAE-based telco Du announced it has signed a new distribution partnership with Amazon Prime Video. Earlier this month, the company forged a …

4KUniverse Launches on Hotbird over EMEA

by Andrew Fenn

At MIPCOM 2018, 4KUniverse, a 24-hour Ultra HD and HDR general entertainment TV channel, confirmed it will be launching on the Hotbird video neighbourhood on November 1st. Once positioned on Hotbird, the channel will …

LG Plans Transparent OLEDs for 2019

by Milos Pavlovic

LG Electronics has shown a new 0.4mm transparent OLED for digital signage at the Gitex conference in Dubai. Kyu Chan (Ben) Her, senior director for information display at LG Electronics Middle East and North …

Reel Cinemas Launches 26-Screen Luxury Cinema at The Dubai Mall

by Andrew Fenn

Reel Cinemas has launched what it calls “the most luxurious cinema experience in the world” at The Dubai Mall. The 26-screen multiplex features Dolby Cinema technology, Barco laser projectors, MX4D Motion EFX Theatre and …

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Spanish AV Integrator Builds “The Largest Interactive Screen in the World”

by Andrew Fenn

Saudi Arabia Railway recently commemorated the launch of its new rail network by constructing a building in the country’s capital city of Riyadh to house what is claimed to be “the largest interactive screen …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 38

European Monitor Market is Positive

by Bob Raikes

The European desktop monitor market was positive in Q2 of 2018, with growth of 8.5% – producing the best volume result for seven years in that quarter according to Meko’s DisplayCast market research service. …

IDC: MEA PC Market Stabilises as Tablet Demand Continues to Plummet

by Andrew Fenn

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, declined 7.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Shipments …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 35

IDC: GCC Smartphone Shipments Continue Decline in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mobile phone market experienced a decline in shipments in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Overall shipments to the region fell 9.9% year-on-year and 2.1% quarter-on-quarter, to …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Gartner: IT Spending in South Africa Will Grow 4.3% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

IT spending in South Africa will total 276.6 billion rand in 2018, a 4.3% increase from 2017, according to Gartner. All IT segments are on track to achieve growth this year, with data centre …

Report: MENA SVOD Players Toil to Compete with Netflix

by Andrew Fenn

The MENA region will have 20.8 million movie and TV series SVOD subscribers by 2023, up from the 5.22 million recorded at the end of 2017. Turkey will remain the leader by some distance, …