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France: 40% growth for SVoD market

by Milos Pavlovic

Data from French consultancy, Médiamétrie, reported by universfreebox.com, has said that the number of French internet users subscribing to an SVoD service has risen from 15% a year ago to 21% now. Netflix has …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Internet Delivered Pay-TV Hits Cable, Satellite and Phone Providers

by Yvette Raikes

The bigger pay-TV providers were hit again this quarter with further subscriber losses, with internet delivery the only method seeing gains, according to research from the Leichtman Research Group. Cable, satellite and phone companies …

Innolux to Expand LTPS Capacity

by Bob Raikes

Innolux said that it has bought LTPS equipment from Hon-Hai to make small and medium LTPS LCD displays for its Fab 8B in Lu-Ju, Kaohsiung in Taiwan. The company believes that this will mean …

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VESA Rolls Out DisplayID Version 2

by Bob Raikes

VESA has released a new version of its DisplayID standard that adds support for higher resolutions, HDR, AR and VR and variable and high refresh rates. The standard supports stand-alone or embedded displays. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| VESA| Vol 24 - Issue 43

IDC: Record Quarter for Smartphones in India

by Andrew Fenn

Smartphone shipments in India reached a record high of 39 million units in the third quarter of 2017, with a substantial growth of 40% from the previous quarter and a healthy 21% growth from …

Tags:IDC| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 43

IDC: Tablet Shipments Slow Down in Western Europe in Q3

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), the tablet market in Western Europe decreased 5.0% year-on-year this quarter. In total, 7.8 million devices were shipped in the region, which shows …

Gartner: IT Device Spend in India will Reach $27.8 Billion in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Gartner estimates that Indian IT spending on devices will reach $27.8 billion in 2017, a growth of 23.2% year-on-year. It is also expected to grow another 13% in 2018, up to $31.4 billion. The …

Frost & Sullivan: European OTT Revenue to Double by 2021

by Andrew Fenn

The media industry in Europe is undergoing rapid transformation with increasing popularity of over-the-top (OTT) video services according to Frost & Sullivan. Increasingly ubiquitous connectivity, progressive consumers and regulatory initiatives around a digital single …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Toshiba Denies PC Business Sale, but Sells TV Business

by Bob Raikes

Just as we were going to press, there was a story from Nikkei that reported that Toshiba was in talks with Asustech (Asus) to sell its PC division, although Lenovo was also said to …

Google and HTC Daydream VR Headset is Cancelled

by Andrew Fenn

Google and HTC are no longer working on the standalone Daydream VR headset teased earlier this year. The device was first mentioned back in July, but following HTC’s unveiling of the Vive Focus standalone …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Best Buy Offers Unlocked Nuu X5 for $160

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers in the US can currently get a great deal on an unlocked Nuu X5 Android smartphone, currently $159.99 at Best Buy. The X5 features a 5.5″ 1080p IPS LCD touchscreen, a 13-megapixel rear …

Tags:Best Buy| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 43

HTC Announces Vive Wave VR Open Platform

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has announced Vive Wave, “a VR open platform and toolset that will open up the path to easy mobile VR content development and high-performance device optimisation for third-party partners”. The new platform was …