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Apple’s iPad Pro is a Light Heavyweight

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Apple special event on September 9, 2015 was the usual iPhone update show accompanied by some other Apple news about the iPad, Apple Watch and the Apple TV. As expected Apple announced the …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| iPad| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 36

“From Fixed Function to App Platform: What’s next for Connected CE?”

by Bob Raikes

Ian Fogg moderated the next session which had a topic “From Fixed Function to App Platform: What’s next for Connected CE?” The first panel was Jacobo Toll-Messia of Hubii, a news content aggregator; Christopher …

Tags:IFA 2015| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Connected Device Penetration Will Explode Worldwide

by Tom Allen

There will be at least five connected media devices in every household in the world by 2019, according to Merrick Kingston – principal analyst at IHS. The world’s mature hardware market will still be …

Tags:Devices| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Smartphones| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Freeview Play Set for October Launch

by Helen Vince

Freeview Play is set to launch in October on TVs from Panasonic, Humax, Vestel and Manhattan TV. Guy North, managing director of Freeview, said: “We believe that Freeview Play is set to become the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Connected TV Ownership Rises in USA

by Tom Allen

46 million internet homes in the USA now own a connected TV device, according to the NPD Group, equal to about half of all households. Smart TVs are a driver: 45% of TVs sold …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Vodafone Counts on NetRange for Smart TV

by Tom Allen

Video on demand, apps and lots more: Customers of Vodafone’s, a leading provider of telco services, can now enjoy the huge range of advantages Smart TV has to offer them via NetRange’s Smart TV …

Tags:Smart TV| VOD| Vodafone

Half a Billion New Connected TVs in Five Years

by Tom Allen

The number of connected TVs worldwide will reach 876 million by 2020 – up from 105 million in 2010 and 415 million at end-2015, says Digital TV Research. In percentage terms, the 876 million …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Smart TV| STBs| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 32| Worldwide

Foxxum Scores Sharp Win

by Tom Allen

UMC, the European licence holder of the Sharp TV brand (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe) has signed an exclusive five-year contract with Foxxum. Foxxum’s smart TV solution will be built into all newly-developed Sharp …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Licensing| sharp| Smart TV| UMC| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Sharp 80″ TV Starts Shipping

by Bob Raikes

Sharp US has now started shipping the 80″ LC-80LE661U Smart TV that was announced at the beginning of June (Sharp Introduces New Line Of Commercial AQUOS™ LED Smart TVs). The product uses an edge-lit …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 30

NetRange and Vonetize Collaborate

by Helen Vince

NetRange, a provider of white label Smart TV solutions, says it has finalised an agreement with VoD services company Vonetize to launch global channels on Smart TVs worldwide. Users of NetRange’s Smart TV portals …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| VOD| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Samsung Brings New 4K SUHD TV to the Masses

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., the leader in home entertainment for nine consecutive years, today launched the JS7000 SUHD TV. Following the successful launch of Samsung’s flagship SUHD TV line, this new 4K SUHD TV …

Tags:Samsung| Smart TV| UltraHD & 4K