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Kagan: Broadband-Only Homes Up Nearly 3% Year-on-Year in the US

by Andrew Fenn

The number of wireline broadband homes not subscribing to traditional multichannel reached a new record high in the second quarter of 2018, according to Kagan, a division of S&P Global Intelligence. Overall, an estimated …

$100 Million Gift from Foxconn Launches Partnership with University of Wisconsin–Madison

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn chairman and founder, Terry Gou, has announced plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US, while also creating the framework for a science …

71% of US Consumers Have a TV Cord and Plan to Keep It

by Andrew Fenn

While cord cutting and shaving may be challenges for pay TV providers, the vast majority of US consumers still say they are not ready to give up on these sources of entertainment. New research …

Oculus Launches Education Pilot Programme in Three Countries

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus has launched its Oculus Education pilot programme and is now distributing its Go and Rift VR headsets to schools, libraries and museums in Japan, Seattle and Taiwan. The motivation behind the pilot is …

PMA Report Shows Year-on-Year Growth for US Large-Format Displays

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has published its latest set of sell-through tracking reports on large-format (32″ and larger) flat panel displays being sold by US AV and IT distributors who serve commercial markets. The report showed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Grabb-It Brings Digital Out-of-Home Advertising to Car Windows

by Andrew Fenn

A start-up called Grabb-It, based in San Francisco, United States, has launched a digital out-of-home advertising platform which involves installing projection equipment in cars and using it to display adverts in rear passenger windows. …

US Cord-Cutting Slows While Satellite Suffers Record Customer Losses in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

The pressure on traditional multichannel subscriptions abated in the US during the second quarter of 2018, a positive direction that is further supported by the forwarded momentum of virtual services Sling TV and DirecTV …

McDonald’s Investing in Display Tech

by Andrew Fenn

McDonald’s and its franchisees have announced that they will be spending a collective $6 billion on the modernisation of their restaurants throughout the US between now and 2020. Renovations will include digital self-service kiosks …

Watchfire Signs Selected for Las Vegas

by Andrew Fenn

Watchfire Signs, based in Illinois, US, has been chosen to completely rebuild the canopy that is part of the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. The $30 million project will be completed in 2019. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Digital TV Research: US SVoD Subs to Reach 208 Million

by Andrew Fenn

The number of SVoD subscriptions in the US will climb from 132 million in 2017 (111.5% of TV households) to 208 million in 2023 (173% of TV households), according to Digital TV Research. Principal …

Report: US STB Energy Efficiency Agreement Saves $3.5 Billion

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers have saved $3.5 billion and more than 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been avoided as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among pay TV providers, …

Tags:Energy Star| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Nationwide Marketing Group Launches TV Brand

by Andrew Fenn

Nationwide Marketing Group has announced the launch of its private label TV brand, BEA (Broad Electronics America). The group made the announcement at its PrimeTime meeting in Las Vegas last week. BEA products will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 31