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US-China Trade War Causes American TV Maker to Close

by Andrew Fenn

Element Electronics, a TV maker based in South Carolina, US, has announced it will lay off the majority of its staff and close its Winnsboro plant, due to the ongoing US trade war with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Production| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Sinclair Launches Data-Driven OTT Advertising Platform

by Andrew Fenn

Sinclair Broadcast Group is launching a new OTT advertising platform. CompulseOTT will offer advertisers commercials in 15 and 30-second lengths on distribution platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, gaming consoles, smart TVs and streaming …

PeriscapeVR CEO Hails JFK VR Towers a Success

by Andrew Fenn

PeriscapeVR’s VR towers in Terminal 4 of JFK Airport in New York City, United States are a success, according to the company’s CEO and founder, Lynn Rosenthal. (PeriscapeVR Launches Experience Centre at JFK Airport) …

Amazon Prime Video App Coming to Comcast’s Xfinity X1

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon Prime Video is coming to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform later this year, providing customers with access to the service’s thousands of TV shows and movies. Customers will also be able to search Prime …

Tags:Comcast| Large Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 30

65% of US Broadband Households Bought at Least One CE Device in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associate finds that 65% of US broadband households bought at least one CE device in 2017. According to the report, US broadband households now own an average of 8.6 connected …

NPD Group: 17% of US Population Solely Use SVoD Services

by Andrew Fenn

While the majority of consumers in the US view video content from a variety of sources, in both physical and digital formats, the number of people using only Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Nielsen Releases “Reimagined” Total Audience Report for 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Nielsen has released its latest Total Audience Report, offering a view of the behaviours and stories developing across the media landscape during the first quarter of 2018 and expanding upon its cross-platform capabilities and …

June’s Top-Selling Projectors According to PMA Research

by Andrew Fenn

Projector market specialist PMA Research has posted the results of its sales tracking service for June, revealing the top-five best selling models of the month in three separate categories in the US. The results …

eMarketer: Exodus from Pay TV in the US Accelerates Despite OTT Partnerships

by Andrew Fenn

Even as traditional pay TV providers form partnerships with former OTT rivals to retain customers, cord-cutting continues to outpace projections. According to eMarketer’s latest US pay TV/OTT forecast, the number of cord-cutters (adults who …

Augmented Reality Features Coming to USA Today App

by Andrew Fenn

Earlier this year, newspaper USA Today released the “321 Launch” app, an augmented reality experience featuring a simulated rocket launch. The company has now announced that some of its features will soon make their …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 28

US Senators Appeal to FTC to Investigate Smart TV Privacy

by Andrew Fenn

US senators Edward J Markey and Richard Blumenthal have made a formal request to the country’s Federal Trade Commission to investigate privacy concerns regarding Smart TVs. Their concerns refer specifically to the collection of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Security| Smart TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Federal Heath Awarded Digital Signage Contract for US Convenience Chain

by Andrew Fenn

Federal Heath recently won a contract to supply digital signage for Kwik Trip, a chain of convenience stores founded in 1965, with over 600 locations throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. The project consists of a …