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Comcast Now Allowed to Offer Combined Netflix Bundles

by Andrew Fenn

Comcast and Netflix have announced an expansion of their partnership that will enable Comcast to include a Netflix subscription in new and existing Xfinity packages. Offers and availability will vary by market and be …

Tags:Comcast| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Federal Trade Commission Clamps Down on Warranty Void Stickers

by Andrew Fenn

The Federal Trade Commission has decreed that stickers on products that have warnings such as “warranty void if removed” are not valid in the United States and has also prohibited the voiding of warranties …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 14| warranty

Gartner: US PC Shipments Declined 2.9% 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

In the US, PC shipments totaled 11.8 million units in the first quarter of 2018, a 2.9% decrease from the first quarter of 2017, according to Gartner. Dell moved into the number-one position in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Mediacom Extends Licensing Agreement with TiVo

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that it has renewed its product and patent portfolio license agreement with Mediacom Communications, a multichannel video service provider in the US. The extension provides Mediacom with access to a range …

Leyard and Planar Displays for New World Wide Technology HQ

by Andrew Fenn

Leyard and Planar have announced that World Wide Technology, a technology solutions provider with locations around the world, has installed the companies’ LED and LCD displays throughout its new 19,324m² global headquarters in Missouri, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| USA| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 14

LRG: 12% of US 18 to 34-Year-Olds Use a Virtual Pay TV Service

by Andrew Fenn

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 18 to 34-year-olds account for 53% of US adults that use an IPTV service. Overall, 11% of adults aged 18-44 currently have an …

Huawei Dismisses FCC Concern

by Bob Raikes

Huawei has hit back at a plan by the US FCC to block the use of federal funds to purchase the firm’s products or services, based on concerns about security. The company said: “After …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 14

LG Electronics Joins Phoenix ATSC 3.0 ‘Model Market’ Project

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics in the US will be a ‘cornerstone technology partner’ for the ATSC 3.0 “Model Market” project in Phoenix, said to be the first collaborative single-market effort to plan for and implement a …

Tags:ATSC| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Sanyo Joins Roku TV Licensing Programme

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has announced that the Sanyo brand is now part of the Roku TV licensing program. Funai Corporation, which holds the brand licence for Sanyo TVs in North America, expects to start shipping Sanyo …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Tribeca Film Festival to Include VR Arcade and 360° Theatre

by Andrew Fenn

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York will feature a special Immersive section, with a Virtual Arcade offering 35 virtual experiences for attendees, and Tribeca Cinama360, a special theatre where festival-goers can enjoy …

US Consumers Deprived of Best Smartphone?

by Bob Raikes

We’ve published a day early this week as we have a public holiday on Friday in most of Europe. This week, there wasn’t one big story that dominated the news. Still, we managed to …

21% of US Pay TV Households Buy SVOD Through Their Provider

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associates shows that 21% of US pay TV subscribers say they subscribe to an online video service through their pay TV provider, up from 10% a year ago. The research …