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TCL Settles 120Hz Class Action in California Out of Court

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A class action in California has been settled by TCL for $2.9 million over a claim by TCL that its sets were deceptively advertised as having “120Hz CMI,” “120Hz Clear Motion …

Tags:Advertising| Litigation| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| USA

US VC’s Fundraising is Very Strong

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Economist Paul Kedrosky’s Daily Graph service has turned up another interesting one on US financing. This time, he has found a chart showing that US VCs are continuing to raise large …

Tags:Financial Data| USA

Alaska Airlines to launch E Ink based baggage tags

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Alaska Airlines is the next carrier to try using E Ink-based electronic baggage tags that it plans to make available initially to 2,500 regular flyers from San Jose, USA. Other frequent …

Tags:Aviation| E Ink| USA

Amazon Prime Day Discounts in US Signal Slumping Consumer Demand

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research joined in with sending signals of gloom in the US market when it pointed out that consumer sentiment in the US is the lowest it has been since the …

Tags:Amazon| Smartphone Market| TV Set Market| USA

71% of TVs Purchased Were Sold on Promotion Through April 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Highlighting the difficult conditions in the US TV market, NPD said that there has been a surge in TVs being sold on promotion. From January through April 2022, 71% of TVs …

Tags:Supply Chain| TV Set Market| USA

Orlando’s New Terminal C Will Open With Nearly 900 Screens

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sixteen-Nine Net reported that a new Terminal C at Orlando Airport in Florida will open shortly and will ahve 874 connected displays for Ticketing; Security; Info Desks; Concessions; Gates; Arrivals; Customs …

Tags:Aviation| Digital Signage| USA

Gamers on Smart TVs Difficult To Reach With Traditional Ads: Samsung Study

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A report by Samsung Ads said that it is harder to get to gamers using traditional linear media. NextTV said that compared to all Samsung smart TV users, gamers spend 42% …

Tags:Advertising| Game Playing| SVOD| USA

US Smartphone Inventory at Manageable Levels; Resilient Demand Despite Inflationary Pressures

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research posted a blog post that highlighted that despite worry about weak demand, the US smartphone market has shown resilience through Q2 2022. Data from the Counterpoint US Monthly Smartphone …

Tags:Apple| Forecasts| Market Data| Smartphone Market| USA

Links Week Ending 15th July 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. U.S. TV Homes Using a Smart TV to …

Theaters, Tentpoles Aren’t Necessarily Sure Things

by Andy Marken

Okay, so we’re halfway through the year and movie house ticket sales have continued to rise, but no analyst we’ve heard from thinks the US box office numbers will surpass – or even get …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema going| Streaming Video| SVOD| USA

ATSC 3.0 available in over half US homes

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a report that: “ATSC 3.0 stations have been licensed to operate in 68 markets, though in some cases it may be a single …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| USA

Virtual Set Makers Promoting More than RGB for LED Walls

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Broadcast Bridge reported on a big new virtual production facility being built in LA by Orbital Virtual Productions. There are two stages – one that is 50′ x 25′ and 15′ …

Tags:Movies & Content| Multi-Primary| USA| Virtual Sets