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Q1 2017 Sees 410,000 Drop in US Pay-TV Subscribers

by Yvette Raikes

The biggest pay-TV providers in the USA lost around 410,000 net video subscribers in Q1 2017, according to analysts Leichtman Research. In the same quarter last year, they added 10,000 subscribers. The top six …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Stampede Appointed by Visionect

by Bob Raikes

Visionect has appointed Stampede as the North American distribution partner for its ‘Joan’ digital door displays and meeting room schedulers. According to Kevin Kelly, President & COO of Stampede, “Joan is the most advanced, …

By 2021, SVOD Will Overtake Pay-TV

by Yvette Raikes

Pay TV users in W Europe and N America will be outnumbered by Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) subscribers by 2021, according to Ampere Analysis, as reported by Digital TV Europe, after a talk …

Element Amazon TVs Start to Ship – What Happens to Seiki?

by Bob Raikes

The Tong Fang-owned Element brand has launched the Amazon Fire-based UltraHD TVs that it showed at CES this year. There will be 43″ ($449), 50″ ($549), 55″ ($649) and 65″ ($899) models and they …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 19

OTT Analysis Improved by comScore

by Yvette Raikes

US OTT viewing habits can now be analysed more easily and accurately according to comScore. The firm is using its Total Home Panel platform, which takes measurements through home-connected devices, to provide a new …

US Pay-TV Lost 559,000 Customers in Q1

by Alan Spencer

As reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index, the top 10 television service providers in the US lost 559,000 customers between them in the first quarter of this year, representing a quarterly subscriber loss of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 19

56% of US Adults own a Streaming Enabled TV

by Alan Spencer

IAB Research has released “The Changing TV Experience: 2017” report and this reveals that 56% of US adults own a streaming-enabled TV, which is (coincidentally) a rise of 56% from 2015. The report also …

ThinFilm Expands in San Jose

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Thinfilm’s new printed electrochromic label last week (ThinFilm Smart Label Starts to Ship) and now we have heard that the company is building a new fab in San Jose, in a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| NFC| Printed Electronics| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Could a US Display Fab be OLED, or LTPS?

by Bob Raikes

In early February, an executive at Sharp was quoted in the Japanese press that the company was thinking about investing in a display fab in the USA. Separately, (or is it separately?), Apple’s CEO, …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Manufacturing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Immersive Technology Caucus Formed by US Congress

by Alan Spencer

At the beginning of the month, five US congressional representatives announced the formation of a congressional caucus on VR, AR and mixed reality. As these technologies continue to advance, the caucus will work to …

Hulu Launches Live TV as Expected

by Alan Spencer

Hulu has launched its new live TV streaming service in beta in the US, after previously announcing its intentions to launch a live service. The service offers more than 50 live and on-demand channels …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Watchfire Raises FCC Issues of LED

by Bob Raikes

Watchfire of Danville, Illinois of the US has drawn attention to problems seen in some LED displays that have been sold in the US without meeting FCC approval. The company said in a white …

Tags:DOOH| FCC| Large Display Monitor| LED| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 17