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LeEco Adds US Retail Partnerships

by Alan Spencer

LeEco has expanded its US national retail partnerships and has added HSN, BrandsMart USA, Best Buy and Fry’s to the list. The partnership with HSN covers the Super4 X43 Pro, X55, and X65. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 10

US Streaming Video Viewers Exceeds pay-TV Subscribers

by Alan Spencer

According to new research from the Consumer Technology Association, 68% of video subscribers in the US use free or paid streaming, and for the first time this is now greater than the number of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Netflix Use Overtakes DVR Use In US Households

by Alan Spencer

Leichtman Research Group surveyed 1,211 US households and found that 82% have a DVR, get Netflix, or use VOD from a cable or telco provider. They also found that 30% of households used two …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Hisense to Establish American Internet-TV Operation Centre

by Bob Raikes

Hisense said that it has nearly 25 million users of its Internet TV services (21.11 million in China) and plans to build an operation centre in the US to help boost coverage from 2.6 …

Tags:Broadcast| China| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Layer3 TV to Offer Live and On-Demand 4K Ultra HD Content

by Alan Spencer

The US-based cable TV provider, Layer3 TV, is starting to provide a selection of live and on-demand 4K ultraHD content to subscribers. One of the first offerings will be the BBC documentary, six-part nature …

Tags:4k| Cable| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

All-New 2017 VIZIO SmartCast E-Series Has HDR Support & ChromeCast

by Bob Raikes

Vizio in the US has released a new SmartCast E Series of TVs from 32″ to 80″ including FullHD and UltraHD models. For the sizes of 55″ and above, resolution is UltraHD and HDR …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 08

YouTube to Launch New TV Service in US

by Alan Spencer

YouTube is launching a live linear TV service in the US for $35 per month. The service will include channels from the most popular cable networks plus a cloud DVR with unlimited storage. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 08| YouTube

Charter Sees Small Rise in Video Customers

by Alan Spencer

Charter Communications, plus its subsidiaries, has announced subscriber figures for 2016. The company saw a decrease in its residential video customers by 51,000 in the last quarter of 2016, compared with a rise of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 07

LCD Lets Down Amtrak

by Bob Raikes

The US rail operator, Amtrak, switched from a traditional departure board a few months ago at Penn Station in New York. However, in the middle of February, the system failed for around an hour, …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Transport| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 07

BenQ Wins Schools in Texas

by Bob Raikes

BenQ announced that the firm’s RP653 IFPs were installed in 128 classrooms and administrative conference spaces by the Castleberry Independent School District (ISD), in Fort Worth, Texas. “Our previous solution, a whiteboard paired with …

Tags:Back Panel| BenQ| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Fox Sports Starts UltraHD on DirecTV

by Bob Raikes

Fox Sports in the US is planning to support UltraHD sports broadcasts through DirectTV by showing the California-Stanford basketball game on the 17th Feb. The channel is available on channel 106 for subscribers (DirecTV …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Sony

Sony Confirms US TV Pricing

by Bob Raikes

Sony has released its pricing for its latest US TVs. Details are in the table. Model Size MSRP Sony XBR-65Z9D 65″ $5,499 Sony XBR-75Z9D 75″ $8,999 Sony XBR-100Z9D 100 $59,999 XBR-75X940E 75″ $7,499 XBR-65X930E …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06