USA – Page 49 – Display Daily

SES Adds UHD and 360 VR in the US

by Bob Raikes

SES has done a deal with C4K360 to broadcast the UltraHD channel in North America on the SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18 satellites at the centre of the orbital arc over North America. C4K360 wants …

DOT Bans All Samsung Galaxy Note7 Phones from Airplanes

by Bob Raikes

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy …

Tags:Samsung| Smartphones| USA

Subscribing to multiple VOD services rises over 50% in the U.S. in 3 years

by Isaac Oburu

For today’s voracious video viewers, accustomed to on-demand access to pretty much anything, one streaming video service simply may not be enough. New GfK research in the US has found that 16% of the …

Tags:USA| VOD

LeEco TV has Dolby Vision

by Bob Raikes

LeEco, which now owns the Vizio brand of TV, is to launch four new TVs, but accidently leaked the details on its website. There are four models of UltraHD Android TVs, the Super4 X43 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Hitachi Ready To Ship Roku TVs

by Bob Raikes

Hitachi is about to release its UltraHD Roku TVs in the US. The TVs are available in 50″ (50R8), 55″ (55R7) and 65″ (65R8) and will be sold through Sam’s Club and costing $499, …

Tags:Hitachi| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Nearly 35% of US broadband households regularly watch user-generated video online

by Isaac Oburu

Parks Associates today announced new OTT research showing nearly 35% of U.S. broadband households watch user-generated video online, on sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion, more than ten days per month. Three-fourths of …

Tags:OTT Video| USA

US Viewers Like User-Generated Content

by Bob Raikes

Parks Associates said that almost 35% of US broadband households are watching user-generated video content (such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion) on a regular basis. According to Parks Associates’ IoT research: Men watch user-generated …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Three New ATSC 3.0 Standards Added

by Bob Raikes

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has standardised three more components of the next-generation television system that it hopes will transform the ability of broadcasters to deliver mobile, interactivity and higher quality content. ATSC …

Ford Faces Legal Claims over Touch Failure

by Bob Raikes

The issues related to supplying the automotive market have been highlighted by a class action that is being brought in the US against Ford Motor Co that relates to problems that are claimed to …

Tags:Automotive| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 39

FCC Delays STB Vote

by Bob Raikes

The US FCC has delayed the big vote that it was planning on the 29th September on what to do about set top boxes. The FCC has wanted to “open up” the US cable …

Tags:FCC| Large Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Steljes Back at Avocor – Expands to the US

by Bob Raikes

After the failure of his long term distribution business, Steljes, which both profited from and developed the strong market for Smart boards in the UK, but could not survive the breakdown in the relationship …

LG OLED Prices in UK Cheaper than US!

by Bob Raikes

We saw that the LG G6 65″ OLED is now selling from Amazon in the US at $5,999, down from the previous price of $7,999, so we checked locally and saw that it is …