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US Cable Operators Trials UHD With SES

by Isaac Oburu

Cable operators in the US are testing the UltraHD platform and receiving HEVC IP set top boxes from SES. The cable operators are Cable America in Missouri, Golden West Telecommunications in South Dakota, MTC …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| SES| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Blu Brings Premium to $100 Phone

by Tom Allen

US-based BLU Products has introduced a smartphone called the BLU Studio Touch: a low-cost model with premium features. These include a metal chassis, 4G connectivity and a fingerprint scanner. As well as the above, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Verizon Records Q2 Drop

by Isaac Oburu

Verizon said that, due to a halt in the work of rolling out its Fios fibre service, internet and video customers both declined in Q2. Net declines of 13,000 were seen for Fios internet …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| USA| Verizon| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Merge VR Goggles Now Available in Best Buy Stores

by Isaac Oburu

Merge VR announced today that its soft Merge VR Goggles are now available in U.S. Best Buy stores. The comfortable virtual reality headset works with both Apple and Android smartphones. In recent weeks, the …

Tags:Android| Apple| USA| Virtual Reality

NEC Leads LFD Sales in the US

by Tom Allen

PMA has published its data for large (50″+) displays sold in the USA, for June. Sharp led the 70″-79″ professional display category with its LC-70LE661U, followed by NEC’s E705. Samsung’s DM75E and ED75E took …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| PMA Research| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 29

AT&T Records 25 Million Subscribers in Q2

by Isaac Oburu

AT&T recorded a drop of 49,000 total video subscribers in Q2’16. Satelite subscribers rose to 342,000 in the same quarter. U-verse TV subscribers declined 391,000. Total AT&T video subscribers for the quarter were 25.3 …

Tags:AT&T| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Sony

Sony Cuts US Jobs

by Tom Allen

According to the New York Post, Sony Corporation of America (SCA) (which includes Sony Pictures, Sony Music and Sony Electronics) has cut 100 people from its 700-strong workforce. The decision was made by the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Fewer Subscribers for Dish in Q2

by Isaac Oburu

DISH Network has recorded a decline of 281,000 net pay TV subscribers in Q2’16, compared to approximately 81,000 in Q2’15. Gross subscribers rose 527,000 in Q2, compared to a rise of approximately 638,000 last …

Tags:Dish Network| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Boston is USA’s First E Ink City

by Tom Allen

Visionect has supplied its E Ink screens in Boston – the first city in the USA to feature such an installation. Boston, nicknamed ‘America’s Walking City’, now boasts a 32″ electrophoretic display on City …

Tags:DOOH| E Ink| Electrochromic Displays| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 28