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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 …

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 …

Displax Expands With Chang

by Tom Allen

Thomas Chang has joined large screen pcap touch maker Displax as an executive vice president, to support the company’s expansion in North America. Chang has previously worked with Cima Nanotech as VP of sales, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Gartner Prepares For Symposium 2016

by Tom Allen

The next Gartner Symposium/ITxpo will take place between the 16th and 20th October in Orlando, Florida. More than 8,500 CIOs and senior IT and business leaders will attend. Keynote speakers will include Microsoft CEO …

New VoD Service Scraps Geo-Locking

by Tom Allen

A new VoD service called Pantaflix will be launched in Europe and the USA on the 28th July, by Pantaleon Entertainment. Unlike rival services, Pantaflix will deal directly with producers, without involving sales companies …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| USA| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 28

ZTE Installs Fingerprint Reader on $100 Handset

by Tom Allen

It’s been a while since ZTE released a new handset in its budget Zmax brand, but the company has returned to form with a 6″ phablet for $100. Featuring some interesting functionality for its …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 28| ZTE

NTD TV Houston Upgrades with PlayBox Neo

by Isaac Oburu

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD TV), a 24/7 Chinese language news broadcaster based in New York City, has upgraded the PlayBox Technology AirBox playout system at its Houston channel to the latest-generation AirBox Neo. …

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25% of US Homes Are Cable-Free

by Tom Allen

As many as 25% of US TV households do not own a cable or satellite subscription, according to GfK. Households with a resident between 18 and 34 are most likely to have cut the …

Canon U.S.A. Announces New Executive Appointments

by Isaac Oburu

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced the recent promotion of Mr. Nobuhiko Kitajima to vice president and general manager of the business imaging solutions group as well as the …

Tags:Canon| Recruitment & Appointments| USA

VRLA Returns to LACC

by Tom Allen

The VRLA Summer Expo event will be held in the LA Convention Centre again this year, on the 5th and 6th August. More than 100 VR and AR exhibitors (including HTC, Google and Nokia) …