HBO Now has 800,000 Subscribers
by Isaac Oburu
Richard Plepler, HBO CEO, has said that thee HBO Noww streaming service has 800,000 paying subscribers.
Tags:HBO| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
TV Viewing to be Driven by Recommendations
by Milos Pavlovic
According to The Diffusion Group, US multichannel video programming distributors will move to make recommendation-based program guides the centerpiece of their updated TV interfaces. The use of these recommendation-driven guides is expected to flourish, …
Tags:EPGs| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
DISH and Sling TV Expanding to Downtown Denver with Software Development Office
by Isaac Oburu
Today, Colorado-headquartered DISH Network announced plans to open a software development office in downtown Denver and expects to add up to 100 new technology jobs at the location. The initiative is part of DISH’s …
Tags:Dish Network| USA
CRT TVs Can be Dangerous
by Tom Allen
To promote National TV Safety Day in the USA, which was held on the 6th February, the CTA and Safe Kids Worldwide released a worrying statistic: a child in the US dies every three …
Tags:Back Panel| CRT| Health and Safety| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
SMPTE Announces New Team for 2016
by Tom Allen
SMPTE has announced that its board of governors has named the Society’s 2016 directors and has appointed two new governors-at-large: Chris Fetner of Netflix and Leon Silverman of Disney Digital Studio Services. Bob Edge …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| SMPTE| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
LDM Product Roundup Vol 23 No 05
by Tom Allen
As was rumoured last month (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 03), LG has announced that its flagship G6 OLED TV will cost $8,000. The company has started to take pre-orders for the …
Tags:Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Pricing| Samsung| UltraHD & 4K| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
Charter Grows in 4Q 2015
by Isaac Oburu
Charter in the US has announced an increase in video subscribers for Q4’15 and 2015 as a whole. According to Charter, video customers increased by 29,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
Barnes & Noble Begins Month-Long Nook Promotion
by Isaac Oburu
Barnes & Noble has announced its trade-in/trade-up promotion. Customers can visit any Barnes & Noble store to take advantage of the trade-in/trade-up promotion. All Nook devices are eligible, except the Nook GlowLight Plus and …
Tags:| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
Comcast Releases Its 4Q Results
by Isaac Oburu
Comcast Corporation has announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31,2015. According to the results, video customer net additions were 89,000 and net losses were 36,000.
Tags:Comcast| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 05
Randy Green Joins DigiLED
by Isaac Oburu
Randy Green has joined digiLED as General Manager for the Americas. Green will be leading the growth of digiLED sales in North America.
Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 04
TabletTV Now on Apple TV
by Isaac Oburu
Motive Television has received approval from Apple for its TabletTV app, and released it for sale and use on the Apple TV 4 platform. The new App, TabletTV is available for Apple TV in …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 04
VAIO Introduces VAIO® Z and VAIO® S Notebooks Designed for Business Professionals
by Isaac Oburu
As part of its continued growth in the U.S., VAIO Corporation today announced the arrival of its new flagship notebook line, VAIO Z, which comes in flip (a two-in-one convertible) and clamshell models, and …
Tags:sony| USA| Vaio
