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Free Antennas Promote DTT

by Tom Allen

TV Freedom and Antennas Direct have given away more than 300 indoor antennas in San Francisco. The companies are seeking to promote DTT, as an alternative to cable and satellite services.

Technavio Says Awareness of AR Technology Will Boost Mobile Augmented Reality in the US Through 2019

by Helen Vince

Technavio has published a new report on the mobile augmented reality market in the US,which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 99% from 2015-2019. The new Technavio report confirms that …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| USA

AT&T’s DirecTV Acquisition Close to Approval

by Helen Vince

Sources have told Reuters that AT&T’s planned acquisition of DirecTV is close to being approved by the US Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The two companies have been in negotiations for …

Baseball Match to be Shot in 8k

by Tom Allen

Six 8k cameras will be in use at an upcoming baseball game in mid-July. The Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees game will be filmed and broadcast (although not to the public) in the …

India Will Overtake US to Become World’s Second Largest Smartphone Market by 2017

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone sales are forecast to grow from 1.5 billion units in 2015 to a record 1.7 billion by 2017. China, India and United States are …

Tags:China| India| Smartphone Market| USA

State of Android Changes by Region

by Tom Allen

Android remained the USA’s most popular smartphone operating system in the three months ending in May, data from Kantar Worldpanel shows. Google managed to increase the share of its OS by 2.8 percentage points, …

Samsung Reclaims Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

Samsung lost its leading position in the US smartphone market to Apple in the three months ending in April, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The company passed its Californian rival to take back its first-place …

Epson Dominates PMA May Results

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in May. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Asus’ S1 led the ‘pico and personal’ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PMA Research| Projectors| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Samsung Tops Consumer Satisfaction

by Tom Allen

Samsung has taken the highest consumer satisfaction score for both sub-50″ and 50″+ TVs, according to research by JD Power and Associates in the USA. This is the second consecutive year that the company …

LA Reconsiders Signage Switch-Off

by Tom Allen

Los Angeles banned digital signage everywhere, apart from some select areas, in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 17). Now, a City Hall panel is reconsidering the decision. Two issues are being considered: whether …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Legislation| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 27

LG Takes TV Crown at CE Week

by Tom Allen

LG’s 64.5″ EG9600 OLED TV was crowned ‘King of TV’ at Value Electronics’ 11th annual TV shootout event. This year, the shootout ran as part of CE Week in New York City. This was …

Spectrum Sharing Plans Discussed

by Tom Allen

Officials from the USA and Mexico have met to discuss spectrum sharing plans. The talks dealt with the 600MHz and 800MHz bands. In the 600MHz band, the countries have developed a technical plan that …