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DirecTV Warns Over OTT Margins

by Tom Allen

DirecTV added 149,000 subscribers in Q4’14, the company has said, ending the year with 20.35 million US subscribers. 903,000 subscribers joined the company in Latin America. CEO Mike White cautioned that OTT margins are …

Gartner: Refurbished Phones Will Impact New Sales

by Tom Allen

The global market for refurbished smartphones will climb to 120 million units by 2017, with an equivalent wholesale revenue of about $14 billion. Last year, the market reached 56 million units. According to Gartner, …

InfoSonics’ Phablet is Low Cost

by Tom Allen

US-based Infosonics has stepped up a size with a 6″ phablet: the S6001 Cyprus. A mid-range product, the Cyprus features an IPS panel with 1280 x 720 resolution. It also has dual SIM slots, …

Tags:LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Cable TV Falls in Double Digits

by Tom Allen

According to Nielsen data, cable TV viewing in the USA was down 12.7% in January, as OTT services continue to gain popularity. Nomura Research, which highlighted the findings, called it ‘one of the worst …

NEC Display Solutions Names US President, CEO

by Helen Vince

NEC Display Solutions of America has named Todd Bouman as president and CEO of the Americas. Bouman previously served as VP, marketing for commercial displays and mobile products in the enterprise division of Samsung …

Xiaomi Readies US Launch – Minus Smartphones

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi is preparing to launch its products outside Asia – but that doesn’t include mobiles. Hugo Barra, VP of international at the company (and formerly head of product management at Google’s Android unit), said …

EdTech Conference Season Kicks Off in U.S.

by Len Scrogan

3D in Education The US EdTech conference season kicks off at the start of the year with strong events in Florida and Texas. As usual, I found myself amply entertained at the FETC 2015 …

Tags:3D software| Education| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Of Rail Roads Pipelines and the FCC’s Internet

by Steve Sechrist

The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) recently said it would seek (again) to gain regulation authority over the Internet, in a move that looks to secure Net Neutrality using some fundamental principles laid down …

Radio Shack Enters Bankruptcy and Morphs Into Sprint

by Norbert Hildebrand

RadioShack, the US-based electronic retail chain, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company sells everything electric from batteries and electronic toys to mobile phones and TVs, as well as electronic components for hobbyists …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Retailers| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 07

DirecTV Market Share Shifts Regions

by Tom Allen

The DirecTV group will end 2015 with a higher number of pay-TV subscribers in Latin American than in the USA for the first time, according to research from Dataxis. As of Q3’14, US customers …

Nanolumens Takes on Boston Arena

by Tom Allen

40 of Nanolumens’ Nanoslim displays have been installed in the TD Garden arena in Boston, with more to come as part of a two-year renovation project. The rollout includes the world’s first major installation …

NPD: Streaming Players Will Rise Consistently to 2017

by Tom Allen

40% of US internet homes – 39 million – will own a streaming media player (SMP) by Q1’17, says the NPD Group. Only 16% of these homes owned such a device in Q1’14, and …