Vol 23 – Issue 04 – Page 4

Mitsubishi Electric Result 01/02/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Mitsubishi Electric reported Q3 net profit of nearly 60 billion Yen ($495 million), up 25% YoY. Turnover was 1,028.3 billion Yen ($8.5 billion), up 2% YoY. For the nine month period, net profit was …

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Sainsbury’s Agrees Home Retail (Argos) Deal

by Tom Allen

J Sainsbury, the UK supermarket chain, has agreed a deal to buy Home Retail Group (HRG), owner of catalogue retailer, Argos, in a deal valued at £1.3 billion ($1.9 billion). Sainsbury’s will pay £1.1 …

Samsung Smart TV Platform Reaches New Milestone

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics announced that its Smart TV platform brand in the UK has now passed the 2.5 million weekly unique users mark – a 33% increase in users over the past six months.

Smart TV Rising in Developed Markets

by Tom Allen

Adoption of smart TVs continues to rise in many markets, especially developed regions and China, says IHS. Consumers are increasingly seeking streaming content from online video services. By 2019, IHS predicts that 50% of …

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IDC: Slates Fall as Detachables Enter Spotlight

by Tom Allen

Despite the Christmas sales period, IDC has reported that the worldwide tablet market fell again in Q4’15. 65.9 million units were shipped, representing a 13.7% YoY decrease. Total shipments for 2015 were down 10.1%, …

HD+ Grows to 1.8 Million

by Isaac Oburu

HD+, the platform offering the HD versions of free-to-air TV channels to German DTH households, has increased its number of customers to 1.84 million at the end of 2015. A further 1.1 million satellite …

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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 …

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Semiconductors Fall in 2015

by Tom Allen

The global semiconductor industry posted sales of $335.2 billion in 2015, says the Semiconductor Industry Association: a slight (0.2%) decrease YoY. 2014 was the industry’s highest-ever result. Global sales for December reached $27.6 billion, …

BT Grows in Q4

by Isaac Oburu

BT announced that it had a good Q4’15, enjoying TV customer additions. The company grew its base by 97,000, to reach 1.4m customers in the UK.

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Laser Light Farm Concept Offers Good ROI, Says Power Technology

by Chris Chinnock

Power Technology Inc. (PTI) has introduced a “laser light farm” designed to provide light to power multiple cinema screens (Power Tech Distributes Light). The light is delivered by fiber optics to each projector head …

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Samsung “Will Proceed” With Large OLEDs

by Tom Allen

The Korea Times quotes Samsung as saying that it is to once again look into the prospects of large-size OLED panels. In an examination of Samsung’s recent finance results, the company is quoted as …

Microsoft Result 28/01/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Microsoft reported Q2 net profit of $5 billion, down 15% YoY from $5.8 billion. Turnover was reported at $23.8 billion, down 11% YoY from $26.47 billion. For the six month period, net profit was …

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