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YouTube Kids App Comes to LG, Samsung and Sony TVs

by Alan Spencer

TVs from LG, Samsung, and Sony will now have the YouTube Kids app installed. The app was introduced a little over two years ago by Google, and is available in 26 countries with more …

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Britons Prefer the High Street for Shopping

by Alan Spencer

Mood Media and Retail Week launched a study (downloadable with registration) on the British consumer and found that 75% of all Britons prefer to shop in a store rather than online, as stores offer …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 17

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AUO Positive About Results

by Bob Raikes

Along with its financial results, AUO talked to investors and told them that ASPs for LCDs had increased by 2% to $421 per sq. metre, compared to $413 in Q4. CEO and Chairman, Paul …

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Comcast Sees Subscriber Rise in First Quarter of 2017

by Alan Spencer

Comcast results for the first quarter of 2017, show that cable customers increased by 10% compared to the same quarter last year, and the customer base increased by 297,000 to 28.9 million. Residential customer …

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AT&T Has Mixed Results for the First Quarter of 2017

by Alan Spencer

AT&T has reported that total linear video subscribers were down for the first quarter of 2017. However, in the quarter there was an increase in subscribers for DirecTV Now. The number of satellite subscribers …

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SES Result 28/04/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

SES announced FY17 Q1 result with net sales of €540.6 million ($590.9 million) and operating profit of €186.7 million ($204.0 million), resulting in operating margin of 34.5%. The net profit was €128.4 million ($140.3 …

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New Study on High Pixel Density Clarifies Advantages

by Arthur Berman

A good deal of study was conducted during the 1980s and 1990s into the effects of pixel density on a variety of factors including visual performance, subjective well-being and preference. Most of these studies …

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HDBaseT to Run Free Testing Webinar

by Alan Spencer

HDBaseT Alliance are running a free webinar entitled, “Saving Time and Resources: Testing Your HDBaseT Link the Right Way”. Media Solutions, will be talking about the importance of monitoring and testing HDBaseT links. The …

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Roku TVs Will use ACR To Track What is Being Watched

by Alan Spencer

Roku’s latest update includes Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) to track what viewers are watching via cable or via antenna, and to then give the viewers additional viewing options via streaming. ACR uses image recognition …

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Electronics Warranty Report

by Milos Pavlovic

Warranty Week has made its annual assessment of the costs of the electronics business. It’s quite extensive, so if you are especially interested, we recommend a read here. However, there were a couple of …

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VR @ SXSWedu: Reality or Hype?

by Len Scrogan

With the AR/MR/VR market expected to hit $150 billion by 2020, schools, colleges and universities are now getting the hard sell on making an investment in the “next big thing.” In a well-attended SXSWedu …

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