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Gartner: Focus on the Service Rep to Improve Customer Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Service organisations that make their front-line reps a top priority can improve both productivity and customer loyalty, according to Gartner. The study of more than 2,000 customer service reps from nearly 30 companies worldwide …

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WiseChip to Show In-Cell Touch OLED Display Tech at CES Asia

by Andrew Fenn

WiseChip, a Taiwan-based provider of passive-matrix OLED (PMOLED) products and services, will be highlighting its new In-Cell touch series during CES Asia 2018, which takes place from June 13th to the 15th in Shanghai, …

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LRG: 74% of US TV Homes Have at Least One Connected TV Device

by Andrew Fenn

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 74% of US TV households have at least one internet-connected TV device, including connected smart TVs, standalone streaming devices — like Roku, Amazon Fire …

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Ateme Titan Chosen by NPO for Live World Cup Broadcast in UHD

by Andrew Fenn

Ateme, a French provider of video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT, has announced that Dutch broadcaster NPO has selected its Titan virtual video processing solution for live Ultra HD coverage …

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Pay TV Subscribers in LatAm Expected to Grow to 79.3 million in 2023

by Andrew Fenn

According to Dataxis, pay TV in Latin America (LatAm) is forecast to reach 79.3 million homes in 2023. Analysts predict that 8.5 million new pay TV customers will be added compared to 2017, although …

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Parks Associates Households Subscribing to OTT Video in 2022

Global OTT Video Subscriptions to Pass 400 million in 2022

by Andrew Fenn

The number of households worldwide with an OTT video service subscription will exceed 265 million by 2022, according to Parks Associates. The popularity of OTT video services, such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, has …

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Hisense Releases H9E Plus Android TV with Google Assistant

by Andrew Fenn

Hisense has released its H9E Plus ULED Ultra HD smart TV series, featuring Android TV with built-in Google Assistant and a bezel-less design. Google Assistant allows users to ask questions, discover content and control …

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I Hate Passwords — But Holst Might Save the Day

by Jon Peddie

Jon PeddieResearchers from the Holst Centre in Beligum, an open innovation initiative of IMEC and TNO in the Netherlands, have demonstrated a new class of flexible, large-area sensor technology for detecting finger and palm-prints. …

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Sigmaintell Research Releases TV Panel Price Trend Report for June

by Andrew Fenn

According to Sigmaintell, TV panel demand continued to weaken in May, with prices declining further. In June, the demand for panel will be restored as the market enters a busy season, building panels for …

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Downturn in Smartphone Panel Market Highlights Performance of LTPS LCD

by Andrew Fenn

According to Sigmaintell Research, 418 million smartphone panels were shipped globally during the first quarter of 2018, a decrease of 11% compared to the same period last year. The weakness of global smartphone sales …

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OLED Panel Revenues by Quarter Q116 Q418

DSCC Updates OLED Panel Shipments After Slow First Quarter of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to DSCC, after a record fourth quarter of 2017, OLED revenues fell 33% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2018 but grew 39% year-on-year to $5.9 billion. After declining further in the second …

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Google to Release Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL in October 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

Google is planning to release its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones in its usual launch month of October, if the rumour mill is to be believed. Leaked images of the Pixel 3 …

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