PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, has announced an important milestone for its hotel TV range, including the Google Cast and Netflix ready Philips MediaSuite TVs, which have become the number one bestselling hospitality TVs in Europe. Designed exclusively for guest room experiences, the Philips MediaSuite series was introduced at ISE 2019.
With worldwide sales surpassing over half a million at the turn of this year, the Philips MediaSuite range – available in models from 19in-75in – has seen sales in Western Europe reaching an all-time high during Q1 and Q2.
Using official data from Omdia for Q2, figures show Philips MediaSuite market share in the Benelux region has risen to over 40 percent, with the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), surpassing 45 percent.
In France and the Nordics market share has exceeded 50 percent and 59 percent respectively, with one in every two hotels in Sweden now choosing Philips MediaSuite.
In some areas across Western Europe, sales of Philips MediaSuite TVs have increased by 25 percent compared to the second quarter of last year, with Accor, B&B Hotels, Best Western, Choice, Four Seasons, IHG, Louvre, Marriott, Radisson, and Wyndham, having regional and international supplier agreements.
Outside of Europe, Philips MediaSuite is now number one in China and Australia, with significant gains in North America, following the series’ introduction in 2021.
Jeroen Verhaeghe, global business development director for hospitality at PPDS, and the innovator behind Philips MediaSuite, commented: “We are thrilled by the continued success of Philips MediaSuite and crucially the positive impact the solution is having on our customers and their guests. In our opinion, the hotel TV simply wasn’t keeping pace with home entertainment.”
He added: “That’s why we created Philips MediaSuite, introducing all the solutions guests love and are accustomed to. Google Cast, Netflix, voice control, plus access to thousands of apps via Google Play, while adding extensive remote management, personalisation, and interactivity, as well as insight features for the hotelier.”
