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DSS ISE on May 11th in Barcelona

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Invidis said that it would be running an Digital Signage Summit alongside the ISE event in Barcelona in May. The one day event will include users, consultants and will include an …

Tags:Absen| Barco| Digital Signage| ISE 2022| LED| sony| Vestel

HbbTV Association Launches Developer Portal

by Artem Alekseenko

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has launched the …

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Dell Adds Gaming Monitors

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dell has two new monitors, the G3223Q and the G3223D. Both are 32″ diagonal, but key features are: G3223Q – UltraHD (IPS from AUO) with DisplayHDR 600 and 144Hz refresh (120Hz …

Tags:Dell| Desktop Monitors

Achieving Better Storytelling With LED Walls In News

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Broadcast Bridge reported on the increasing use of LED displays in the production of news and sports broadcasting. For example, the Opening Ceremonies for the 2022 Winter Olympics in China had …

Tags:Broadcast| LED| Video Wall Processors| Virtual Sets

Samsung Ads Releases Streaming Index of Domestic SmartTV Data

by Bob Raikes

What They Say FierceVideo reported that Samsung Ads had released its ‘Streaming Index’ with metrics from the 45 million devices in its US SmartTV installed base. Samsung Ads used data from subscription video on …

Tags:Advertising| AVOD| Samsung| Smart TV| Streaming Video| SVOD

Amazon And MGM Close $8.5 Billion Merger

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Amazon and MGM announced that a deal for the tech giant to buy the studio for $8.5 billion had closed. MGM has a library of 4,000 films and 17,000 TV show …

Tags:Amazon| AVOD| Movies & Content| SVOD

Soochow University Flat Lens Improves Light Field Displays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The optics.org site has reported R&D work at Soochow University in China that is aimed at designing a nanostructured flat lens with an improved depth of focus. The work was published …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Metasurfaces| Optics| R&D (Research & Development)

Earthquake Disrupts Chips and Components

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Wednesday saw a substantial earthquake off the Northeast Coast of Japan. The quake registered as magnitude 7.3, down below the level 9.0 of the disastrous one that caused the tsunami that …

Tags:Automotive| Japan| Semiconductors| Supply Chain| Ukraine

Foxconn Looking to Strong First Quarter

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Foxconn had a good 2021, with revenues up 12% year on year to $210 billion with profits of $4.9 billion. Smart consumer products logged the highest revenue contribution ratio at 54%, …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Supply Chain| Ukraine