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Netflix CEO: ‘Traditional TV Will Disappear’

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Redd Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, has predicted that traditional linear TV services will ‘disappear’ within 20 years. Hastings made the comments to French magazine Telerama.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Japan Details ASO Plans

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Japan’s National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has released the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the move to digital broadcasting. A year-long simulcast period is specified.

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

EBU Continues to Hold 700MHz Concerns

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The European Commission’s High Level Group has recommended that the EU restrict access to the sub-700MHz spectrum to digital TV until 2030. The move has been welcomed by the EBU. The report stated that …

Tags:EBU| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Efficient STBs Save Americans Almost $170 Million

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Around $168 million in energy bills has been saved by American consumers using energy-efficient set-top boxes, according to a new report (the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| STBs| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Automotive Panels Come From CPT’s Small/Medium Shift

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At Touch Taiwan, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) president Lin Sheng-chang said that the company plans to increase its automotive display shipments by 33% this year. 7.5 million units were shipped last year, meaning that …

Tags:CPT| Large Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Touch Taiwan 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Chinese Product Mix Shifts to High-End

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TV makers in China will produce a greater number of high-end units in the second half of 2014, as demand grows in the country. Sources in Asia said that 20% or more of TVs …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

ITRI Lowers Touch Production Costs

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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showcased a new metal mesh production technology at Touch Taiwan last month. The technology is said to feature a ‘one-step’ roll-to-roll method, which can apparently lower production costs …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Metal Mesh| Roll to Roll (R2R)| Touch Taiwan 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

LTPS Will Replace a-Si

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The CEO of Taiwan Display (a subsidiary of Japan Display), Jeff Hsu, said that he expects LTPS panels to become mainstream in mobile phones in 2-3 years. According to Hsu, JDI currently has a …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Production Capacity| Small & Medium Displays| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Nintendo Widens Viewing Angles to Tempt 3D Audience

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Nintendo has announced refreshed models of the 3DS and 3DS XL handheld consoles, focusing on the screen. The ‘New 3DS’ and ‘New 3DS XL’ will feature wider 3D viewing angles than the older models. …

Tags:Handhelds| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Nintendo Consoles| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Prestigio’s Phones Differ in Size, Price

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The Prestigio Multiphones 5453 and 5504 Duo are new smartphones that are similar in all aspects, aside from size and price. The 5453 is 4.5″ while the 5504 is 5″. Both have 1.3GHz quad-core …

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Rumour: Sony Developing Metal-Body Smartphones

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Sources in the Taiwan supply chain claim that Sony is developing smartphones (plural) with a metal-alloy chassis. These phones will be produced by Foxconn, with the chassis likely to be supplied by Foxconn Technology. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 35

DTG Tests D-Book 7 v4

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The UK’s DTG Testing is now trialling the functionality of the D-Book 7 v4. Updates have been released to the organisation’s MHEG test suites, under the ‘beta’ status; this means that test suite licensees …

Tags:DTG| Large Display Monitor| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21