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Viu Experiences 50% Growth Since Last November

by Alan Spencer

PCCW Media’s video service, Viu, had six million monthly active users at the end of March, which represents a growth of 50% from the four million active users it had in November last year. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Samsung Shows Experimental VR Interface

by Alan Spencer

At the recent VRLA Expo 2017 in Los Angeles, a group of Samsung employees introduced one of the latest products, which is an experimental, hands-free VR interface that is called FaceSense. FaceSense is a …

Tags:AR/VR| Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Channel 4 Launches Audio Personalised TV Ads

by Alan Spencer

Channel 4 in the UK, has announced a brand new interactive VoD format that enables advertisers to incorporate the individual names of “All 4” viewers into the audio of their adverts, using the data …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| VOD| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Almost a Third of Free OTT Trials Result in a Paid Subscription

by Alan Spencer

According to research by Parks Associates, 32% of OTT free trials convert to a paid subscription. More than a quarter of US broadband households trialled at least one OTT service in the previous six …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 16

ST&A Presentation Videos Available on YouTube

by Alan Spencer

The twenty-eighth Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference took place recently and featured more than 25 presentations on such topics as, stereoscopic and autostereoscopic display, VR, spatial perception, and applications. The technical presentations are now …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Canadian Car Dealership Installs Large Video Wall

by Alan Spencer

The Advanced Videowall Group in Canada has installed a 27’ by 4’ (8.25m x 1.2m) video wall on the showroom bulkhead wall at Humberview Volkswagen in Toronto. The video wall has sixteen 46” LCDs …

Tags:Canada| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 16

UK OOH Adspend Continues to Grow

by Alan Spencer

UK OOH adspend grew by 2.0% during the final three months of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, with full-year adspend rising for the sixth consecutive year in 2016. This rise was …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 16

VR Boosts the Haptics Industry

by Alan Spencer

A new report from IDTechEx Research, finds that the haptics industry will be worth $2.8 billion by 2027. Haptics are key technologies enhancing the user experience, such as vibrating smartphones or tension building in …

Tags:Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 16

UHD Forum Issues Forensic Watermarking Guidelines

by Alan Spencer

The Ultra HD Forum has issued its latest guidelines, “UHD Forum Guidelines version 1.3” which includes a new chapter on forensic watermarking. The new guidelines are as a result of a collaboration between leading …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Security| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 16

TV Set Viewing Drops 55%

by Alan Spencer

A new global survey by Accenture, is reporting a 55% drop in the number of consumers who say they prefer to watch TV shows on the traditional TV. Accenture’s 2017 Digital Consumer Survey found …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Russian Law Affects Netflix Expansion

by Alan Spencer

Russia’s State Duma has approved a law on audiovisual Internet services that could have a bearing on Netflix’s expansion in the country. If audience share is over 100,000 users per month in Russia, foreign …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Russia| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Deep Space at the Ars Electronica Center Shown in 8K and 3D

by Alan Spencer

The Ars Electronica Center in Linz is demonstrating the latest AV technology, using 8K resolution as well as 3D images and stereo. One display, ‘In the Deep Space’, uses a 16m by 9m projection …

Tags:Installation Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 24 - Issue 16