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Seoul Semiconductor Files Patent Lawsuit

by Alan Spencer

At the end of last month, Seoul Semiconductor filed a patent infringement lawsuit at the District Court of Düsseldorf in Germany, against Mouser Electronics asserting infringement of a LED patent relating to high-power light …

BrightSign Supplies September 11 Memorial and Museum

by Alan Spencer

BrightSign has been chosen to supply digital signage hardware to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan, and Smart Digital Solutions was chosen to provide systems integration and support. BrightSign’s media …

ViXS Sells MoCA Business to MaxLinear

by Alan Spencer

ViXS Systems has announced that it has sold its Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) business to MaxLinear for $5 million. This will allow ViXS to focus on its core video business built around delivering …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Patents| ViXS| Vol 24 - Issue 15

HPA Tech Retreat Extra to Focus on VR, AR and MR

by Alan Spencer

Registration has opened for the 2017 HPA Tech Retreat UK, the event being run in association with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. The event attracts a wide audience that gathers together …

Tags:Back Panel| Broadcast| Events| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Samsung Delays Bixby Voice

by Alan Spencer

The Samsung Bixby voice assistant is not being shipped with the Galaxy S8 as originally planned. The digital assistant, which was announced last month, is a bit different than Siri or Google Now, as …

Madrid Drive-In Opens with 250M² Screen

by Alan Spencer

The drive-in at Autocine Madrid Race, reported to be Europe’s biggest drive-in, features a giant 250m² screen powered by a Christie CP2230 projector. The Autocine Madrid Race, opened on 24th February with the screening …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 15

List of Top LED Packagers for 2016 Announced

by Alan Spencer

A ranking of the 2016 global LED packaging service providers, has Japan-based Nichia at the top, with revenues of $2.423 billion, and Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics coming second with $963.5 million. The ranking was by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Deutsche Telekom to Roll Out 4K Ultra HD Channels

by Alan Spencer

Deutsche Telekom is planning to unveil a new roll-out of 4K ultra HD channels later this year as part of its Entertain TV service. The announcement was made at the MIPTV event in Cannes, …

Tags:4k| Europe| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 15

TiVo and Roku Share Patents in New Agreement

by Alan Spencer

TiVo and Roku have signed a multi-year intellectual property licence agreement covering both company’s patent portfolios as well as OTT assets of the intellectual ventures patent portfolio under the TiVo/IV licensing partnership. In addition, …

Tags:EPGs| Large Display Monitor| Roku| Tivo| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Alticast Secures 4K UHD Content

by Alan Spencer

Alticast has integrated Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology into its AltiProtect Multi-DRM product. This will eliminate exposure to untrusted areas, and enable secure delivery of 4K UHD online video content from servers …

THX Joins Streaming Video Alliance

by Alan Spencer

THX has joined the Streaming Video Alliance, an organisation that aims to solve ongoing streaming challenges by developing best practices to ensure high-quality streaming services are available. With little guidance currently available, service providers …

SAARC Pay-TV Revenues to Double by 2021

by Alan Spencer

Dataxis predicts that the major SAARC countries (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka) plus Myanmar will see their pay TV market doubled by 2021, to reach $16 billion compared to just $8 billion last …