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Global production of AMOLED panels will quadruple over the next five years, according to new data released by IHS Markit. Production capacity is expected to skyrocket by 320%, from 11.9 million square metres in …
Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
New data from Dataxis has revealed that TV subscribers in Latin America reached 74.3 million in the second quarter of 2017, representing almost flat growth quarter-on-quarter. Among the top players in the region, the …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Philippines-based telecoms operator, Globe, is using the Roku platform to deliver its Streamwatch player in its home country. Under the “Roku Powered” licensing agreement, Globe will launch Streamwatch in the Philippines next month, taking …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 41
by Andrew Fenn
SmartLabs will provide Innovative Systems with its SML-5112W Ultra HD set-top-box with Reference Design Kit (RDK) support. The Innovative Systems-branded STBs will focus on high-quality wireless video delivery. The device features a 4×4 802.11ac …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Unihertz, the company behind the Jelly phone, claimed to be “the world’s smallest 4G phone”, has gone on record, talking to the BBC about the smartphone’s failings. The Jelly device has been criticised for …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Home shopping giant QVC will soon launch Germany’s seventh Ultra HD satellite channel under a new ten-year deal with SES, which also includes a renewal of the company’s standard and HD channels. QVC will …
Tags:4k| Germany| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Essential has dropped the price of its first smartphone by $200, bringing it down to $499 off-contract. The price drop has been implemented by the company to improve consumer word-of-mouth and perceived value, and …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Costume clothing brand Melonhopper has released a new Facebook video advertisement featuring projection mapping, to plug its Halloween sale. The video features a model sporting a range of Melonhopper’s handmade costume designs, interacting with …
Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Barco has achieved a new milestone, with 100 all-laser cinema multiplexes now operating worldwide, using either the company’s Flagship Laser or Smart Laser projectors. These cinemas are seeing a marked increase in cost and …
Tags:Back Panel| | Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Google’s newest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are still hot off the assembly line, but early adopters of the Pixel 2 XL are already reporting issues of burn-in and image retention …
Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
German distributor Also has signed a new distribution agreement with Turkish manufacturer Vestel. Under the new deal, Also will distribute Vestel’s line of digital signage displays, interactive flat panels, video totems and video walls. …
Tags:Also| Distribution| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vestel| Vol 24 - Issue 40
by Andrew Fenn
Insurance group Ergo has extended its Emoji campaign until mid-December, in collaboration with taxi advertising specialist, Fleet Ad. Via in-car passenger tablets, Ergo’s campaign uses icons and what-if scenarios to educate users about accident …
Tags:DOOH| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 40
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