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Measat Collaborates with NovelSat and V-Nova on UHD Channel Distribution

by Andrew Fenn

Measat has announced a showcase in collaboration with NovelSat and V-Nova, to demonstrate compression for Ultra HD distribution over satellite. The company says that the new technology provides up to three times the bandwidth …

IDC: The Fight for Smart Assistant Dominance Heats Up

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide smart home devices market — inclusive of smart speakers, digital media adaptors, lighting, thermostats and more — is forecast to ship 549.5 million devices in 2018, growing 26.8% over the prior year, …

IDC: Worldwide IT and Telecom Spending to Slow After Last Year’s Rebound

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide spending on traditional hardware, software, services and telecommunications is on course for growth of 3.7% this year in constant currency, slightly down from last year’s 4.2% growth, and will reach $4 trillion in …

Report: LG 10.5G Paju Fab Will Skip Straight to Large-Sized OLED Production

by Andrew Fenn

Korean publication ET News recently revealed that LG Display has decided to skip ahead to producing OLED panels at its forthcoming 10.5G fab in Paju, South Korea, according to Digitimes (although we couldn’t dig …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Over 85% of US Millennials Subscribe to At Least One OTT Video Service

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associates finds that more than 85% of millennials in US broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT video service. Senior director of research Brett Sappington commented: “Overall penetration of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Report: 2.2 Million People Aged 15+ in France Use SVoD Daily

by Andrew Fenn

New data from research firms NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive reveals that an average of 2.2 million people aged 15 and over in France are using an SVoD service every day. The beginning of …

CNMC: A Third of Spanish Homes Had Pay TV At the End of 2017

by Andrew Fenn

A new survey from Spain’s competition and markets watchdog Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has revealed that 33% of the country’s homes had pay TV at the end of 2017, …

IP Wire: 10-Millionth US Patent Actually Issued to AR Firm

by Andrew Fenn

Last week, the White House held a ceremony to acknowledge that a patent filed by defence contractor Raytheon on June 19th was the 10-millionth US patent to be signed in, 228 years after the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Absen Announces Dates for European Showcase Events

by Andrew Fenn

Absen has revealed the schedule for its “Stronger Together” showcase events, taking place across 30 European cities throughout the summer. The event kicked off this week in Spain and will travel to Italy, France, …

Magic Leap Files Patent for AR Glasses That Can Monitor Vital Signs

by Andrew Fenn

A patent filed by Magic Leap, dating back to November 2017, details a new AR glasses product that can monitor vital signs including body temperature, heart rate, respiration, sweating and glucose levels, with built-in …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Healthcare| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Russian VR Firm Presents Stroke Recovery Technique at CEBIT

by Andrew Fenn

Russian developers have revealed “TauTracker”, a new VR technique for patients recovering after a stroke, at the CEBIT 2018 event in Hanover, Germany. The user manipulates objects in VR with their own hands to …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 24

IHS: First Foldable OLED Smartphone Displays to Hit Market This Year

by Andrew Fenn

While the flexible AMOLED display market included equal volumes of flat and curved displays in 2017, foldable displays weren’t expected to be in mass production until a few years later, according to IHS Markit’s …

Tags:Flexible Displays| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 24