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MoviePass Brings Back “Movie-a-Day” Monthly Subscription

by Andrew Fenn

MoviePass has reverted back to its “movie-a-day” monthly subscription package, having replaced it with an alternative promotion three weeks ago. Since April 13th, new customers have only been able to purchase a $29.95 pass …

Tags:Cinema going| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Oculus Reveals Varifocal VR Headset Prototype at F8 Conference

by Andrew Fenn

At Facebook’s recent F8 conference, Oculus revealed its new prototype, “Half Dome”, a new headset similar to the Rift, with a 140° FOV and varifocal displays. The new device features Fresnel lenses, eye-tracking technology …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Report: LG OLED TV at Korea Airport Exhibiting Signs of Burn-in

by Andrew Fenn

ZDNet has reported on an apparent burn-in issue with LG 2018 OLED TVs, spotted at Korea’s Incheon Airport’s Air Milers Lounge. At least one of the displays, installed only a matter of months ago, …

Tags:Aviation| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Ares Materials Launches MLO Technology for Flexible OLED Production

by Andrew Fenn

Ares Materials, a display materials design company, has launched Easybond, a new Mechanical Lift-Off (MLO) technology designed to temporarily bond solution-cast flexible substrates to the display mother glass during the flexible OLED display fabrication …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLED Materials| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Global Video Streaming Grew 114% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Video AI platform Conviva has reported that global video streaming hours grew 114% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018. App-based viewing grew 136%, while in-browser streaming grew 71%. Among providers, Apple TV streaming …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 17

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IHS: Pay TV Subscriptions Declined in 14 Markets in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The cord-cutting trend that threatens the future of the global pay TV industry was not confined solely to the United States in 2017. Total pay TV subscriptions also declined in 13 other markets — …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 17

GroupM: Time with Online Media to Surpass Linear TV in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

GroupM has released a new report examining consumer media consumption and advertising investment trends worldwide, focusing on the impact of technology and digital capabilities on consumers and advertisers. The company tabulated consumers’ time spent …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 17

IDC: Global Smartphone Shipments Decline 2.9% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

According to preliminary data from IDC, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018, resulting in a 2.9% decline when compared to the 344.4 million units shipped …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Replicating Human Vision for Accurate Testing of AR/VR Displays

by Andrew Fenn

Radiant Vision Systems will host a live demonstration of its solutions for near-eye AR/VR and mixed reality display testing that claim to replicate human vision at Display Week 2018, which takes place between May …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 17

SIA: Global Semiconductor Sales Up 20% in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $111.1 billion during the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 20% compared to the first quarter of 2017, but 2.5% less …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Ekioh Launches Multithreaded HTML Browser

by Andrew Fenn

UK software company Ekioh has unveiled Flow, a multithreaded HTML browser specifically designed for multi-core processors that claims to deliver a vastly improved user experience, with layout and animation performance said to be more …

Tags:GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Exclusive VR Amusement Park Opens in China

by Andrew Fenn

A 330 acre (134 hectares) VR amusement park has opened in southwestern China. Oriental Science Fiction Valley, situated in the country’s Guizhou province, features a total of 35 VR rides include roller coasters, shoot’em’up …

Tags:AR/VR| China| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Theme Parks and Amusements| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 17