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LG & SBS Test UltraHD via DTT

by Bob Raikes

LG is working with SBS, a broadcaster, to transmit UltraHD content over DTT in Korea, using the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard. The companies said that they demonstrated transmission and reception of 4K UHD and …

Tags:4k| ATSC| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 38

ST to Lay off Staff in France?

by Bob Raikes

Click for larger imageReuters reports that French unions have said that STMicroelectronics is considering laying off up to 1,000 of its 1,100 staff in France. The staff are said to be working in the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STMicroelectronics| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Yahoo To Launch New TV Streaming Device?

by Bob Raikes

Yahoo is reported to be considering releasing a streaming stick, while Google is expected to launch a new Chromecast stick next week that will make connections easier and add Chromecast Audio, which will allow …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 38

EchoStar And Nagra Join for UltraHD Security

by Bob Raikes

Nagra (Kudelski Group) said that it has shipped anyCast Command security to EchoStar for production of 4K-capable set-top boxes for the companies’ joint clients. anyCast integrates both decryption and descrambling (previously in the CA …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 22 - Issue 38

A Pivot for Portrait’s James

by Bob Raikes

We recently heard that there was to be a change at long-established display industry company, Portrait Displays. Founder and CEO, J. Michael James is retiring after more than twenty years and passing control to …

Tags:CRT| LCD Panels| Portrait Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Xara Boosts Designer to Pro X11

by Bob Raikes

The Xara Designer programme has a long history and was originally developed in the UK for the Acorn Archimedes in the 1980s, although it was acquired by a German publisher, Magix Ag in 2015. …

Tags:Graphics Software| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 38

HDR in Movies? Check! Broadcast? Check! PCs? Hmmm…

by Bob Raikes

I have spent most of September at IFA and IBC, or writing about them. The big topic has, of course, been UltraHD in its broadest sense, especially the “next step” for UltraHD, which is …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 22 - Issue 38

John Lewis Result 21/09/15

by Bob Raikes

The John Lewis Partnership’s revenues and operating profits rose 1.9% (to £4.5 billion ($7 billion)) and 55% (to £273 million ($424 million)) YoY, respectively, in the first half of 2015. However, electrical sales were …

Tags:Financial Data| John Lewis Partnership| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Special Offer for Display Daily Readers – Immersed 2015

by Bob Raikes

Display Daily readers can get a special discount for the upcoming Immersed 2015 conference at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto in Canada. Display Daily readers qualify for an instant $100 savings on full registration …

Tags:Events

The Dust Settles on IFA & IBC

by Bob Raikes

Once again, I’m writing this editorial with a sense of relief. After twelve days at trade shows in the last seventeen, the words are very nearly finished and our IBC report will be published …

Tags:Broadcast| Dolby Vision| Editorial| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37