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Next TV Summit Discusses Programmatic Video

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At the Next TV Summit one panel discussed the future of broadcasting with a look at programmatic video. The panel included Lauren McKinnon (Samba TV), Robert Dalven (Videology), Sean Downey (Google), Jay Prasad (TubeMogul), …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Television Week| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Vorsprung Durch Samsung

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Audi showrooms in the UK are using Samsung’s Gear VR headset to demonstrate the features of the new Audi TT. Wearers can investigate the interior of the car and be taken for a drive. …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 46

HTC Signs Tech Data

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Tech Data Mobile Solutions in the UK has been appointed as exclusive distributor for HTC’s new Nexus 9 tablet.

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| TechData| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

LEDs Coming for Lighting

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Daniel den Englesen is a veteran of Philips who is now working with ABInfo. Although based in the Netherlands, he also does some work in Brazil and is also an Associate Professor at Brunel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Q3’14 Worst on Record for US Pay-TV

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The 13 largest pay-TV providers in the USA (representing 95.3 million video customers – about 95% of the market) lost around 150,000 net video subscribers in Q3’14 – compared to a loss of 25,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Reception| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Everdisplay Targets 1 Million Panels Monthly

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China’s Everdisplay has told OLED-Info that it has a monthly capacity of 600,000 5″ OLED panels at its G4.5 fab. Full capacity (15,000 substrates) has not yet been reached. The company expects to increase …

Tags:China| Everdisplay| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Microchip Not Planning CSR Offer

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Microchip Technology has said it will not be making an offer for UK-based chipmaker CSR. In September the US company was reported to have approached CSR with an acquisition offer (Display Monitor Vol 21 …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

32″ – 42″ Panel Prices Will Rise in Q4

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Pricing for 32″, 40″ and 42″ TV panels will continue to rise in Q4’14, say Asian sources. The situation is not expected to soften until Q1’15, when demand seasonally falls. Panel makers have lowered …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 46

ONR Demonstrated Augmented Reality System for Training Purposes

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Augmented reality headsets are typically being measured by being compared with the Google Glass device. The issue of what augmented reality can be used for is still ongoing and recent press releases favor corporate …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Samsung Display Requests Component Price Cuts

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Samsung Display is asking supply chaing members to lower component pricing by as much as 30%, as the company aims to drop its overall pricing for small- and medium-size panels. The news comes from …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Small & Medium Displays| Vol 21 - Issue 46

20th HbbTV Workshop Takes Place in December

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The 20th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop will take place in Munich, Germany, on 9th and 10th December. All HbbTV application developers and manufacturers of HbbTV products are invited to attend. More details can be found …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Graphene and Applications

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Antonio Hélio Castro Neto gave a talk on graphene at the event. He started work on the material in the US but has now moved to Signapore to further the research. The level of …

Tags:Graphene| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46