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Big Battery Expected for HTC 10

by Tom Allen

Notorious tipster Evan Blass has tweeted (@EVLeaks) that the upcoming HTC 10 smartphone will have what he terms a ‘Super LCD 5’ display, rather than AMOLED. The phone will also feature a 3,000mAh battery. …

Tags:Batteries| HTC| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 11

B&O Agrees OLED TV Partnership

by Tom Allen

LG Display and Bang & Olugfsen have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and produce an OLED TV, which will be launched in 2017. Through the agreement, B&O will achieve the technological capabilities …

Tags:Bang & Olufsen (B&O)| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mergers & Acquisitions| OLED TVs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Iiyama is Ready for DSS

by Tom Allen

Iiyama will once again exhibit at the Digital Signage Summit Europe, which will take place in Munich from the 23rd – 24th June. The firm has not announced what it will show, but has …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Events| Germany| Iiyama| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Rumour Claims ‘PS4.5’ Will Run Games at UHD

by Tom Allen

Prolific rumour mill, Kotaku, claims that Sony is developing a Playstation 4 that can support UltraHD games. The ‘PS4.5’ may be a new device or a simple addon, and will include a new GPU …

Tags:4k| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Eutelsat Shares UHD Viewing Preferences

by Tom Allen

Eutelsat presented its findings from a study on UltraHD viewing preferences in Europe at the Connected TV Summit in London last week. We were unable to attend, but Broadband TV News covered the event. …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| UltraHD (4KTV)| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 11

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Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value

by Tom Allen

Concerns about potential liabilities (Foxconn Delays Sharp Acquisition) have led to Foxconn seeking to reduce the amount it will pay for Sharp in an acquisition. The news comes from Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun which also …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 11

JDI Closes Plants in Bid to Become Less Seasonal

by Tom Allen

Japan Display has announced a series of structural reforms, as it seeks to move to a business structure that is less influenced by seasonality than its current main market (smartphone displays). Since July last …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Tannas Becomes Pixel Scientific

by Tom Allen

Tannas Electronic Displays, which builds custom-sized LCD displays, was recently sold in a majority stock purchase to investors. Richard McCartney, of Scotts Valley, California, led the purchase and has been named as the new …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Canon Brings First Laser to DSE ’16

by Tom Allen

At Digital Signage Expo 2016, Canon introduced its first-ever laser-phosphor projector: the LX-MU800Z. It is a DLP unit with seven interchangeable lenses, a sealed filter-free design and motorised lens shift. The projector is an …

Tags:Canon| DLP Projectors| DSE 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCOS| Short Throw| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Sony Assists in Live UHD Trials

by Tom Allen

Sony has taken part in successful streaming trials of live UltraHD sporting events. These included the first North American football (soccer) broadcast in the format by Univision Deportes. The events were streamed using the …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| sony| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Cord-Shaving Outweighs Cord-Cutting

by Tom Allen

Research by Nielsen suggests that cord-cutting concerns are not as well-founded as expected. Most consumers are likely to cut back on, but not cancel, their pay-TV services, and complement them with streaming services like …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Streaming Video| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Flexible Will be Fastest-Growing OLED Segment to 2018

by Tom Allen

The OLED Association (OLED-A) expects the OLED market to grow at a 22% CAGR between 2014 and 2018 – with capacity growth from 1 million m² in 2009 to 6.8 million m² by the …

Tags:AUO| BOE| Flexible Displays| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDA (OLED Association)| OLEDs| Samsung Display| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 11