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Exset Brings DTV Services to Turkey

by Tom Allen

Netherlands-based Exset will deploy its DMS 2.0 digital TV system on Atmaca Elektronik’s (owner of the Sunny brand) products in Turkey. Operators can leverage DMS 2.0 to provide value-added services via broadcast networks in …

Tags:Back Panel| DTV| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

LG and Sistem 9 Work on Turkey’s Largest Signage Rollout

by Tom Allen

Earlier this year, we attended the DailyDOOH Media Summit in London. While there, we heard from Kaan Akin – CEO of Sistem 9 Medya, in Turkey – who mentioned a large tender that his …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

LTPS Smartphone Demand Causes Tablet Price Competition

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering early July. The Chinese smartphone market is unchanged from June, entering a state of maturation. Brands are cautious with orders, …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pricing| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Currency Woes Keep Panels in Flux

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering early July. The European economy is ‘falling into a muddy pit’, due to the strong US dollar and the ongoing …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LCD TVs| Notebooks| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Canal+ Group Chose Envivio

by Tom Allen

Envivio has said that it supplied encoding support to the Canal+ Group, for its trial satellite and OTT distribution of the UEFA Champions League final in UltraHD last month. Envivio’s Muse UltraHD solution was …

Tags:Back Panel| Encoders| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Rec 2020| Satellite| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Canal+ Group Utilizes Envivio Muse Ultra HD for UEFA Championship

by Tom Allen

Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI), a leading provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, provided fans with an Ultra HD vision of the future of soccer telecasts when it supplied encoding support to Canal+ Group …

Tags:OTT Video| Satellite| UltraHD (4KTV)

Teens Are Turning Their Backs on TV

by Tom Allen

Nielsen has found that young Americans are watching less and less TV. OTT portals, such as Netflix and Hulu, are putting traditional TV under pressure. It is still the most popular medium, but may …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Tizen Moves Away From Entry-Level

by Tom Allen

A leaked Samsung phone, apparently called the Z3, has appeared online. The phone will run the Tizen OS and be the follow-up to the Z1 – despite the Z2 having never made an appearance …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Tizen| Vol 22 - Issue 28

LGD Cuts Laptop Size and Weight

by Tom Allen

LG Display has announced a new range of LCD notebook panels, which it says are thinner and lighter than any before. The ‘Advanced In-Cell Touch’ (AIT) panels feature embedded touch sensors, and are available …

Tags:In-cell| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Chinese Makers Look to OLEDs

by Tom Allen

Etmag claims that Chinese panel makers are increasingly investing in AMOLED and PMOLED technologies, to secure flexible display orders from China-based wearable vendors. Everdisplay, Tianma (G6), BOE (G5.5) and CSOT (G6) are all said …

Tags:AMOLED| BOE| China| CSOT| Everdisplay| Mobile Display Monitor| PMOLED| Tianma| Vol 22 - Issue 28| Wearables

Glass Production Outsourced by LG

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News says that LG Electronics is to outsource part of its reinforced glass manufacturing process. Cutting and etching processes will be outsourced, to reduce costs.

Tags:Glass| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Vol 22 - Issue 28

TCL Lowers Cost of Roku TVs

by Tom Allen

TCL is lowering the price of its Roku smart TVs with a new addition to the lineup: a 31.5″ model called the 32S3850. As a Roku TV, the set uses the Roku operating system. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Roku| TCL| Vol 22 - Issue 28