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Opera Upgrades App Generator

by Tom Allen

Opera has launched Opera TV Snaps 3.0, the latest version of the company’s OTT app generator for broadcasters, content providers and VoD services. The new version can be used to mix live broadcast streams, …

UHD Will be Helped and Hobbled by OTT

by Tom Allen

NSR has examined the UltraHD market and shared its forecast for the future, in a new report. There is a debate ongoing about the long-term prospects for the format, with some expecting it to …

AIS Spins Out VR Society to Promote Content

by Tom Allen

The AIS (Advanced Imaging Society) has formed a new division called the VR Society. The VRS will provide research, seminars and best practice recommendations, to assist in the creation of high quality VR content. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 28

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 28

by Tom Allen

A posting on Amazon‘s Spanish site, since removed, appears to have leaked the launch date of Sony‘s Playstation Neo console (UHD Playstation is Official – But…). The unit will apparently be available in October …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 28

by Tom Allen

7thSense has released an entry-level media server, as an affordable way to introduce uncompressed media playback into a workflow for fixed installations. The Nano-1-SDI server features a web-based UI for simple configurations and a …

LGD Will “Balance” LCD and OLED

by Tom Allen

LG Display will raise its OLED investment, as Apple prepares to adopt the technology in coming iPhones. The claim comes from Bloomberg, which quotes LGD CEO Han Sang Beom. Han admitted that LGD was …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Toshiba Supplies Terminals to Deen

by Tom Allen

The Castricum branch of the Dutch supermarket chain Deen has become the first to use a self-service checkout solution from Toshiba. Three terminals have been installed, and Deen’s locations in Heemskerk, Zaandam and Almere …

25% of US Homes Are Cable-Free

by Tom Allen

As many as 25% of US TV households do not own a cable or satellite subscription, according to GfK. Households with a resident between 18 and 34 are most likely to have cut the …

OTT to Soar in Europe

by Tom Allen

OTT TV TV and video revenues will more than double in Western Europe between 2015 and 2021 – but growth rates will vary dramatically by country, says Digital TV Research (DTVR). “OTT adoption is …

Visionect’s Displays Help to Counter Bullying

by Tom Allen

Visionect’s electronic paper displays are being used in a new anti-bullying product called the Community Hub. This “black box of violence prevention” can be used by students to anonymously report bullying. Visionect’s technology was …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| ePaper| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Wireless Power Awareness Spiked in 2015

by Tom Allen

Wireless charging awareness is widespread, according to a survey by IHS Markit. 25% of consumers have used the technology on a mobile device, and more than 80% have heard about it. A new report …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 27| Wireless Charging

Digital Projection Expands Across Europe

by Tom Allen

Digital Projection Inc. has opened four new service centres across Europe. They are MC&S, based in Dusseldorf and serving Germany; CES, in Lier, Belgium, serving Benelux; ATM in Paris, serving France; and Kreator AV …

Tags:Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 27