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North American SVOD Most Mature, But Way to Go

by Tom Allen

The North America subscription video on demand (SVOD) market is ‘far from mature’ – at least, according to new figures from Digital TV Research. North America had 50.6 million SVOD homes (excluding sports) at …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| North America| SVOD| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Technicolor Paves the Way for Next-Gen TV with HDR and SDR Compatibility Solution

by Tom Allen

Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) committed to enabling HDR across all aspects of content creation and distribution, has announced the immediate availability of its new High Dynamic Range (HDR) single-layer solution for testing …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Technicolor

Germany Approves HbbTV Removal

by Tom Allen

German media authorities have decided that platform operators in the country do not have to distribute TV channels’ HbbTV services. The decision was made following ARD’s complaints that Kabel Deutschland was filtering out its …

Tags:Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Deutsche Bank Conservative With Samsung Prediction

by Tom Allen

Deutsche Bank has forecast 45 million unit sales for Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones this year – compared to Samsung’s own prediction of 70 million units (Samsung Expects Big Things of S6). …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Scientists Pioneer 30x Rise in OLED Efficiency!

by Tom Allen

A team from the University of Ulsan, in Korea, claim to have developed a way to raise OLED efficiency by 3,000%! The research team was able to raise efficiency of iridium-doped phosphorescent emitters by …

Amazon Beats Netflix to HDR Punch

by Tom Allen

Amazon is now streaming HDR content on its Prime VoD service in the USA. Plans were announced at NAB this year (Amazon to Offer HDR Content). Currently, content availability is limited to Samsung’s SUHD …

BenQ Presents Slim-Bezel Monitor

by Tom Allen

Designed with content consumption in mind, BenQ’s 27″ EW2750ZL monitor features slim bezels and edge-to-edge glass. Cinema Mode automatically tunes content to look its best, adjusting image features such as resolution and colour. Resolution …

Canonical Continues ‘Different’ Sales Methods

by Tom Allen

A smartphone from Chinese maker Meizu has been launched in Europe – in a slightly unusual way. Rather than standard channel sales, people interested in the MX4 Ubuntu Edition (yes, it runs an unusual …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Four of Top Monitor Vendors Experience Declines

by Tom Allen

More than 29 million PC monitors were shipped worldwide in Q1’15, according to IDC. The figure represents a 12% fall YoY, and was 1.5% below the firm’s forecast. There were some bright spots – …

Technicolor Launches Single-Stream HDR Reference Code

by Tom Allen

A reference code of Technicolor’s single-stream HDR solution is now available for testing. The solution is intended for broadcasters, pay-tv operators and OTT streaming services looking to migrate to HDR video. Technicolor’s solution creates …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Technicolor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Correction: Outfront Expands Transport Presence

by Tom Allen

We incorrectly reported recently that Outfront Media had begun working with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, to roll out screens in New York City (Outfront Expands Transport Presence). The screens are actually being …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outfront Media| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Kenwood Supports Android and iPhone Connections

by Tom Allen

Two new after-market multimedia receivers, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, are now being shipped by Kenwood. The Excelon DDX9902S and DDX9702S were introduced at CES 2015. They are in-car modules for entertainment and …