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Pay TV Subs Rise in Q1

by Tom Allen

Worldwide pay TV subscriptions rose 6.9 million (1.7%) QoQ in Q1’16, according to Informitv’s Multiscreen Index. 60 of the top 100 companies showed gains. The greatest rise was in APAC, with 5.4 million new …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 26| Worldwide

VR Partners Named for Olympic Games

by Tom Allen

Viasat in Europe and NBC Olympics in the USA have signed up to broadcast this year’s Olympic Games in virtual reality (Olympics to be Broadcast in VR). 85 hours of VR programming will be …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Olympics| UltraHD (4KTV)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Flex Revenue Will Grow 300% to 2022

by Tom Allen

Demand for ‘innovative’ flexible displays will rise along with the popularity and penetration of wearable and mobile devices. IHS predicts that flexible display revenue will climb more than 300% between 2016 ($3.7 billion) and …

Tags:Flexible Displays| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Blu Offers Three-Day Battery

by Tom Allen

The newest flagship phablet from US-based Blu boasts a massive battery and corresponding battery life. Aptly known as the Energy XL, the 6″ handset has a 5,000mAh battery and is said to last for …

Tags:AMOLED| Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Consumption| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Retailers in Favour for VR

by Tom Allen

A survey by Context has shown that VR is a category ‘for retailers to lose’, in Europe. The survey showed that most consumers (26.3%) and gamers (23.2%) would prefer to buy VR HMDs at …

Tags:Channels| Europe| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Médiakiosk Plans Newsstand Modernisation

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux subsidiary MédiaKiosk has renewed its contract to design, supply, install, maintain and operate digital kiosks in Paris. The contract began on the 1st July and will run for 15 years. In the process, …

Tags:DOOH| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Optoma Upgrades Home Theatre

by Tom Allen

Optoma has unveiled its new DLP home projector in the USA, the HD142x – successor to the HD141x (Optoma…And Cinema Speeds to Gaming Projector). Colour and lamp life have been improved. Optoma has added …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Home Theatre| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Ingram Micro Cuts 900 Staff

by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro is reducing its workforce at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The plant, which is used for wireless repairs and logistics, currently employs almost 1,300 staff. Ingram is planning to cut 937 …

Tags:Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Foxconn Subsidiary Takes Stake in AIS

by Tom Allen

Foxconn subsidiary Ennoconn Corporation has acquired a 60% stake in American Industrial Systems (AIS). Ennoconn intends to use the acquisition to compete in the industrial IoT market.

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Xiaomi

Xiaomi Switches to Premium Pricing

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s co-founder Li Wangjiang has said that the company will launch a ‘high-end’ smartphone this year, costing between CNY4,000 ($600) and CNY5,000 ($750). Local media claim that the phone will be the Mi Note …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 26| Xiaomi

SMPTE Presents HDR Workflow

by Tom Allen

Raymond Yeung will join as a guest speakerSMPTE will run a webcast on the 14th July dealing with HDR. Specifically, the event will present a workflow system for mastering HDR content for theatrical and …

Tags:Back Panel| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Vol 23 - Issue 26

ITU Builds on Rec.2020 With HDR Standard

by Tom Allen

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has developed and published a new HDR standard (aka Recommendation) for television broadcasting. The standard was developed by the ITU’s Radiocommunication sector (ITU-R), working with industry stakeholders. It builds …

Tags:Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| ITU| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 26