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LeEco Interconnects

by Yvette Raikes

The US subsidiary of Chinese company LeEco is holding its official launch in San Francisco on 19th October. The company has a huge range of products which can be internet-connected – from electric cars …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Students Access Books Digitally

by Yvette Raikes

UK bookseller, Blackwell, has opened two university campus shops in Cardiff and Liverpool, which have digital displays and interactive touchscreens. Students can get advice and access information about eight million titles, both physical and …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Philips HDR TV Now Released

by Yvette Raikes

After a delay, Philips‘ 65″ HDR TV has finally been released in Europe. The 7601 is LED-backlit with full-array local dimming, until now only on the 9 series TVs. The display has brightness of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Could Acquire NXP Semiconductors

by Yvette Raikes

There have been several recent acquisitions in the chip industry, and another is widely rumoured to be on the cards although neither company will comment. Qualcomm is said to be in talks about buying …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Less Live TV is Watched in in Holland

by Yvette Raikes

Dutch viewers watch, on average, 287 minutes (almost 5 hours) of video, but only 110 minutes of this (38%) is live TV. However growth is slowing in the number of households adding extra services …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netherlands| Vol 23 - Issue 38

SMPTE Webcast on Projector Colour Grading

by Yvette Raikes

SMPTE is holding one of its Emerging Technology webcasts on Thursday 6th October at 1pm EDT, 10am PDT, 5pm UTC and 6pm BST. The theme is Uber Master Creation using an HDR Movie Projector …

Tags:Back Panel| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Vol 23 - Issue 38

NFL Network Chooses Planar

by Yvette Raikes

The sports-oriented NFL Network has taken delivery of six Planar 55″ LookThru OLED monitors. The FHD transparent displays, which use Samsung’s OLEDs, are installed in its GameDay studio. Analyst Comment There won’t be many …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Planar| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Lay’s Uses DOOH to Promote UEFA Champions League

by Yvette Raikes

Crisp brand Lay’s is one of the sponsors of the UEFA Champions League and is offering lots of prizes in its “Cheer for your Favourite” campaign. This includes a Snapchat lens, which fans can …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38

MTV Awards Feature Multi-screen Display

by Yvette Raikes

The MTV Video Music Awards held at Madison Square Garden in New York were shown live on cable networks, smart TVs, mobile devices and the internet. There were multiple video screens at the venue, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Rental and Staging| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 38

sharp

Sharp Repurchases Offices

by Yvette Raikes

Sharp sold some of its premises in 2015 when business took a downturn. However, Foxconn chairman Terry Guo and Sharp president Dai Cheng-wu have made good on their promise to buy back the old …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Apple

Apple iPhone Orders Rise

by Yvette Raikes

According to Digitimes, Apple’s order for iPhone parts and components for Q4 2016 are between 20% and 30% higher than expected. Touch panel orders have been shared between TPK and GIS, but order fulfillment …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Globo Launches 4K HDR VOD

by Yvette Raikes

Latin American commercial TV network, Globo, is using ATEME’s Titan to run its 4K HDR VOD offering, the first in Brazil. Content with UHD resolution is available on Globo’s OTT multi-screen platform, which includes …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 38