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THX Joins Streaming Video Alliance

THX has joined the Streaming Video Alliance, an organisation that aims to solve ongoing streaming challenges by developing best practices to ...

Ultra-thin and Efficient Flexible Light Guide – Perfect Light Guide for LCDs, EPDs or any Medium Sized Displays

Nanocomp is a global forerunner in micro- and nano-optics design and manufacturing. It has developed multiple thin and flexible film based ...

Netflix Launches HTML5 on Linux

Netflix has announced that users of Firefox can now also get Netflix on Linux. The move is part of plans announced ...

Intevac Sells Vertex to New Tier One

During the announcement of its Q2 results, Intevac described a coating it has developed for smartphone display cover glass. The company ...

SIM2 Launches xTV Laser Projector

As we have noted many times, the Laser TV category featuring an ultra short throw projector mounted below a screen in ...

Samsung QLED TVs Become the World’s First ‘CalMAN ready’ Series of TVs That Provide Autocalibration for HDR

Samsung Electronics announced today the availability of Portrait Displays’ new autocalibration software, CalMAN with AutoCal, on its 2017 QLED TVs. This ...

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Pegatron Predicts Record Turnover in 2015

by Helen Vince

Pegatron says it expects to achieve record turnover this year, following last year’s NT$1.02 trillion ($32.6 billion), thanks to the company’s strategy of widening its portfolios of communication, IT and consumer electronics products. The …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

TPK Expects Q3 Upturn

by Helen Vince

TPK says it expects sales in Q3 to rebound 30% sequentially, thanks to demand for wearables, curved displays and fingerprint detection modules. In Q2, TPK’s sales are expected to decline anywhere between 15% and …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TPK| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Sony Blames Qualcomm for Flagship Overheating

by Tom Allen

Following tests by Dutch website GSMinfo, Sony has admitted that its Z3+ smartphone (Xperia Z4 in Japan) is suffering from overheating issues. The company has blamed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chip for the problem. Sony …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Regulator Aims to Halt Illegal Transmissions

by Tom Allen

Greek regulator EETT is seeking to end illegal analogue transmissions in the country. Several local municipalities are still permitting these broadcasts to take place for viewers outside of the DTT coverage area. EETT is …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Greece| Large Display Monitor| Regulation| Vol 22 - Issue 25

French Regulator Opens DTT Consultation

by Vanessa Browning

ARCEP, the French regulator, is updating its rules regulating the DTT transmission market, for the 2015 – 2018 period. The proposed new rules reflect ARCEP’s belief that the DTT broadcast market is shrinking. They …

Tags:Broadcast Market| France| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Nvidia’s Shield Goes on the Offensive

by Tom Allen

An UltraHD software update has been rolled out to Nvidia’s Shield STB (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console). Although already supporting UltraHD from local sources (via HDMI), software update 1.2 enables …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| Software| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Alibaba Positions for Video Streaming Market

by Tom Allen

Alibaba Group, one of China’s largest businesses, will launch an online video streaming service this summer. It will be known as Tmall Box Office (TBO). Patrick Liu, head of digital entertainment, said, “Our goal …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 25

OTT Revenues Rocket as SVOD Overtakes Advertising

by Tom Allen

Netflix’s continued global rollout, which has pushed local players to step up their efforts, was cited as a reason for SVOD’s growth.According to Digital TV Research, global TV and video revenues from OTT will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Philips Introduces ColorSpark

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a presentation on the first day of Display Summit on Monday, June 15th, Dr. Ir. Peter Vankan from Philips announced a new product from Philips Lighting, ColorSpark. Color Spark, also known as High …

Tags:Colour (Color)| LED Projectors| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Wearables Waiting for the Advent of Soft Electronics

by Steve Sechrist

The Apple Watch is now shipping with predictions it will bust all records for the nascent wearable category, with the lift coming primarily from the fan-boy base (OK, girls too) that believes Apple can …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Novel Displays| Sensors| Vol 22 - Issue 25| Wearable Market| Wearables

UltraHD Panels Hit New Record in April

by Tom Allen

Shipments of UltraHD LCD TV panels continue to rise, exceeding 3 million units for the first time in April this year – 14% of global TV panels. 20% of TV panels shipped in 2016 …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 25