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Light Valve Amplifier/ILA

Light Valve Amplifier (LVA) is a term used to describe a specific type of light valve developed by Hughes-JVC (Image Light ...

LG Raises Price of Already-Expensive Watch Urbane

It’s not just the Apple Watch that could set you back the price of a second-hand car. LG has also now ...

Foxconn and Sharp To Build G10.5/11

Foxconn and its Sharp subsidiary are planning to set up a new LCD TV panel factory in China, according to the ...

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech: iOS Returns to Growth in the US

The latest sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that iOS returned to growth in the US, accounting for 31.8% of ...

DS15 Couldwell Introduces Analysts

The fourth session of the day was on market trends and was moderated by Clive Couldwell of AV Magazine. The first ...

ISTE 2017 Round Up

The ISTE 2017 educational conference held in late June, with over 15,000 educators in attendance, is considered the largest ed-tech conference ...

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TCL Expands Roku TV Lineup

by Tom Allen

TCL’s Roku TV lineup has grown with the addition of seven new models in the USA, in the 3800 ‘Design’ and 3850 ‘Decorator’ series. All of TCL’s Roku TVs feature the ‘Recommended by Netflix’ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Roku| TCL| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Woman Injured by Falling Sign

by Tom Allen

A woman in London has been injured after a recently-installed digital sign fell on her during the morning rush hour. She is being treated for leg and hip injuries, but her life is not …

Tags:ClearChannel| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Admiral Marks Renovation With NEC

by Tom Allen

West Seattle’s Admiral Theatre is being renovated – a project begun with the upcoming installation of two NEC digital laser projectors. The projectors will be installed in June and the entire process should be …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| NEC| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 20

NEC Reaches Sub-$1,000 Price Point

by Tom Allen

NEC’s NP-V302H is its first 1920 x 1080 projector to be released for sub-$1,000 (actually $999, if you want to quibble). Aiding installation flexibility, the DLP projector features +/-30° horizontal and vertical keystone correction …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 20

‘Significant’ HUD Growth to 2020

by Tom Allen

Image: WardsAutoHUDs are the next step on the path to fully autonomous vehicles, was a message coming from the 2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference in Detroit this month. Speaker Jennifer Wahnschaf, of Continental, told organisers …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Sharp Secures Second Bank Bail-Out

by Helen Vince

After months of speculation, Sharp has unveiled its new medium-term management plan which includes the second bank bail-out in three years and the cutting of 10% of its global workforce. The company also said …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Booky Bets on VR

by Tom Allen

UK bookmaker William Hill is using VR to increase the declining number of horse racing bets it is receiving. Gamblers can wear an Oculus Rift headset (or use any Google Cardboard-like device) to view …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Rumour: Apple Interested in Blackberry?

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Apple is considering a plan to acquire struggling Blackberry in a bid to improve its presence in the enterprise market. Reports suggest that Apple’s main interest could be …

Tags:Apple| BlackBerry| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

IDC: Commercial Tablets Drive Growth in Europe

by Tom Allen

Western Europe’s tablet market faced challenges again in Q1’15, declining 10.5% YoY to 8.5 million units. IDC’s data shows that the contraction was mainly down to slow consumer demand; commercial adoption grew, with volumes …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Satellite Passes Cable This Year

by Tom Allen

Global satellite TV revenues will pass cable this year, says Digital TV Research. Satellite revenues represented about 44% of the total in 2014, and are forecast to grow to 46% by 2020. Cable (analogue …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 20| Worldwide

Magna Global Worldwide Programmatic Ad Spend

Programmatic Video Advertising at Streaming Media East

by Norbert Hildebrand

One cannot discuss the economics of TV and video without considering advertising. Most platforms today use mixed modes of advertising and subscription to provide an economically viable platform. Streaming video platforms are being offered …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Media East 2015| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Streaming Media East Podium discussion

OTT versus Linear TV at Streaming Media East

by Norbert Hildebrand

One of the hot topics at Streaming Media East was, of course, how streaming will affect the existing TV infrastructure. There was no debate about whether streaming video could challenge existing platforms, but observations …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Streaming Media East 2015| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 20