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Sources: Samsung Will Sell 15,000 SUHD TVs

Asian sources have said that Samsung’s SUHD TV sales have passed 10,000 units in the last three months. Sales are expected ...

Looks Like 3D Depth Capture is a Hot Topic

We have a quieter week this week in the mobile area, while the large display side has plenty of news because ...

Gitex Introduction

Gitex is an interesting event for us. The main show is on communications and IT, while part of one of the ...

Comcast has Best Q2 in 10 Years

Comcast lost 4,000 net video customers in Q2’16: its best Q2 result for a decade.

Hollywood’s UltraHD Service Becomes Vidity

Several studios and companies have collaborated to develop an UltraHD download service for Hollywood films, which has been named Vidity. The ...

Canon Targets 2015 for Medical Colour Display

Canon is displaying a prototype medical monitor at RSNA 2014 (30th November – 4th December). The unit is a high resolution ...

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Optoma Recreates 16th-Century Dockyard

by Tom Allen

Optoma has helped to update the Chatham Dockyard Museum in the UK, with 17 projectors used to recreate the feel of a 16th-century dockyard. Sysco Audio Visual installed four EW865s, four EW775s and nine …

Tags:Back Panel| Custom Installation| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Projectors| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 13

HP Wireless Dock CloseUP

CeBIT Shows the Future of Mobile Computing

by Bob Raikes

Back in the spring of 2012, for my market research clients, I looked at the topic of wireless connections to displays. It has seemed to me, for some years, that the increasing miniaturisation of …

Tags:CeBIT 2015| HP Inc| Intel| Miracast| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 13| Wi-Fi| WiDi| WiGIG

Apple TV Refresh Coming in June

by Tom Allen

John Paczkowski, managing editor of Buzzfeed and long-time Apple reporter, has claimed that Apple will unveil a new set-top box at its WWDC in April. The new box will have an app store, developer …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Laval Prepares for 17th Laval Virtual Show

by Tom Allen

From 8th – 12th April, the Laval Virtual conference will take place in Laval, France. The event is dedicated to promoting and covering virtual technology in various industries. Register at http://tinyurl.com/lrll9g3. (We’ll be attending …

Tags:Back Panel| France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 13

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 13

by Tom Allen

Acer‘s C910 Chromebook (Acer Iterates on 15″ Chromebook Design) has been released in the USA. The C910-54M1 has a 15.6″ display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, Core i5 processor and eight-hour battery life. It costs …

Tags:Apple| Convertible PCs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Pay-TV Falls in North America While OTT and SVoD Climb

by Tom Allen

North American pay-TV revenues peaked in 2013, at $102.9 billion. Digital TV Research now forecasts that they will fall 11.7% ($12 billion) between 2014 and 2020, to end at $90.7 billion. Cable revenues in …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| North America| OTT Video| Pay TV| Satellite| SVOD| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Rumour: Samsung to Spin-Off LCD, OLED Units

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Samsung is considering plans to spin-off its LCD and OLED business, Samsung Display. Sources in Korea suggest that the divisions could be split next month, three years after …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Stefan Oschmann Merck

Merck KGaA Names CEO Successor

by Helen Vince

Merck KGaA says it will promote its deputy CEO Stefan Oschmann to CEO next year, replacing Karl-Ludwig Kley when his current contract comes to an end.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Merck| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 13

John Lewis Claims 12% of UK Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

William Jones, a buyer at John Lewis, has told PCR Online that the retailer believes it is responsible for 12% of the UK’s tablet and computing market. He also said that tablets are still …

Tags:John Lewis Partnership| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Microsemi to Acquire Vitesse Semiconductor

by Helen Vince

Microsemi has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vitesse Semiconductor for approximately $389 million through a cash tender offer. Vitesse designs a diverse portfolio of high-performance semiconductors, application software and integrated turnkey systems …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Michael Harrit Sony

Sony Names New Head of AV Marketing

by Helen Vince

Sony Professional Europe has appointed Michael Harrit as its new head of marketing for AV & Media Solutions. Harrit takes over the position from Oliver Bovis who will be moving to a new role …

Tags:Broadcast| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Loewe Takes Home Design Award

by Tom Allen

The Loewe Connect 55 TV has received an iF Design Award in Germany. We saw Loewe’s new Connect range at IFA last year

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 13