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Intel Promises Thunderbolt at Computex

Companies have begun to release information about their presence at the upcoming Computex show in Taipei this June. China’s Holitech produces ...

Toshiba Sues Former Executives

Toshiba has begun legal action against five former executives, including ex-CEO Hisao Tinaka. The firm says that an investigation committee, led ...

Titanic Remastered in Dolby Vision HDR for 20th Anniversary

Dolby Laboratories, Paramount Pictures and AMC Theatres announced that Titanic will return to select theatres in the US for an exclusive ...

Wanda Brings Dolby to Asia

Dolby Laboratories has announced the first Dolby Cinema locations in Asia, through a partnership with Wanda Cinema Line. The cinemas – ...

Sub-Saharan Africa pay TV thrives Despite Falling Prices

Most of the main pay TV operators in Sub-Saharan Africa lowered their prices during 2016 to ward off competitors. The knock-on ...

NEC IR Touch Display is Competitively Priced

NEC Display in the US has launched the E651-T which has an integrated IR touch screen that can respond to ten ...

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Romania’s RCS & RDS picks Irdeto for digital TV CAMs

by Isaac Oburu

Irdeto, a world leader in digital platform security, today announced it will provide security solutions and services to RCS & RDS, the largest cable and satellite television operator in Romania. Software-based Irdeto Cloaked CA, …

Tags:Satellite| Security

Romania’s RCS & RDS Seeks Irdeto’s Security

by Isaac Oburu

RCS & RDS recently transitioned from analogue subscriptions to a digital platform in their Digi TV cable network and needed protection against piracy threats and have contracted with Iredeto -a digital platform security company- …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Streaming Video Customer Satisfaction Highest When Paired with Pay TV

by Isaac Oburu

Overall satisfaction with paid streaming video service is highest among cord stackers—customers who subscribe to a traditional cable/satellite service in addition to streaming video service—according to the J.D. Power 2016 Streaming Video Satisfaction Study,? …

Tags:Pay TV| Streaming Video

Customer Satisfaction Highest when Streaming Paired with Pay TV

by Milos Pavlovic

JD Power said that its 2016 Streaming Video Satisfaction Study showed that the those with the highest customer satisfaction were ‘cord stackers’, that is to say, customers who subscribe to a traditional cable/satellite service …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 34

AB Groupe Selects Ericsson for France’s First Ultra HD Channel

by Isaac Oburu

Ericsson today announced it has signed an exclusive multi-year broadcast and media services contract with AB Groupe, the leading independent provider of thematic channels in France. Ericsson will provide playout services for AB Groupe’s …

Tags:Ericsson| UltraHD (4KTV)

Ericsson and AB Groupe Work Together in France

by Isaac Oburu

France’s first UltraHD/4K channel; AB Groupe, has contracted Ericsson with a multi-year broadcast and media services contract that will see Ericsson offer playout services for the channel.

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Samsung Announces NAGRA-based USB CA Dongle for Smart TVs

by Milos Pavlovic

Samsung Electronics announced today a next-generation security solution for consumers to access pay-TV services directly on their televisions. The low-cost USB dongle, TVkey, ensures content protection without a set-top box or second remote. The …

Tags:Quantum Dots| UltraHD (4KTV)

Samsung & Nagra Have USB CA Dongle for Smart TVs

by Milos Pavlovic

Samsung and Nagra have co-developed a USB dongle that can be used to allow access to Pay TV on Samsung sets equipped with USB connectors. The TVKey system allows protection even of 4K and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Security| Vol 23 - Issue 34

The Smartphone Orchestra Celebrates World Premiere at Dutch Lowlands Festival

by Isaac Oburu

The Smartphone Orchestra’s world premiere at renowned music festival Lowlands. Using their smartphones, thousands of Lowlands visitors collectively created a single, monumental work of music, composed especially for this occasion: a musical piece with …

Tags:Events| Netherlands| Smartphones

Q2 Positive for European DTM Market

by Bob Raikes

There was some good news for the Desktop Monitor market in Q2, with sales up 14.0% on Q2 2015, although there was a drop from Q1, which is in line with historic seasonal trends. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 23 - Issue 33