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Barco/Appotronics J/V Has a New Name

by Bob Raikes

Barco, China Film Co, Appotronics and CITICPE said that they will call their new joint venture “Cinionic”. (Barco Looks to Joint Venture for Digital Cinema)

Tags:Barco| Cinema going| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Samsung Introduces Mid-Range J7

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has a new mid-range J7 smartphone that is available in single or dual SIM versions. The phone uses a 5.5″ AMOLED with 720 x 1280 (16:9 – 267ppi). The phone is built around …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15

TPCast Supports Wireless Vive

by Bob Raikes

TPCast has released a multi-user wireless VR adaptor for the HTC Vive. The Business Edition Wireless VR Adapter can support two or four users and with a transmission delay of less than 2ms, while …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15| Wireless

LeEco to Receive Investments from Several Chinese Firms

by Andrew Fenn

Beleaguered manufacturer, LeEco, will receive investments from several Chinese companies, including Tencent, JD.com, Lenovo and Suning, into its television business, according to Caixin. LeEco has been suffering from financial issues for some time. Chairman …

Tags:China| Investment| Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Vol 25 - Issue 15

CSOT Shows IJP OLED at CITE

by Bob Raikes

OLEDNet reported that at the CITE show in China, visitor levels were down, but there was some interest in OLED, with CSOT showing a 31″ display that is said to have been made with …

Barco Result 18/04/18

by Bob Raikes

Barco Group reported its financial results for the first quarter ended 31/03/2018. Sales for the 1Q18 were €245.2 million ($304.04 million), a 0.4% decrease compared to €246.2 million ($305.28 million) reported in 1Q17. Revenue …

Tags:Barco| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Bang & Olufsen Result 06/04/2018

by Vijaya

Bang & Olufsen announced its 3Q2018 results with 10% increase in revenue growth and improved profitability. Group revenue for the 3Q2017/18 was $147.05 million (DKK 865 million), compared to the revenue of $133.62 million …

Tags:Bang & Olufsen (B&O)| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Pixelligent Wins Industry Investors

by Bob Raikes

Pixelligent, which makes materials that help to extract light from OLEDs has received funding of $7.6 million which included contributions from Kateeva, which makes inkjet printers and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co Ltd (TOK). (IC07 …

Pixelligent Technologies Closes $7.6M Round Including Investment From Industry Leaders Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., LTD. (“TOK”) and Kateeva Inc.

by Damir Lokas

Pixelligent, the leading high-index advanced materials manufacturer, announces $7.6M in new funding to help further drive product commercialization and accelerate global customer adoption. This round of funding includes strategic investments from two new strategic …

Leyard and Planar to Acquire eyevis, Further Expanding the Company’s European Market Share

by Damir Lokas

Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, announced the intent to acquire eyevis, a leading manufacturer of visual display solutions. Through this geographic expansion, the companies will better serve customers in EMEA with …

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Leyard/Planar Takes Over Eyevis

by Andrew Fenn

Leyard/Planar have announced their intent to acquire visual display solution manufacturer Eyevis. Through this geographic expansion, the companies believe that they will be able to better serve customers in EMEA with combined marketing, sales, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Leyard| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Demand for Higher Resolution Oxide Panels Expected to Grow 30 Percent in 2018, IHS Markit Says

by Damir Lokas

Demand for panels – both thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) and active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) – using oxide backplane technology doubled in 2017, in terms of area, compared to a year …

Tags:IHS Markit