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Roku Announces Premiere Range of Ultra HD Streaming Devices

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has launched its Premiere range of streaming devices, both capable of outputting Ultra HD and HDR video, alongside a refreshed Roku Ultra bundle. Both the Premiere and Premiere+ streaming players have a quad-core …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Roku| Smart TV| Streaming Dongles| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Comcast Becomes Major Shareholder in Sky as Fox Decides to Sell

by Andrew Fenn

Comcast has beaten 21st Century Fox at the recent sealed bid auction for Sky, with a bid of £17.28 per share (about $22.50). Comcast initially acquired 30% of Sky shares, while the company’s success …

Tags:Comcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 25 - Issue 37

A tip of the Hat for Royole’s Flexible OLED Display

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Royole’s Michael Williams wears a top hat with a Royole flexible OLED Display. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Royole Corporation was at the recent Pepcom event in New York to talk about their flexible OLED technology. …

Tags:AMOLED| Fabric & Textile Displays| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Sears Sells Off Assets to Deal with Multi-Billion-Dollar Debts

by Andrew Fenn

Department store chain Sears in the US is formulating a restructuring plan to deal with its ongoing debt problem. The company is looking to sell $1.75 billion worth of assets and $1.5 billion of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Retail| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Eclair and Samsung Partner to Bring Onyx Cinema LED Tech to Europe

by Andrew Fenn

Eclair, a provider of content services for the motion picture and television industries, has entered into an agreement with Samsung for the installation of the Onyx Cinema LED solution at its facility in Paris, …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Supercines Selects Santa Clara and Volfoni as 3D Tech Providers

by Andrew Fenn

Volfoni, a European provider of 3D technology, has partnered with Santa Clara Poltronas, a Brazilian cinema system integrator, to supply Supercines with 3D hardware systems across all its cinema locations in Ecuador. Volfoni has …

Tags:3D Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 37

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Pixelworks Powers AirTV DVR Capability

by Damir Lokas

Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of power efficient visual processing solutions, announced that Pixelworks transcoding technology powers AirTV’s new “Local Channels DVR”. The recently launched Local Channels DVR allows users to watch …

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WaveOptics Opens New North American Headquarters

by Andrew Fenn

WaveOptics, a designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides for Augmented Reality (AR) wearables and smartglasses, has opened a US headquarters in Los Angeles. The move will allow the company to support its US customer …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 25 - Issue 37| Waveguide Display

Maverick AV Solutions Announces Distribution Partnership with Avocor

by Andrew Fenn

Maverick AV Solutions, a specialised solution business of Tech Data, is partnering with Avocor to bring its range of interactive displays to the European market, including the all-new F series of products and, later …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 25 - Issue 37