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AT&T Extends Superb DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K Offer

by Andrew Fenn

AT&T has extended its DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K bundle offer that has been running since November. Back then, consumers could get a free 32GB Apple TV 4K when pre-paying for four months …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Clevo Predicts Its Notebook Shipments will Top 1.5 Million in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The president of Clevo’s notebook business, Yi-Lung Chien, has gone on record to say that the company expects its notebook shipments to reach 1.52 million units in 2018, up from 1.27 million in 2017, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Huawei Mate RS Flexible OLED Display Came from LG

by Andrew Fenn

Huawei has switched ithe supply of flexible OLED panels to LG Display for its new Porsche Design Mate RS smartphone, according to ET News of Korea. The new device runs Android 8.1 and features …

Sky Deutschland to Broadcast a Portion of FIFA World Cup in UHD

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland could potentially show at least some of this year’s FIFA World Cup in Ultra HD, after a deal was agreed with rights-holders ARD and ZDF (public broadcasters in Germany) to sub-license 25 …

Sony’s Dolby Vision Update Coming to Europe Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

The Dolby Vision firmware update for select Sony Smart TVs is heading to Europe, despite a rocky start with its US roll-out. The update arrived in the US a couple of months ago, but …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 13

BOE Denies LCD Yield Issues

by Bob Raikes

Responding to comments that it might be struggling to get good yields at its G10.5 fab in Hefei and its 8.5G line in Fuzhou, BOE has said that it is running with an overall …

Tags:BOE| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 13

21% of US Pay TV Households Buy SVOD Through Their Provider

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associates shows that 21% of US pay TV subscribers say they subscribe to an online video service through their pay TV provider, up from 10% a year ago. The research …

Czech Broadcaster Switches to DVB-T2 and HEVC

by Andrew Fenn

Czech Republic broadcaster, Ceská Televize, began transmitting its signal in the DVB-T2 format this week. The company plans to simulcast in both DVB-T2 and its predecessor format for up to 12 months, after which …

Tags:Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Roku Channel App Coming to Samsung Smart TVs This Year

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has announced that its Roku Channel app will be coming to select Samsung Smart TVs this summer. The app, originally launched in September last year, offers movies and TVs for free, supported by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 12

TiVo and Tru Optik Make Viewing Data Available for OTT Targeting

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced a new deal with Tru Optik, the audience intelligence and data-management platform built for OTT television, designed to extend TiVo’s linear TV viewership data to the brands, agencies and publishers that …

Samsung Issues Software Update for Gear S2 Smartwatch

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has released a major software update for its Gear S2 smartwatch. Enhancements include the optimisation of icons and widgets to better suit the Gear’s circular display, along with a new shortcut widget providing …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Software| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Daktronics Supplying Over 1000m² of LED Displays for New UK Stadium

by Andrew Fenn

UK football club, Tottenham Hotspur, has selected Daktronics to provide LED video displays for its new 62,062-seater stadium, set to open later this year. Daktronics will supply four bespoke main LED video displays for …