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SES said that Travelxp 4K will use the SES-1 satellite in North America from January, bringing the total of UltraHD channels being broadcast by SES to 30, 21 of which are commercial. Interestingly, the channel said that it will create videos in 10 bit REC2020 color space with HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) HDR (High Dynamic … Read more
Google has launched support for the WebVR APIs in Android, via support in the Chrome browser, which should mean support for users of Cardboard or DayDream compatible devices. There is a website for developers that want to support WebVR.
A report from the Maeil Business News suggests that Samsung will show a “new type of self-emitting UHD LCD TV powered by quantum dots” at the upcoming CES event. The report also suggests that Samsung has solved the ‘halo effect’ from backlight zones. Analyst Comment The report is very confusing as it reports that the … Read more
According to the NPD Connected Intelligence Connected Home Forecast, by the end of 2019, 238 million installed devices are expected to be connected to the Internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, representing 59 percent growth from 2015 to 2019. Connected TVs are projected to drive 45 percent of the growth over the coming … Read more
NPD said that it expects 238 million ‘installed’ devices to be connected to the internet and able to deliver apps to TVs in the US by 2019, 59% up from the number in 2015. Connected TVs are projected to drive 45% of the growth over the coming four years, while less expensive, content-heavy streaming media … Read more
NPD said that it has made a partnership with Tru Optik, which claims to be “ the only audience measurement and data management platform built for OTT. Through the partnership, NPD will have access to Tru Optik’s first-party data set on the consumption of movie and video games via over-the-top (OTT) TV and Connected TV. … Read more
SoftAtHome said that its software is being used in customer premises equipment (CPE) from Swisscom, more precisely in the Internet-Box 2 home gateway. The box has seven antennae for otimised Wi-Fi and the box supports the 11ac Wave 2 technology. SoftAtHome’s SOP platform supports G.Fast on copper for up to 500Mbps. Analyst Comment SoftAtHome will … Read more
We met with You.i TV at IBC (You.i TV Wants to Exploit GPUs) and the company explained its approach to developing OTT services, using the power of GPUs and Adobe After Effects to develop front ends. The company said it will be at CES to show a new You.i Engine One pre-packaged and pre-configured to … Read more
Vimeo, the online video sharing service, has developed new apps for Apple tvOS, Android TV and Samsung SmartTVs based on HTML5. The new apps include a number of features, including: a ‘curated cinema experience’ of videos, updated daily and chosen by Vimeo’s in-house editorial team; auto-play functionality; and a customised video feed that contains the … Read more
Crestron has launched a range of room booking systems that can connect to corporate scheduling systems such as Exchange, IBM Notes and Google Calendar and include touch displays with 7″ diagonal. There are also LED indicators (buttons or light bars) to indicate if rooms are being used, so that they can be viewed from a … Read more
Not wanting to be left out of the slew of numbers about VR & AR, IDC has released some data. Worldwide AR and VR headset shipments are expected to see a CAGR of 108.3% over the 2015-2020 forecast period, reaching 76.0 million units by 2020. The more affordable VR devices will continue to lead the … Read more
Optoma has released a case study of a projection mapping application with M&M’s in the Leicester Square flagship store. There are two pods, where custom CG animations are projection-mapped onto blank M&M bottles. This is the first project completed between DisplayMapper and Optoma. The M&Ms installation uses Optoma’s ProScene ZU650 laser phosphor technology (6,000 lumens) … Read more
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