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Let’s start with Wow. Sharp has been using its hard-earned IGZO expertise in a variety of creative ways, one of which is to use the speedy TFT technology to fabricate gate drivers on the panel at the same time as the switching TFTs are deposited. The obvious thing to do is simply to fabricate these … Read more
SES S.A. today announced the Nature Relaxation 4K channel has launched aboard its fast-growing Ultra HD distribution neighbourhood hosted by a trio of satellites (SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18) at the centre of the North American orbital arc. As part of the agreement, Vivicast Media provides multi-platform licensing of Nature Relaxation programming throughout North America. The … Read more
In a defining moment for the future of television, a local TV station in Cleveland is ushering in the era of Next Gen TV broadcasting with the first live ATSC 3.0 broadcast of a major professional sporting event – Major League Baseball’s World Series. Using the newly-standardized transmission system for the ATSC 3.0 Next Gen … Read more
The first live ATSC 3.0 broadcast of a major professional sporting event – Major League Baseball’s World Series – has taken place in Cleveland. The experimental station is simulcasting network and local programming from local Fox affiliate WJW-TV. The NAB received an FCC experimental licence to operate a full-power Channel 31 transmitter in Cleveland as … Read more
As widely rumoured, Microsoft has announced an innovative new Surface Studio “All-in-One” PC which will be available in “limited quantities” for the holiday period, with broader availability in early 2017. The AIO is available for pre-order now with configurations at $2,999, $3,499 and $4,199. All of the units feature a 28″ display with 3:2 aspect … Read more
Microsoft announced an upgrade to Windows 10, the Creators Update, due to be available in early 2017 at no charge. The company also announced new initiatives in VR, an upgraded Surface Book and a new All-In-One PC. The new Surface Book with Performance Base uses sixth generation Intel Core i7 processors and is claimed to … Read more
Veracomp has become the official distributor for Samsung Digital Signage solutions in Poland.
Samsung Electronics posted Q3 net profit of KRW4.54 trillion ($4.0 billion), down from profit last year of KRW5.46 trillion ($4.8 billion), on revenue of KRW47.83 trillion ($41.8 billion), a decrease from KRW51.68 trillion ($45.2 billion). For the nine months profits fell to KRW15.64 trillion ($13.7 billion) from KRW15.83 trillion ($13.8 billion), on turnover of KRW148.54 … Read more
The Korea Herald reported from a display seminar in Korea that Park Won-sang of Samsung Display quoted data from ABI Research that forecasts a growth in smartphone-based VR units from 4 million in 2013 to 66 million units next year. Park identified that power consumption is a big issue and he found that while hunting … Read more
Nova TV of the Czech Republic plans to introduce commercials using HbbTV during the autumn. Analyst Comment HbbTV was designed as a system to allow broadcasters to create connections between broadcast content and OTT material. As far as I know, this was not originally intended for advertising, but there is no technical reason that it … Read more
JCDecaux posted a video on its Facebook page that used an interactive vinyl poster with a touch surface that can be used to mix and play content from a DJ, Peking Duk. The promotion was on behalf of Crust Pizza in Australia. The playable posters were live in high-pedestrian CBD locations in Sydney, Melbourne and … Read more
French retail and electronic labelling specialist Store Electronic Systems (SES Imagotag) recorded Q3 sales up 38% YoY to €51.4 million ($56.1 million). For the nine months there was turnover of €137.3 million ($149.9 million), a rise of 77%. Q3 international sales were up 54% to €39.9 million ($43.6 million) or 68% of total sales, mainly … Read more
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