SID’s Sri Peruvemba Summarises SID Display Week 2016
Display Daily got to interview SID board member and head of marketing, Sri Peruvemba about the success of the week and the plans for the next year.
SID 2016
Display Daily got to interview SID board member and head of marketing, Sri Peruvemba about the success of the week and the plans for the next year.
Industry News from Crystal Projection Screens
Crystal Screens by Luminit LLC, a privately held, high technology company specializing in Ambient Light Handling Projection Screens, has added Image marketing West to its manufacturer rep network for the commercial AV market. Specializing in equipment for professional sound, video and lighting, Image Marketing West becomes the seventh rep firm to pick up the new … Read more
On the Horns of a Trilemma!
As you can imagine, as an editor, I love words. One of the joys of English as a language is that it has a lot of words. I have on my bookshelf a two volume French/English dictionary. The English to French volume is much, much thicker than the French to English. I have always been … Read more
NEC showcases Partner Success at Display Trends Forum 2016
NEC Display Solutions Europe today revealed the winners of the 2016/17 Display Trends Forum EMEA Partner Awards ceremony, honouring the remarkable achievements of its channel partners over the past 12 months. First hosted in 2010, the Display Trends Forum brings together key customers, industry influencers, business leaders and the NEC top management team. The Forum … Read more
Vizio Hit with Class Action over Energy
Following the recent report on TV makers manipulating energy levels of their TVs (LG & Samsung Accused of Gaming Energy Tests), a consumer in Pennsylvania has filed a class action suit against Vizio that claims that the company made false claims about their TVs. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Case number … Read more
HP Will Cut Up To 4,000 Jobs Over Three Years
HP Inc is to cut 3,000 to 4,000 positions over the next three years as part of a restructuring move. The company is hoping to make savings of $200 million to $300 million per year, although it estimates the one off cost at $500 million. The company cited increasing pressures in the PC and printer … Read more
Does the OLED Contribute to the Note 7 Problem?
A commentator has posted a speculative article that suggests that Samsung’s problems with the Note 7 might be related to the larger flexible OLED used in the device. Analyst Comment I’m not convinced by the logic of this article, but the author has pulled together quite a lot of detailed information about Samsung’s devices that … Read more
TSMC Sales Result 21/10/2016
TSMC saw profits up 28% to T$96.8 billion ($3.08 billion) on sales of T$260.4 billion ($8.2 billion), another quarterly record and also ahead of earlier guidance. TSMC said revenue for the first nine months of the year rose 7.1% to T$685.71 billion ($21.6 billion). It is widely believed that good sales to Apple for the … Read more
Strategy Analytics Says UK VR is ‘Slow Burn’
David McQueen of Strategy Analytics said that only around 3% of British households will have a VR headset in the next year, with 92% of those being based on smartphone-based units. The company also said that it expected 7% of sales will be attached to consoles and just 1% will be PC-connected (e.g. Rift/Vive). The … Read more
Sky Sales Result 14/10/2016
Sky reported results for the first quarter of its financial year, with growth of 5% on a like for like basis and group revenue of £3.1 billion ($3.8 billion), and up 7% overall. The group added 100,000 subscribers in the quarter and revenues were up 9% in Germany and Austria. 22,000 customers were added in … Read more
SDC May Scrap L7-1 Line
ET Times in Korea is reporting that because of delays in finding a buyer, instead of selling its Tangjeong L7-1 line in December, Samsung may simply sell the equipment for scrapping. The paper reports that a bidding process for the scrapping process is already under way. Analyst Comment The reason for this decision is that … Read more
