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Vivendi has been developing a European version of Netflix, but according to the French paper, Liberation, the project has had its meetings suspended. The project was originally planned to exploit content from Canalplay in France, Whatchever in France, Mediaset from Italy and Telefónica of Spain. However there have been changes in some of those services … Read more
Broadliner MTI has began distributing Dell video projectors which they hope will boost their turnover and margins.
Travel company Flight Centre Australia, wanted to enhance the “in-store experience”, and worked with TechMedia and Scala to find a digital signage solution, which needed to be robust, easy to use, scalable and able to be implemented in 2500 stores worldwide with a variety of screens from videowalls to 84″ 4K screens. In addition, the … Read more
IDC said that there was some life in the Russian mobile phone market in Q2 as the market slowly recovers. Imports were nearly seven million units, up from less than five million a year ago. Since the fall of the Ruble in 2014, distributors have been very cautious, with cheaper phones being imported. “This proportion … Read more
Chinese sources say that Foxconn consigned 371,000 units of the latest iPhones through customs in Henan province, China, for shipment in the US, UK, the Netherlands and Italy. Analyst Comment As we went to press, Apple said that it had sold out of some colours of the new iPhone. (BR)
NAGRA, a digital TV division of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, announced today that it has extended its content protection partnership with Korean satellite broadcaster KT Skylife to include NAGRA’s anyCAST CONNECT solution. NAGRA anyCAST CONNECT will allow the KT Skylife to secure … Read more
I’ve written about high dynamic range (HDR) systems several times recently. Most of the focus has been on Dolby Vision and HDR10, primarily because content formatted for these two HDR systems is available in the US. While talking to an industry expert at the Samsung HDR event, he told me there are actually 10 HDR … Read more
Shipments of wearable devices reached 22.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16) according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Despite a decline in shipments for one of the largest vendors, the overall market for wearable devices grew 26.1% year over year as new use cases are slowly starting to emerge. “Fitness is … Read more
Skyworth told us that they had one new HDR TV at IFA, the S9B which is part of the previously released H9 series. It is only for sale in China right now and is offered in 55” and 65” UHD screen sizes. It features an OLED panel with Dolby Vision support and wide color gamut … Read more
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today two new professional 4K/UHD displays in response to the needs of content-creators – the DP-V2420 professional 4K reference display, a 24-inch high-luminance model ideal for High Dynamic Range (HDR1) footage and the DP-V1710 professional 4K reference display, an industry-first2 17-inch, 3840 x 2160 display … Read more
The EU has given UK organic semiconductor company, SmartKem, a €1.8 million grant to transfer its OTFT Truflex platform to mass production of flexible displays in Asia. SmartKem is adding a further €850,000. The company already has agreements with two Asian display makers. The funds will speed up the pre-production and scaling of the technology … Read more
KFC in the UK and Ireland is experimenting with digital signage in the UK to improve communications and coordination in its 850 QSRs in the region. It has been working with Pioneer Digital on a ‘Meeting on the Box’ concept which allows the displays that are primarily used as digital menu boards to be used … Read more
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