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Greenberg Leaves Hiperwall

Jeff Greenberg has resigned as president and CEO of video wall software company Hiperwall. Greenberg worked in the AV field for more than 10 years, with roles at Toshiba, Compaq and Canon. Tom Scott has been appointed interim president and CEO of the company by the Board, effective immediately. Scott has worked in several departments … Read more

Sony Appoints Zim to New SVP VR Position

Sony Pictures Motion Group has appointed Jake Zim as SVP for virtual reality – a newly-created position. Zim will be responsible for building a range of narrative VR content for Sony. He will work with EVP Kuni Suzuki and a team of professionals from across Sony Pictures. Zim was previously an SVP for digital marketing. … Read more

Eutelsat Broadcasts Football in UHD

Eutelsat has begun to broadcast the final seven matches of the UEFA European football tournament in UltraHD. Several partners are showing the matches, including Rai in Italy, which is using V-Nova’s Perseus codec. The matches are being filmed by 14 UHD cameras and sent to the IBC in Paris (IBC Chooses Apantac for Football Streams), … Read more

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. Everdisplay’s 1.4″ AMOLED display at CES Asia. Photo: Chris ChinnockThe small AMOLED displays that Everdisplay debuted at CES Asia (Everdisplay Optronics Shows OLED Panels) now have specifications. The 0.95″ AMOLED has 180 … Read more

Starbreeze Bolsters Patent Portfolio with ePawn

Starbreeze, which recently began working with Acer (Acer Invests in Starwood and StarVR HMD), has expanded its business by acquiring AR company ePawn, for $1.65 million. ePawn uses NFC technology in ‘toys-to-life’ applications. One interesting patent that Starbreeze has acquired is for a ‘sensor carpet’, which would enable room-scale tracking. The ‘carpet’ can be embedded … Read more

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, which is designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. NEC has launched four new OPS players with sixth-generation (Skylake) Intel processors. The CPUs, up to Core i7, differentiate the players. Each can be used with PH and PX series … Read more

Cineplexx raises the stakes by bringing Dolby Cinema to Cineplexx Salzburg Airport

Cineplexx, the biggest cinema exhibitor in Austria is once again raising the stakes of cinema technology by opening a new Dolby Cinema in Salzburg. This brings the Dolby VisionTM laser projector combined with Dolby Atmos® sound and inspiring design to Salzburg for the first time. After approximately eleven weeks of renovation, the cinema, which is … Read more