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Canal+ to Fall Below 4 Million

Vincent Bolloré (CEO of Vivendi) and Maxime Saada (MD of Canal+) have predicted that Canal+’s French subscribers will fall below 4 million this year. The two were speaking to the French Senate’s Culture Committee in Paris, where Bolloré also – paradoxically – said that subscriber numbers have been rising in June. €400 million in losses … Read more

Litemax Shows Square 4k at First UK Conference

Litemax Electronics will hold its first UK channel conference in the 16th September, with local partner Display Solutions. At the event – in the North Oxford Lawn Tennis Club, Oxford – Litemax will show its newest displays and launch its new industrial computing division (formerly WynMax Technologies) in the UK. Displays to be shown will … Read more

Samsung Leads Signage Displays

Invidis has announced the winners of the Digital Signage Awards, presented at the Digital Signage Summit in Munich. The awards are presented to companies in five categories, for their performance in the DACH market (displays/software) or in the individual markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (integrators). Samsung topped the displays category, followed by NEC and … Read more

Samsung Turns to Profits Over Growth

A source speaking to the Korea Times has said that Samsung is planning to change its mobile strategy. The shift comes amidst a falling smartphone market and low profits. An unnamed executive at Samsung said that the company is “preparing for a post-smartphone era”, and the handset unit has “identified profitability as a priority over … Read more

Japanese Pension Fund Sues Toshiba

Japan’s public pension fund – the largest in the world, at $1.3 trillion – is suing Toshiba for almost $10 million in damages. The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) brought the action against Toshiba after the firm’s accounting scandal, which had a significant impact on Toshiba’s share price. Satoshi Tsunakawa said, “Our journey to restore … Read more

Do You Believe in AR?

Then practice what you preach! The iconic ‘Sword of Damocles’ prototype AR systemIvan Sutherland and his team at Harvard University built the first AR system in 1967-68. The project was supported in part by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The university later published the first paper on the technology in 1968, “A Head-Mounted Three … Read more

IGNIS announces signing a Patent License Agreement with LG Display

IGNIS Innovation Inc. (“IGNIS“), an emissive display technology company, today announced the execution of a Patent License agreement with LG Display Co., Ltd. (“LG Display“), the Seoul-based world-leading display manufacturer. Under the agreement, IGNIS will provide LG Display under a non-exclusive license, access to its circuit technology to enhance the performance of OLED displays. As … Read more