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TCL has released its spring line of TVs that feature the latest Roku operating system. In a briefing in New York the other day, we had a chance to take a look at the TVs and get a briefing from TCL and Roku executives. Chris Larson, VP sales & marketing of TCL, started out by … Read more
Daktronics has acquired Canada’s Adflow Networks – and, in the process, Adflow’s Dynamic Messaging System digital signage platform. Adflow will operate as a subsidiary of Daktronics, and the workforce will remain intact. Further details were not disclosed. Analyst Comment This acquisition marks a change for Daktronics, which is known for producing large-format displays based on … Read more
Nielsen’s data about connected TV devices will be available to clients beginning on the 25th April. The company is creating a new ‘viewing source bucket’ called Total Use of Television (TUT), which adds TV-connected device usage to traditional television usage, for a complete view of the use of the TV set. It will show how … Read more
Vodafone has began marketing a new UltraHD-capable TV decoder, which uses an xDSL receiver. it is the first on the Spanish market to do so, the firm says. Festival Fun Box 4K UHD, Slow Channel and Insight TV are among the channels that have debuted on the receiver
Germany will begin its rollout of the DVB-T2 platform on the 31st May this year. The first multiplex, carrying six public and commercial TV channels, will serve urban areas. These will include sections of Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, Bremen, Munich and Cologne. A regular service, carrying around 40 channels, will be launched in the trial areas … Read more
It is now official that the UK’s Sky has secured rights to broadcast Formula 1 racing in UltraHD in the UK and Ireland, between 2019 and 2024. Beginning next year, every Formula 1 race will be recorded and broadcast in UltraHD quality, via the Sky Q STB.
Well, last week, I was going to write my editorial about chips and “the end of Moore’s Law”, but I started and it turned out to be something else! Now it seems doubly appropriate, following the death this week of Andy Grove of Intel, who was such a big part of driving the Moore’s Law … Read more
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission is suspending its review of ASE’s bid to take over SPIL (ASE Fails in SPIL Bid), meaning that there will be no exemption from the year-long ‘cooling off’ period before another offer can be made. Despite this, ASE remains committed to acquiring as much of its rival as it can through … Read more
Alticast has partnered with Videotron to achieve a milestone for the Canadian pay-TV industry. The two companies have made a cable UltraHD set-top box available to consumers in the country.
Socionext has introduced a single-chip SoC that can process decoding of 8k HEVC video. The SCH801A was developed with Japan’s NHK, and has successfully decoded 8k test streaming data. Existing digital TV SoCs will be able to be used with the SCH801A to quickly develop 8k TV sets, says Socionext. The SoC is compliant with … Read more
In recent patent applications and product releases it becomes clear that the industry is looking at the combination of AR and VR devices into one device. Some may call this mixed reality or hybrid reality. These realities are defined as a mixture of a virtual environment with the real world. It may be argued that … Read more
Derived from ancient Greek, AGON stands for competition, clash and antagonism. These are the strong characteristics that AOC, a market-leading display manufacturer claims for their upcoming gaming monitor line-up. The AGON series has been created to deliver the utmost gaming features and outstanding designs to the vast community of professional and hardcore gamers. AGON – … Read more
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