Com Hem Enjoys Growth in Q4 2015
Swedish cable operator Com Hem AB announced that its digital TV customers grew by 4,000, to 635,000, in 2015. TiVo penetration reached 35%, equivalent to 224,000 subscribers – up from 34% in Q3.
Russia’s NTV-Plus to Embrace MPEG-4
Russian satellite TV operator NTV-Plus has announced that it plans to convert all of its remaining MPEG-2 channels to MPEG-4 between the 3rd of March and the 25th of June this year.
TV Viewing to be Driven by Recommendations
According to The Diffusion Group, US multichannel video programming distributors will move to make recommendation-based program guides the centerpiece of their updated TV interfaces. The use of these recommendation-driven guides is expected to flourish, driving 75% of all TV viewing within the next ten years.
Sky Q Officially Available
Sky Q can be purchased in the UK and Ireland now. The first Sky Q customers will have their STBs installed by the end of the month.
Panasonic To Increase Camera Dynamic Range 10x
High dynamic range (HDR) is a hot topic in the display industry right now, with Dolby and many others working on the issues involved. Currently, the highest dynamic range CMOS camera sensor designs can capture up to 22 stops of dynamic range, just barely enough for “high dynamic range.” And most camera sensors are much … Read more
AOC Chooses Adaptive Sync
AOC’s has continued its trend of merging premium technologies in its newest desktop monitor: a 28″ unit called the U2879VF. The TN panel is a gaming display with UltraHD resolution, a 1ms response time and Adaptive Sync (compatible with AMD’s Freesync). Low input lag is a feature of the monitor, says AOC, which also makes … Read more
Epson is Serious About Colour Light Output
To the right of Lang, you can see Epson’s controversial DLP vs LCD demo area. We have a bigger image belowWe stepped on to Epson’s stand in middle of a presentation by Karl Lang, a colour specialist at US-based Lumita Labs. We have met Lang before (Is There a New Number for Projector Performance?), when … Read more
Panasonic Shows Off All B2B Displays
Panasonic began the first day of ISE with a press conference, where Stephen Yeo – marketing director of Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU), the company’s B2B arm in Europe – announced a new white paper. Hartmut Kulessa, projector marketing manager, explained that the white paper is derived from the results of a survey on … Read more
TP Vision Wins Best Cinematography
TP Vision’s movie ‘Afterglow’, which was shown at IFA (There’s a Sparkle at IFA…), has been given an accolade with a special feature in National Geographic. The film has also won two awards – for Best Cinematography and as the Best Short Movie – at iF3, the International Freeski Film Festival, in Montreal.
NEC Display Solutions Presents Your World in a Showroom at ISE 2016
NEC Display Solutions Europe kicks off ISE 2016 with a showcase of the world of visual solutions and its benefits demonstrated in real-life and professional display applications. Within the themes of share, present, analyse, review and control, NEC will highlight how display technology can transform and enable a greater visual experience in environments including corporate, … Read more
NetRange and FUNKE Digital TV Guide Cooperate to Bring “watchmi” App to Premium TV Devices
NetRange, the global leader for white label Smart TV portals, and FUNKE Digital TV Guide, provider of solutions for the supply of editorial content as well as for target-oriented, personalized advertising, are joining forces. Thanks to the cooperation, Smart TV users in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein will have access to the “Themenkanäle von … Read more
Peerless-AV® Expands in Eastern Europe
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV® has announced the appointment of two new distributors in Eastern Europe prior to the forthcoming ISE show in Amsterdam. Stefan Krüger, Peerless-AV’s Director of Sales for DACH and Eastern Europe, said, “We’re very pleased to announce two new distributors in Poland for the Peerless-AV brand. The two new distributors will add … Read more
