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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 46

A 65″ version of Hisense‘s XT910 TV (Secret of Hisense’s ULED Tech is Revealed) has been launched in the UK. It is a ‘ULED’ model, meaning that it is UltraHD with quantum dots, backlight scanning and 240 dimmable zones. The TV is curved, with HEVC decoding, and will support HDR through a firmware update later … Read more

AccorHotels Takes Samsung Screens

Samsung has entered into an agreement with AccorHotels Group, whereby it will roll out its Smart Hospitality Display products to properties across 92 countries. AccorHotels owns brands such as Novotel and Ibis. Samsung’s UltraHD TVs will be available in guest rooms and common areas. Additional technology, such as Samsung Lynk Hospitality Management platform, will also … Read more

OLED Agreement to Raise Material Manufacturing

Idemitsu Kosan of Japan and Doosan Corporation of South Korea have concluded a memorandum of understanding,covering a new OLED business arrangement and cross-patent licensing agreement. Under the terms, each company will be able to develop, manufacture and sell OLED materials in the area of the other’s material-related patents – under certain conditions. It is expected … Read more

LG Sees Bright Future for OLED

FlatpanelsHD visited LG in Korea and received some updates on the company’s OLED plans. The company considers the technology as the next step in consumer electronics. LG says that it is raising yields and lowering production costs faster than was the case for LCD 10 years ago. It is thought that OLED TVs will become … Read more

Lenovo Result 12/11/2015

Lenovo reported its first net loss in 6 years of $714 million for Q3 2015. Turnover was up, however, by 16% YoY at $12.2 billion, from $10.4 billion. A combination of a one time restructuring charge of $599 million, $300 million of unsold smartphones and poor PC demand, despite a doubling of PC shipments in … Read more

CCW is now NAB Show New York

The CCW (Content and Communications World) in New York has adopted a new name and is now called NAB Show New York. It still contains the SatCon conference and adds InfoComm Connections as a sub-show to its offering. This year, the addition of InfoComm did not result in a different focus of the conference or … Read more