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Special Offer for Display Daily Readers – Immersed 2015

September 19, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Display Daily readers can get a special discount for the upcoming Immersed 2015 conference at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto in Canada. Display Daily readers qualify for an instant $100 savings on full registration rates by using the “DDimmersed2015” discount code linked below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immersed-2015-tickets-18181362946?discount=DDimmersed2015 Immersed is a professional conference focused on immersive technologies like virtual … Read more

MStar Launches World First 4k STB Solution With HDR to SDR Conversion

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

MStar Semiconductor Inc. today demonstrated its leadership in the STB technology race by releasing its new range of 4K STB chipsets. The chipset family will be demonstrated on MStar Stand at IBC show in Amsterdam. “The new product range includes some unique features that will enable MStar’s customers to take a strong lead in the … Read more

Amazon intros 4K Ultra HD Fire TV STB and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

30386Last year, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) introduced the first Amazon Fire TV, combining voice search that actually works, fast and powerful performance, and an open ecosystem to deliver the easiest way to watch Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO NOW, Hulu, WatchESPN, and more on your big-screen TV. Since launch, Fire TV has become the #1 best-selling Amazon … Read more

The Dust Settles on IFA & IBC

December 21, 2022September 18, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Once again, I’m writing this editorial with a sense of relief. After twelve days at trade shows in the last seventeen, the words are very nearly finished and our IBC report will be published very close to on time. Our regular issues have also been published. Last week, I talked of wanting to better understand … Read more

Altice-Cablevision Create USA’s Fourth-Largest Operator

September 18, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Altice has acquired Cablevision Systems Corporation, for $17.7 billion, a deal that creates the fourth-largest cable operator in the USA. Cablevision serves the US metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), with a network of more than 5 million premises and 3.1 million customers. The deal includes Cablevision as well as its subsidiary divisions: … Read more

UK “May” Give Up DTT

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

John Whittingdale, the UK’s Culture Secretary, has said that ‘the time may come’ when the country’s DTT spectrum is given over to another service. At a keynote speech to the RTS Cambridge Convention, Whittingdale said, “If we reach the day when IPTV is universal then we need to consider that, but we are a long … Read more

Canon Expo View

September 18, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Held once every 5 years, the Canon Expo in NYC was a tour de force of products, innovation and technology

Invidis Examines EMEA Signage

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

Invidis has released the third edition of its Digital Signage Yearbook, at the annual Digital Signage Summit Europe in Munich. The document contains an overview of the EMEA digital signage market, with country reports on a sub-region basis. The DACH market is especially well-documented. A special report deals with the topic of DOOH. Download the … Read more

Meynen Leaves Ingram

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro’s country director for Belgium, Steve Meynen, has left the company to work for Awingu, a local workspace aggregator. http://tinyurl.com/p4bggv2

Second-Gen Chromecast Seen in Leak

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

9 to 5 Mac has posted an article about a second-generation Google Chromecast streaming dongle. The site claims to have seen internal documents showing a new, circular design and with improved WiFi connectivity. A new feature, called Fast Play, will reduce the time it takes to connect to a streaming service. The dongle will apparently … Read more

BBC Brings Video Streaming to USA

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

The BBC has announced plans to launch an OTT video streaming service in the USA. Tony Hall, the broadcaster’s director general, said that thee new service will be launched online next year, with no involvement from US network operators. Neither the name nor programming for the new service have been revealed, although Hall did say … Read more

Amazon Encourages Tablet Bulk-Buying

September 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

Although it got the size wrong, the Wall Street Journal was correct in the pricing of Amazon’s newest tablet ($50 Tablet Incoming From Amazon). The 7″ Amazon Fire is a very low-cost model – with a ‘buy five, get one free’ incentive to encourage bulk buying. The new Fire tablet runs on a 1.3GHz quad-core … Read more