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Huawei and NetRange Agree to Jointly Drive OTT Ecosystem Cooperation

Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, and NetRange, a leading global provider of white labelled, turnkey Smart TV and OTT ecosystems, announced during IBC 2015 that they will work in partnership to create a joint OTT ecosystem. The collaboration will enable Huawei and NetRange to create added value for the next generation of OTT … Read more

Eutelsat Reveals New Consumer Research on Ultra HD and Data on Skyrocketing Screen Sales in Key TV Markets

Consumers in key European TV markets are ready to embrace Ultra HD as a thrilling TV experience and to invest in equipment and content. The pulse of Ultra HD was presented today by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) at a press briefing at IBC in Amsterdam. It included key findings of new qualitative consumer … Read more

MMD Shares Widescreen Price

We now have a spec sheet for Philips’ 34.1″ widescreen monitor, the BDM3490UC, which we saw at IFA (Colour and Curves Come to the Fore With Philips at IFA). Featuring an AH-IPS panel, with 99% sRGB coverage, the main selling point of the monitor is its wide display. Resolution is 3440 x 1440 (21:9), and … Read more

Ron Martin on Superiority of Panasonic’s OLED

In a video by AVForums, Ron Martin of Panasonic Hollywood Labs has explained more about why the company considers its OLED TV superior to those of other companies – despite the fact that they are all using the same panels from LG Display. According to Martin, Panasonic’s processing expertise means that the company can overcome … Read more

Dolby Expands Studio Partners

Several companies have signed deals with Dolby, to produce films using the high-end Dolby Vision HDR format. Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are all part of the move; they will release four HDR films over the coming months. Disney is already a partner, having produced Inside Out and Tomorrowland using Dolby Vision … Read more

EC Still Undecided in ZTE Patent Dispute

Margrethe Vestager, European Competition Commissioner, has said that the European Commission has “Not decided” whether to open a case for ZTE’s antitrust filing, lodged last year. ZTE filed the complaint in June 2014, asking for the EC to investigate the licensing practices of US-based Vringo. At the time, ZTE wrote, ‘As the owner of numerous … Read more

Foxconn Rises in August

Foxconn’s consolidated revenues in August were down almost 6.2% MoM, but up just under 6.5% annually, at TWD292.2 billion ($8.9 billion). Results were even more encouraging for the January-August period, growing 12.8% YoY (to TWD2.6 trillion ($79.9 billion)). Revenues are expected to start rising in September, thanks to Foxconn’s part in production of the iPhone … Read more

Footprints in the Sand: Planar 1983–2015

“Take some memories. Leave only footprints.” That old traveller’s advice was on my mind this summer. Seemed as if everyone wanted to visit Portland. It was a hot sunny, California-like summer here with water! Such influx is not new: technology companies discovered the Beaverton-Portland area was a fertile ground for expansions, spin-outs and start-ups in … Read more