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After months of speculation, Sharp has unveiled its new medium-term management plan which includes the second bank bail-out in three years and the cutting of 10% of its global workforce. The company also said in its annual results announcement that there still existed “events or conditions that may cast a material uncertainty about Sharp’s ability … Read more
UK bookmaker William Hill is using VR to increase the declining number of horse racing bets it is receiving. Gamblers can wear an Oculus Rift headset (or use any Google Cardboard-like device) to view a custom VR experience, developed by Unit9, called ‘Get in the Race’. Viewers ‘become’ one of the jockeys (passively – there … Read more
There have been unconfirmed reports that Apple is considering a plan to acquire struggling Blackberry in a bid to improve its presence in the enterprise market. Reports suggest that Apple’s main interest could be in Blackberry’s portfolio of around 44,000 patents. Earlier this year it was rumoured that Samsung was considering making a bid for … Read more
Western Europe’s tablet market faced challenges again in Q1’15, declining 10.5% YoY to 8.5 million units. IDC’s data shows that the contraction was mainly down to slow consumer demand; commercial adoption grew, with volumes rising 51.3% YoY. IDC writes that consumers’ attention and budgets are being distracted from the tablet market by extended lifecycles, phablet … Read more
Global satellite TV revenues will pass cable this year, says Digital TV Research. Satellite revenues represented about 44% of the total in 2014, and are forecast to grow to 46% by 2020. Cable (analogue and digital), however, will fall from 46% in 2015 to 40% in 2020. IPTV will climb faster than any other platform, … Read more
One cannot discuss the economics of TV and video without considering advertising. Most platforms today use mixed modes of advertising and subscription to provide an economically viable platform. Streaming video platforms are being offered by established networks, content creators as well as start-up companies. All of them are looking for the right mix of subscription … Read more
One of the hot topics at Streaming Media East was, of course, how streaming will affect the existing TV infrastructure. There was no debate about whether streaming video could challenge existing platforms, but observations on how the existing platform can cope with this development. As can be expected from the name of the conference, the … Read more
While streaming media may be seen as a format for mobile devices, it does include all forms of streamed video including streaming UHD content to TVs and is, in fact, the only way the consumer can get UHD content in most countries today. At Streaming Media East, one of the topics was the appearance of … Read more
QD Vision, the leading manufacturer of quantum dot solutions for display products, continues to drive quantum dot technical and market development discussions at the Society for Information Display’s (SID) Display Week 2015. The event will be held at the San Jose Convention Center from May 31-June 5, 2015. Highlights: In booth 1025, QD Vision will … Read more
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced the V302H projector, its first 1080p projector under $1,000. The 3,000-lumen projector in a new V Series chassis delivers horizontal and vertical keystone correction, which produces square images and aids in installation flexibility. From a connectivity perspective, the … Read more
According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), the overall tablet market in Western Europe remained challenged in 1Q15, declining 10.5% year over year with total shipments totaling 8.5 million units. The contraction, however, was mainly the result of sluggish consumer demand as the expansion of tablets in the commercial space accelerates with volumes … Read more
There were several breaks throughout the conference programme, which gave delegates the chance to view demonstrations from companies that were not speaking. This year, of course, the focus was on UltraHD and its enhancements. Arqiva had an HTML5 UI, which will be available to operators. It is compliant with Freeview Play’s specifications. A catch-up app … Read more
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