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Average monitor panel prices fell about 1% in February, says DisplaySearch, with rising amounts of G8, G6 and G5 capacity being released for notebooks and tablets. Panel inventory build-up is currently a low risk, as most panel makers will not push production during the five-day Lunar New Year period. Notebook panel demand is falling, but … Read more
RDK Management’s Reference Design Kit (RDK), a pre-integrated software bundle for TV devices, now provides additional support for the DVB broadcast standard. The update has made in-band DVB Service Information (DVB-SI) elements available to the RDK community, largely thanks to contribution by Arris Group.
Dish has said that around 2.601 million gross new pay-TV subscribers joined the company in 2014; slightly down from the 2.666 million joining in 2013. Average monthly churn was effectively flat, growing from 1.58% to 1.59%. In Q4, 16,000 customers left Dish, compared to an addition of 8,000 in Q4’13.
Witbe, which monitors the quality of experience for service providers’ and content owners’ IP video, has added UltraHD support to its product offering. The company is now able to perform lab testing and live monitoring, detecting conformance issues without downscaling, through an UltraHD set-top box’s HDMI output.
This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 65″ Full HD category covering sizes 65″ to 69.99″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are seven brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, NEC Displays is second and Philips is third. In … Read more
University of California researchers have formed a split-off company, 20/20 Display Technologies, that will launch a product eliminating the need for corrective eyewear when viewing mobile devices. The technology has been tested and can compensate for both near- and farsightedness; astigmatism; and higher-order vision problems that cannot be corrected with eyewear or lenses. The researchers … Read more
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley have developed a technology which is generating quite the buzz. 20/20 Display Technologies, Inc. will soon be launching a disruptive product that will eliminate the need for eyewear when viewing electronic devices. The company’s CEO, David Worley, is excited about the market potential of this technology. He mentions, … Read more
Amscreen and Clear Channel have entered into a deal that will see Amscreen supply high-brightness screens for deployment across the UK. The screens will be part of Clear Channel’s Adshel Live network (Major Investment for Clear Channel UK), which already consists of 600 units, and will be manufactured in Bolton. They will be 72″ models, … Read more
Newbay Media presented Peerless-AV with a best-of-show award at ISE 2015, for the company’s new Twin Pole Modular Series product range. It is an adaptable mount system for flat screens, designed to fit around twin columns. Additionally, Peerless is celebrating the CE marking approval for its Xtreme Outdoor Displays range.
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV has announced its biggest year yet at ISE with outstanding new mounts, stands and Emerging Technology products showcased on the stand, an increased number of European visitors, and a Best of Show award win for its innovative Twin Pole Modular Series product range. Showcased to a European audience for the first … Read more
Digital UK and Freeview have today announced that Panasonic will be the first manufacturer to launch TVs featuring the Freeview Play connected TV service. Panasonic will make Freeview Play available in its new 2015 line-up of VIERA TVs. Channel 5’s Demand 5 service will also join the platform – completing the launch line-up of catch-up … Read more
According to sources close to Sony, the company may announce an exit from the smartphone market at MWC this year. Australia’s Smarthouse has been told that ‘a number of parties’, including TCL, have expressed an interest in licensing the rights to Sony smartphones. CEO Kazuo Hirai recently said that he would not “rule out considering … Read more
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