LG ships 59.6 million smartphones in 2014, say reports
Korean media reports say that LG Electronics shipped 59.6 million smartphones worldwide last year: a 25.2% rise from 47.6 million units in 2013.
30%+ CAGR Predicted for Holographic Displays
Marketsandmarkets has posted a new report (http://tinyurl.com/mf385gy) into the holographic display market. Analysing the market by technology, product, application and geography, it is estimated that the industry will be worth almost $3.6 billion by 2020. This represents a 30.23% CAGR between 2014 and 2020. The report states that holographic display technology is developing ‘at a … Read more
DTG Begins HDMI Testing
The UK’s Digital Television Group’s Testing arm (DTG Testing) is launching an HDMI interoperability testing service. The unit said that that ‘many’ of its customers have found that HDMI compliance and certification does not guarantee that licensed devices will function correctly and be fully interoperable. Customers can now have their devices tested against the DTG’s receiver collection, … Read more
Wuaki.TV eyes European expansion
Spain’s Wuaki.tv plans to expand its service to The Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Sweden this year.
Telefónica’s Canal+ Deal Could be Over
Further doubt has been cast on Telefonica’s bid to acquire Canal+ after it emerged that talks between Spain’s competition authority, CNMC, and Telefonica were on the verge of collapse. At the end of last year, the European Commission warned of significant competition issues in four particular markets: the distribution retail pay-TV services under the Movistar … Read more
Samsung Display aims to reach OLED-LCD cost parity in 2015
Samsung Display’s efforts to lower OLED smartphone panel pricing will see the company achieve cost parity with TFT-LCD panels this year, claim sources with upstream component suppliers. The gap was between $10 and $15 in 2013 and $5 in 2014. The cost difference is now about 10% higher.
Manz Pessimistic About OLEDs
Aixtron and Manz signed a strategic cooperation agreement early last year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 2), to develop a G8 system based on Aixtron’s OVPD technology. However, in a recent press release Manz CFO Martin Hipp commented that he doesn’t expect any mass-production breakthroughs for OLEDs in the next two years (presumably referring to … Read more
Sony Given Extra Time to File Q3 Results
Sony has been granted an extension to the deadline for submitting its third quarter results, which the company said was necessary following a serious disruption of its network systems, caused by a cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment in November. The company said it will still hold briefing sessions for the media and analysts on 4th … Read more
Russia Completes DVB-T2 transition
Russia’s Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has completed its DVB-T2 transition, which it began in March 2012. RTRS added that the main DTT multiplex it runs reaches 85.3% of Russia’s population (121.8 million people), and the smaller one 48.1% (68.6 million).
DSF Presents Legacy Award to Past Chair
Kimberly Sarubbi, president of Saddle Rach Digital and recent chairman of the USA’s Digital Signage Federation, is to be presented with the organisation’s fourth Legacy Award. The Award is said to recognise ‘exemplary leadership, service to our membership and to the digital signage industry’.
17% of US Broadband Households are Likely to Subscribe to an OTT HBO Service
New Parks Associates video research finds 17% of U.S. broadband households are likely to subscribe to an over-the-top (OTT) video service from HBO. Among these likely subscribers, 91% are currently pay-TV subscribers, and roughly one-half would cancel their pay-tv service after subscribing to this HBO OTT service. The research firm reports the average head of … Read more
UltraHD Climbing Rapidly in Korea
UltraHD TVs represented more than 50% of 55″+ TV sales at the end of Q4’14 in Korea, said domestic retailer Lotte Hi-Mart, speaking to ET News. A Korean channel source forecast that the share would rise to 75% this year. The retailer said that UltraHD TVs represented around 30% of its total TV sales in Q4’14 (up … Read more
