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
Altech Selects DivX® HEVC Ultra HD and DivX Plus® HD for Retail and Operator Set-Top Boxes
DivX, LLC, a leading provider of next-generation digital video solutions, and Altech Multimedia, a provider of products, professional services and competitive solutions to the digital multimedia broadcast and broadband industries, announced a new agreement to license and integrate DivX Plus® HD and DivX® HEVC technology into its upcoming set-top boxes. The devices will be made … Read more
Immersis Extends the Gaming Environment
Based on technology developed by Catopsys (Paris, France), the Immersis system can project imagery onto the area surrounding a TV. Doing so is intended to enhance the extent of the user’s immersion in a video game or panoramic video. It also allows the user to share the experience with others. Immersis is not intended to … Read more
South Bank SE1 Goes Live
After the iconic Old Street EC1 launched with YouTube in October, JCDecaux, the UK’s leading Outdoor advertising company, has kick-started 2015 with the launch of a new digital Outdoor tower set in the cultural heart of London, South Bank SE1. The gateway to the West End, South Bank SE1 is located on Waterloo Bridge and reaches desirable London … Read more
