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EC Appoints Ziggo Monitor

Following the final approval last month by the European Commission of Liberty Global’s acquisition of Dutch cable operator Ziggo, the Commission has appointed a monitoring trustee to oversee the transaction. CompetitionRx, a London-based company which specialises in overseeing the implementation of antitrust compliance programmes, will monitor whether Liberty Global adheres to the conditions set out … Read more

End-of-Year DBCI Falls in DACH

The Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) for the DACH region has fallen slightly for the November-December period, compared to September-October. The Index, produced by OVAB Europe, was down from 54.55 to 54.15. However, this is such a small change that the current business situation is still seen as positive by respondents. OVAB’s DBCI covers … Read more

Graphics Market Begins Return to Traditional Trends

After the turmoil of the recession, the graphics chip market appears to be (finally) returning to its typical seasonality, says Jon Peddie Research (JPR), having estimated shipments in Q3’14. The third quarter is traditionally the biggest growth quarter of the year in terms of graphics chip shipments. Overall unit shipments were down 7% QoQ at … Read more

Inkjet Encapsulation Developed for Flexible OLEDs

Kateeva is the developer of the Yieldjet roll-to-roll inkjet OLED deposition system (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 45). The company has now announced a new flexible OLED thin film encapsulation system, based on the same process. ‘Yieldjet Flex’ will be shipped to the first customer, in Asia, this month (OLED-Info guesses that it is Samsung … Read more

Telefonica, Canal Plus Face Antitrust Probe

The proposed acquisition by Spain’s Telefonica of pay-TV company Digital+ (known as Canal+ in Spain) is to be investigated by the Spanish competition authority, the CNMC. In a statement, the CNMC was quoted as saying that the deal “could significantly hinder competition in the markets related to pay-TV, audiovisual content and electronic communications services”. In … Read more

LDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 46

A price and release date has been shared for Acer’s S77HK 27″ UltraHD LCD monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). It will go on sale in December, starting at £460 ($720). The Insight 4k 3DLP projector (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25), from Digital Projection, will be launched in Q2’15. Eyevis is expanding its … Read more

Analogix TCONs Extend Mobile Battery Life

Analogix Semiconductor has developed new embedded DisplayPort (eDP) mainstream timing controllers (TCONs), as well as Panel Self Refresh- (PSR) enabled TCONs supporting UltraHD. These devices enable mobile vendors to extend battery life under ‘any’ usage conditions, says Analogix, while also providing video. The ANX1701 and ANX1772 mainstream TCONs use the Analogix Gapless architecture; this enables … Read more

Everdisplay Targets 1 Million Panels Monthly

China’s Everdisplay has told OLED-Info that it has a monthly capacity of 600,000 5″ OLED panels at its G4.5 fab. Full capacity (15,000 substrates) has not yet been reached. The company expects to increase production to 1 million 5″ panels a month by the end of the year. It will also begin to produce 5.6″ … Read more