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Qualcomm has spoken out in support of UltraHD smartphone screens. By mid- to late-2015, there will be several smartphones on the market using the format, the company believes. In an open document, Qualcomm argues that the human eye can still perceive pixels at a 10″ distance (average smartphone viewing distance) on screens of up to … Read more
At Interbee 2014 (Tokyo, 19th – 21st November), Quantel will present what it says is the world’s first post-production technology demonstration in 8k at 60fps. Quantel’s Pablo Rio software and ‘multiple’ Nvidia Tesla GPUs will be used.
Sales of Google’s Chromecast streaming media stick surpassed the Apple TV in Q1-Q3’14 – although Roku devices still lead. Chromecast sales were not counted in 2013, but were comfortably ahead of the ageing Apple TV this year (20% vs 17% market share). Roku’s lead also narrowed considerably (falling from 46% to 29%), while Amazon entered … Read more
The Swiss railway operator, SBB, is installing signage systems in 17 stations around the country. By the end of next year 44 large-format LED displays will have replaced existing departure and arrival boards. The first is already in pilot operation in Neuchâtel; its settings have not yet been optimised. About CHF15 million ($15.5 million) has … Read more
TV panels in 32″, 40″, 42″, 48″ and 50″ sizes increased in price by between $1 and $2 at the beginning of December. According to DisplaySearch, this was largely due to increased demand due to a push by Samsung to meet expected demand in Q1’15. The price of 32″ open-cell TV panels also rose by … Read more
A device currently seeking funding on Indiegogo (24 days left of the campaign and 14% funded at the time of writing) promises to bring picture-by-picture functionality to any TV. ‘SkreensTV’ can handle up to five HDMI inputs and route them all to a TV as a single image. If funded, the product will come to … Read more
Sky Deutschland ended Q3’14 with more than 3.9 million subscribers. Sky Premium HD customers rose by 75,000, to exceed 2.3 million.
Sony is now offering customers five high-resolution films for free. Between 31st October and 27th December, customers with a 2014 Bravia UltraHD TV can take the ‘Privilege Movies 4k’ promotion to get 10 films, five of which will be loaned for free. The films will be sent on a pre-loaded HDD that can be unlocked … Read more
We have been hearing rumours about a Sony web-TV service for almost two years (since Display Monitor Vol 20 No 2), and now the company has finally followed through. Playstation Vue will be a cloud-based service combining live, on-demand and three-day catch-up TV content. It includes a recommendation engine and a smart search feature. The … Read more
Spanish trade bodies have urged the government to extend its DTT migration deadline (currently 31st December) by three months. The associations (Uteca, FORTA, Installers Federation Fenitel, the Consumers Association and Abertis Telecom) say that between two million and four million households could lose TV signals if the deadline remains as it is.
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Spain increased by 340,000 in Q2’14, says regulator CNMC, to 4.3 million. Telefonica’s Movistar service saw the largest growth, up 91% YoY to 1.2 million. Canal Plus lost 22,000 customers (1.3%), ending Q2 at 1.62 million. ONO was the third-largest company, losing 52,000 subscribers (-6.3%) to 777,000. Telecable, Euskaltel … Read more
Clear Channel UK’s Storm brand has unveiled a new display at its Coventry House site in London. The display is a Daktronics unit – the 13mm 13HD product – chosen by LG, a long-term site occupier. The 48m² screen is curved, with adjustable brightness (between 6,000 cd/m² and 9,500 cd/m²).
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