Netflix CEO: ‘Traditional TV Will Disappear’
Redd Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, has predicted that traditional linear TV services will ‘disappear’ within 20 years. Hastings made the comments to French magazine Telerama.
Pay-TV Rises, but Cable Falls
Informitiv’s latest Multiscreen Index shows that the world’s top 100 pay-TV services added about 20.3 million new subscribers between Q2’13 and Q2’14. The figure represents a 6% YoY rise. The 10 largest services gained almost 1.15 million subscribers in Q2’14 alone, and more than 1.2 million in Q1. Satellite services added more than 2.1 million … Read more
Amazon’s Streaming Service Reaches Samsung
Samsung has let the launch date of Amazon’s UltraHD streaming service slip by accident. The company said in a press release that its Smart TVs will be able to support the service from October, worldwide, suggesting that the streams will be available from or before that point. It has been suggested that Amazon’s service will … Read more
KT Makes Ambitious Claims
An UltraHD IPTV service will be launched by Korean mobile carrier KT this month. ‘Olleh Giga UHD TV’ will be available through a set-top box, which will feature voice command and the ability to show four separate channels at once. There will be around 500 UltraHD programmes available by the end of the year, the … Read more
Eyedak Uses Smartphone as Screen
Eyedak, a company based in Scotland, is developing a VR headset called Vrase, to compete with the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Morpheus. Like Samsung’s (rumoured) Gear VR headset (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28), it uses a smartphone as the main display. The lenses in the headset make the displayed images 3D. Six of the … Read more
Apple’s Invitation Gives Nothing Away
Invitations have been sent out to an event on 9th September by Apple, effectively confirming the previously-rumoured iPhone 6 launch date. Unlike the company’s previous invitations, there is no hint of what will be shown (the iPhone 5’s event invitation was particularly in-your-face). However, Apple has a history of releasing its handsets in early autumn. … Read more
Dell Claims ‘First’ for Curved 34″
More information has been shared by Dell, about its U3415W LCD monitor (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). Last year we heard that the product would be a 34″ model with 3440 x 1440 (21:9) resolution, using an LG IPS panel. According to Dell, the monitor is not a standard flat unit: it features a … Read more
Digital Europe Unveils New UHD Logo
Digital Europe used IFA 2014 to release a new Ultra HD logo which it says will help consumers differentiate it from the earlier HD standard. In order to use the logo, a device has to meet the following requirements: * 3840 x 2160 resolution in 16:9 aspect ratio * Meet the Rec. 709 standard * … Read more
Emerging Markets Take Smartphone Slack
Smartphone shipments are expected to rise 23.8% YoY in 2014, according to IDC, to more than 1.25 billion units, from 1.01 billion in 2013. A 12.7% CAGR will lead to 1.8 billion shipments in 2018. Since 2011, emerging markets have represented more than 50% of annual smartphone shipments. However, until last year mature markets have … Read more
Epson Leads US Projector Sales in July
PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in July. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’; ‘mainstream’; and ‘high end’. Aaxa manufactured three of the pico and personal sector’s top five models. These were the same models as the June results: the P300 Pico (first), P4-X (second) and … Read more
Freesync Monitors Will Cost $100 Less Than G-Sync
AMD has told PCR that its upcoming Freesync (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) gaming monitors will be between $80 and $100 cheaper than models with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. Both aim to eliminate screen tearing, input lag and stutter. Richard Huddy of AMD has previously said that he would have been “surprised” if Freesync added … Read more
Global Phablet Shipments to Reach 175 Million in 2014
According to a new forecast from the IDC, worldwide phablet shipments (smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5″ to less than 7″ will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing the 170 million portable PCs expected to ship during the same period. Next year, total phablet volumes will top 318 million units, surpassing the 233 … Read more
