Skyworth Takes Hillcrest
Yet another TV platform has signed up to use Hillcrest’s gesture control technology. China’s Skyworth has joined TCL, Lenovo, LG, Hisense and Roku in using the Freespace Motion Engine technology.
ViewSonic Enters VDI Creation with Userful
ViewSonic has entered into a strategic global partnership with Userful Corporation to create and deliver virtual desktop solutions. It is hoped that education and small- and medium-size businesses will use the solutions to move to virtual environments and the cloud.
BSkyB Adds to Roku Investment
BSkyB has invested a further $0.7 million in Roku, taking its total investment in the OTT streaming platform to $12.2 million. The funds will be used by Roku to finance its operations and activities. 21st Century Fox, which holds a 39% controlling stake in BSkyB, also made a further equity investment in Roku. In July … Read more
EC Finally Clears Liberty’s Ziggo Deal
The European Commission has finally approved Liberty Global’s pending acquisition of Dutch cable operator Ziggo. Liberty Global said in January that it would acquire Ziggo in a stock and cash transaction which valued Ziggo at approximately
Intrinsyc Technologies, Stream TV Sign Strategic Agreement
Intrinsyc Technologies and Stream TV Networks have signed a strategic agreement which will see Intrinsyc invest $1.5 million in Stream TV in the form of a secured convertible promissory note instrument bearing interest at 3% per annum. At Stream TV’s option, this will convert into the class of securities on a future qualified equity financing … Read more
Lenovo, NEC Extend Joint Venture Agreement
Lenovo and NEC have reached agreement to extend the term of their joint venture agreement to 2026. NEC Lenovo Japan Group, which sells NEC-branded PCs and tablets in the Japanese market through its subsidiary, was finalised in June, 2011 and initially had a five year term lasting until June 2016 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No … Read more
Qisda Sees 40% Growth in Projector Shipments
Qisda achieved a 42.2% year on year growth in projector shipments in September, reaching 200,000 units. The company has been pushing sales of its high-end projectors to counter fluctuating sales of LCD monitors which has damaged the company’s profitability. Qisda also reported that its design manufacturing services generated sales of NT$9 billion ($297.4 million), 21% … Read more
TCL’s LCD TV Sales Down 10%
TCL Multimedia said that LCD TV sales volume declined 10.2% year on year in September, to 1,645,485, though the proportion of smart TVs increased by 93.3% YoY. In TCL’s home market of China, sales volume was down 9.3% from a year earlier to 973,707 sets. The sales volume of smart TVs was 623,188, a 91.8% … Read more
Dynamic Focus 65″ LCD Public Displays
This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 65″ Full HD category covering sizes 65″ to 69.99″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are five brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, NEC Displays is second and Philips is third. In … Read more
Asbis Quits Ireland
The continuing political uncertainty in Russia and Ukraine has led to Asbis deciding to close its office in Ireland. The region will now be served by Poland, focusing on its Prestigio brand, while a dedicated team will be established in the UK.
Vivitek Signs Edumax in Norway
Vivitek has signed a distribution agreement for its projectors with Edumax in Norway.
Age UK Chooses Amscreen
Amscreen has supplied 150 AM24 LCD displays to 150 Age UK charity stores. The screens supply live news and weather. They also highlight products and services offered by the charity. The screens are fitted with Amscreen’s OptimEyes audience impressions metric suite (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 42). Each AM24 is a 24″ display with 1920 … Read more
