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IPValue Management Affiliate Acquires Rights to Mitsubishi Electric’s Display Business Patent Portfolio

July 15, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

IPValue Management, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Trivale Technologies, LLC (“Trivale”), has acquired over 1,200 patents and applications from the display business unit of Mitsubishi Electric (“MELCO”). MELCO is a world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment. IPValue focuses its patent licensing programs on extensive portfolios from major enterprise … Read more

Allente Launches B2B Hospitality TV Service Powered by 3SS

July 15, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a leading provider of software solutions for set-top boxes (STB) and multiscreen entertainment, announces that major Nordic region pay-TV provider Allente has chosen 3SS and award-winning 3READY Product Framework to power its new B2B entertainment offering for the hospitality industry. Allente assigned 3SS to develop a dedicated new app, based on … Read more

U.S. Homes Adding SVOD Services Falls To 3.9% in 2Q, Kantar Reports

July 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Kantar has released data on the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market in the US and that highlights a slow down in growth in the market with just 3.9% of U.S. homes taking a new subscription to a streaming service down from 12.9% a year ago. Amazon was the main growth provider with 23.2% … Read more

TiVo Signs Deal to Provide Horizon Media TV Viewership Data

July 15, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

TiVo®, the company that brings entertainment together and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xperi Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: XPER) (“Xperi”), announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Horizon Media, the largest U.S. media agency according to AdAge Data Center 2021, to access TiVo’s TV viewership data. TiVo’s data provides a foundational ingredient to Horizon’s … Read more

Films made for Netflix look more like TV shows — here’s the technical reason why

July 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

I saw this article on ‘The Conversation’ and thought it raised some interesting points about the ‘look’ of digital content. Happily, the article was released under the Creative Commons Licence, so we are able to reproduce it here. I’ve added my comments at the end. Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried in the Netflix film Mank. … Read more

IPValue acquires over 1,200 display related patents from Mitsubishi Electric

December 21, 2022July 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say An IP specialist, IPValue Management, Inc, said that it has bought 1,200 display-related patents from Mitsubishi Electric, which date back up to twenty years and cover LCDs and OLEDs. What We Think As long ago as 2003, Mitsubishi was looking after its LCD IP and we reported on a display, with a … Read more

Olympic Stadium Berlin Gets Digital Signage Upgrade

July 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Invidis reports that the Olympic Stadium in Berlin is going through a major refurbishment in preparations for hosting at least six games in the 2024 Euros football championship. The total cost will be €20 million, with the digital signage costing €2 million, €0.5 million in 2022 and the balance in 2023. A … Read more

Avocor Announces Powerful New Edge-to-Edge Interactive Displays

July 14, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Avocor, the fastest-growing global interactive display company and a leading provider of video collaboration solutions, announces its G series, a new product family of sleek, bezel-less, edge-to-edge interactive displays designed to streamline workplace collaboration. Available in stunning 65”, 75”, and 85” edge-to-edge diagonals, the G series collaboration displays feature proprietary Avocor UiQ single-button touch interface … Read more

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Adds AccuSync AS271F and MultiSync E273F to its Desktop Display Family

July 14, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, announced the availability of the AccuSync AS271F and MultiSync® E273F, the newest additions to its desktop display family. Suitable for corporate, financial, entertainment, and education environments, the new desktop displays offer flexibility and value. NEC’s AccuSync line is now complete with the … Read more

TV Set Sales Revenues Stable in Germany

July 14, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GFU in Germany said, based on data from GfK, that TV sales in Q2 in the country were up just 1% on last year, with revenues of €831 million, although volume fell by 18.5% to just under 1.3 million sets. The ASP rose 24% to €657, with 6%-8% in rising prices … Read more

VR Growth To Outstrip All Other Media By 2025

July 14, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say VRFocus reported data from PwC that predicts that VR will see the highest revenue growth of all media from 2020 to 2025 going from $1.8 billion last year to $6.9 billion. VR Video should grow from $615 million to $1.4 billion. Those numbers are small, though, as the overall gaming market will … Read more

Chinese Brands to Use UTG in New Foldable Phones

July 14, 2021 by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say The Elec has a detailed round-up on the topic of barriers for foldable smartphones and highlighted that there is a significant move to Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG). The article details the suppliers for many of the foldable devices. Device Inside Display supplier Outside Display supplier Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold 2 Samsung 8.01″ CSOT … Read more