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What They Say Midwich Group, the dominant AV distributor in the UK and increasingly an operator at European level, has reported sales up 29% in the first half of 2021 on an annual basis. Margin overall was around 15.2%. Profits are expected to be up around 300% to $18 million for the half. If lockdowns … Read more
What They Say TP Vision has integrated an app in its Philips-branded TVs to support the German DTH satellite service, HD+. The app acts as a ‘virtual STB’ and will be available on the Android TV models PUS85x6, PUS9206, PML9506, PML9636, OLED706 and OLED8x6. The service is free for six months. What We Think Broadband … Read more
What They Say Sigmaintell confirmed the news that we have been reporting for the last month or two, that the panel price rise has peaked. In early July, smaller TV panels (32″ and 43″) have declined by $1 while 65″ and 75″ have risen by $2 and $3, respectively. The firm said that demand for … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that LG will restart spending on its E6-3 line in Paju shortly as it looks to boost capacity to meet demand for flexible smartphone OLEDs from Apple. The factory space and organic material deposition equipment and encapsulation equipment from Japan’s Canon Tokki are already in place, which will reduce … Read more
Wammes and Partners develop a new method to test the quality of UV-cured Optical Bondings without destroying them. Examining the quality of the optical bonding directly after the bonding process offers the chance to quickly identify problems and make improvements or rework if necessary. This is made possible by the use of the so-called pattern … Read more
What They Say German display engineering specialist Wammes sent out a press release describing a new method it has for checking the quality of UV-cured Optical Bonding without destroying them. This means that there is a chance to rectify and rework, improving yields. The system uses pattern recognition to find the defects among a lot … Read more
PPDS is excited to announce three new partnerships with leading hospitality industry Property Management System (PMS) integrators – Nonius, Nevotek and Imagine Soft – opening up over one hundred additional PMS possibilities, all helping hoteliers maximise the full potential of their in-room TVs for advanced and tailored guest experiences. Part of PPDS new ‘total solutions’ … Read more
LG Electronics (LG) made public its commitment to transition completely to renewable energy by 2050 as a key component of its sustainability strategy. The announcement in the just released LG Electronics Sustainability Report comes on top of its earlier promise to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 through the Zero Carbon 2030 initiative in which LG … Read more
What They Say LG Electronics issued a release that set out that it would transition to using 100% renewable energy by 2050 after an early promise to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The process will start in the US and will proceed region by region. A combination of solar panels, choosing suppliers of power that … Read more
What They Say Samsung announced the latest version of its latest commercial LED display “The Wall” with a number of improvements: 1,600 cd/m² peak brightness and new ‘Black Seal Technology’ for deeper blacks ‘Ultra Chroma’ technology with colours ‘twice as pure’ and more accurate in colour than traditional LEDs LEDs are 40% smaller (it’s unclear … Read more
What They Say The ICDM has held a meeting to approve the latest version (v 1.1) of the IDMS standard which is now available for download. The effort has taken nine years to get from the first V1.0. What We Think I’m following this up for a Display Daily article with one of the key … Read more
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks to connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is pleased to announce the publication of the second phase of its solution for Targeted Advertising (TA). This enables substitution of broadcast adverts with targeted adverts in … Read more
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