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Grass Valley Makes Record-Breaking Sale of LDX 86N 4K UHD Cameras to ES Broadcast at IBC 2019

Grass Valley announces that UK broadcast equipment supplier, rental house and systems integrator, ES Broadcast, has made the single biggest purchase of its LDX 86N 4K UHD cameras to date. The Watford-based company has invested in 151 cameras and 15 Kahuna production switchers to prepare for major sporting events in 2020 and to meet increasing … Read more

Leader LV5900 HD/4K/8K Monitors BT Sport Live 8K Broadcast into IBC 2019

A Leader LV5900 HD/4K/8K multi-standard waveform monitor was chosen to monitor the signal feed of an hour-long live 8K broadcast by BT from Northampton, England, to IBC Amsterdam. One of the world’s first broadcasts of its kind, the broadcast enabled IBC attendees to see the Gallagher Premiership Rugby 7s tournament relayed direct from the home … Read more

BenQ Showcases the World’s First Pantone Validated Digital Signage Display

BenQ announces the launch of the world’s first digital signage series to achieve a Pantone Validated status. The Smart Signage Series will assure on-screen colour fidelity and matched interoperability with Pantone-qualified colour production devices. The first display from the series to be released is BenQ’s SL6502K. At 65” diagonal, the display achieves 4K UHD resolution … Read more

Sony Digital Cinema Expands Footprint with Galaxy Theatres

Sony Electronics Inc. announced the expansion of its Sony Digital Cinema™ premium large-format (PLF) movie theater auditorium to its first location in Texas, at Galaxy Theatres in The Colony. Sony Digital Cinema is a heightened experience for PLF theaters that features Sony’s industry-leading, dual-laser projection system, along with powerful sound and luxury reclining seats. The … Read more

Worldwide Smart Home Devices Forecast to Maintain Steady Growth Through 2023, Says IDC

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The worldwide market for smart home devices is expected to grow 23.5% year over year in 2019 to nearly 815 million device shipments, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Worldwide shipments are forecast to be more than 1.39 billion in 2023 with a five-year compound annual growth rate … Read more

Middle East & Africa PC Monitors Market Sees First Quarterly Growth Since 2017, but Outlook Remains Bleak

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC monitors market saw shipments reach a value of $168.98 million for the second quarter of this year, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s Quarterly PC Monitors Tracker shows that a total of 1.1 million units were shipped … Read more

So, When is 8K not 8K – LG has a View!

Well, unsurprisingly, one of the hot topics for TV set makers and brands at IFA was 8K. The question that was provoked by LG’s booth was “When is 8K not 8K?”. What did they mean? Of course, the background to this was that LG is starting to talk about shipping an 8K OLED TV set … Read more

Evolving Foldable OLED Smartphone Displays

Samsung Electronics re-launched its Galaxy Fold smartphone at IFA 2019 in September. Other brands have also joined in to introduce many different design concepts of foldable smartphones with OLED display in different sizes and formats. Foldable smartphones and 5G-technology received strong attention at IFA as high transmission speed and low latency are expected to drive … Read more