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Huawei Launches OTT Video Platform for Its Smartphone Customers

Huawei Video is a new OTT TV platform now available for Huawei and Honor smartphone users in Spain and Italy, ahead of a wider European launch. Users can access pilot episodes, trailers and bonus features for free, while those who want to access full series, documentaries and sports can subscribe for €5 ($5.80) a month. … Read more

Altibox Selects VisualOn to Deliver Video to Apple TV App

VisualOn, a multimedia software company that enables scalable, cross-platform media playback for global streaming media brands, is now providing users of fibre-to-the-home broadband from Norwegian telco Altibox with the ability to stream high-quality video on Apple TV. Altibox has been a customer of VisualOn since May 2016. The company says it has more than 500,000 … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Camera Impresses in DxOMark Review

DxOMark has just published the results of its in-depth analysis of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 smartphone camera. The Note 9 comes with a dual-camera setup, featuring a wide-angle camera with 12MP sensor, f/1.5-2.4 dual-aperture lens and dual-pixel autofocus. The second camera offers a 12MP sensor with a 2x “telephoto” lens and f/2.4 aperture. Both … Read more

Bitmovin Video Developer Report Reveals Widespread Problems With Latency And Fragmentation In Codecs, Formats And Devices

Bitmovin, a world leader in online video technology, releases its annual Video Developer Report, revealing a snapshot of the key trends and issues in video technology. The study is based on the views of 456 video developers at broadcasters, publishers, OTT streaming services, online video platforms and social media platforms in 67 countries. “The online … Read more

Only the Best for ISE’s Munich Headquarters – Peerless-AV Supreme Video Wall Mounts Installed in New Collaboration Space

Integrated Systems Events, organisers of Integrated Systems Europe, the Digital Signage Summit Series and other leading B2B events for the professional audio visual, electronic systems integration and IT industries, has installed a recessed 1×4 video wall in its Munich headquarters using award-winning quick release video wall mounts from AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV. The mounts have … Read more

Mitsubishi Displays and Peerless-AV Wall Mounts Installed at ISE HQ

Integrated Systems Events has installed a recessed 1 × 4 video wall in its headquarters in Munich, Germany, using quick-release video wall mounts from Peerless-AV, creating a new collaboration and meeting space for ISE staff and visitors. The video wall features four Mitsubishi 55″ displays mounted in portrait orientation on Peerless-AV DS-VW775-QR SmartMount Supreme Full-Service … Read more

IFA is a Bit Dull

The big topic at IFA this year was 8K as Samsung reacted to the success of LG Display’s OLEDs in the premium TV business. Samsung remains the biggest TV brand, by volume and value, but the firm’s value share has fallen further than the volume and that means that the company’s profitability must have been … Read more

Opentech Selects Vewd To Strengthen HbbTV Support With Operators Across European Markets

Vewd, the global market leader in enabling OTT, and Opentech, one of South Korea’s leading set-top box manufacturers, announced a multi-year contract that adds Vewd Core, and Vewd’s award-winning HbbTV 2.0.1 and newly released Operator Applications modules to their set-top boxes. The new agreement will result in the first deployment of set-top boxes supporting the … Read more

AV Stumpfl Wings Vioso Software Used for Lisbon Projection

The Carmo Archaeological Museum was recently the backdrop for Portuguese multimedia company Ocubo to stage its recent video-mapping project, Lisbon Under Stars, featuring a combination of 360° digital animation, live action and special effect projections. Visitors were free to walk around the 1,900m² site and learn about Lisbon’s history. Thirteen 16,000-lumen video projectors and nine … Read more

AR Firm Meta Company Puts 65% of Its Staff on Furlough

AR headset firm Meta Company has sent 65% of its staff home for a month in the midst of the US-China trade war. Talking to Bloomberg, the company’s CEO Meron Gribetz remarked: “The Chinese government sent an official request to our lead investor to re-evaluate the deal based on the recent actions from the Trump … Read more

3IT Holds an Open Day

3IT is focusing these days on AR and VR after starting as the 3D Centre. 3IT is a trade association that has close links to the Fraunhofer HHI in Berlin and each year it holds an open day, usually on the Thursday before IFA, as many people are in town for the big event. We … Read more

ViewSonic Launches Two New 55-Inch Interactive ePoster Kiosks with 4K Resolution

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, introduces the EP5540 and EP5540T 4K Ultra HD all-in-one, free-standing ePoster kiosks. Built for grabbing attention in busy, high-traffic areas such as restaurants, malls, and other demanding commercial spaces, the EP5540 and EP5540T delivers impactful visual messaging. The ViewSonic® EP5540 and EP5540T are 55-inch digital … Read more