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IHS Updates 4k Forecast, Warns on 8k

by Tom Allen

Paul Gray of IHS spoke recently at the Hollywood IT Society and Media & Entertainment Services Alliance conference in London, saying that the research firm has increased its UltraHD forecasts for Europe. IHS expects …

Tags:Europe| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 03

V Nova

V-Nova Wins First DC Innovator Award

by Tom Allen

V-Nova, creator of the Perseus codec, is to be named the first ‘DC Global Media Innovator’ by the Diplomatic Council – a think tank accredited by the UN. The award recognises a media, technology …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Codecs| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

TCL appoints new General Manager for Europe

by Bob Raikes

TCL Multimedia has appointed Alain Pakiry, previously with Ubisoft, Guillemot, TomTom and MyFox before joining TCL Communication Europe in May 2015.

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| TCL| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Europeans Value UltraHD

by Tom Allen

A survey by Parks Associates, revealed at CES 2016, has shown that around 17% of broadband households in the UK, France, Germany and Spain are planning to buy a flat-panel TV in the next …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 01

huawei

Huawei Enjoys Rising Popularity in Europe

by Tom Allen

In an interview with China’s Xinhua, Huawei has said that its smartphone sales in CEE and northern Europe this year have been ‘gratifying’. More than 3.46 million smartphones were sold, representing a 114% increase …

Tags:Europe| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 51

TVs Covered by New ITA Agreement?

by Tom Allen

A year since we last reported on it (ITA Talks Collapse, Resume in 2015), the updated ITA Agreement has finally been concluded. Countries covered by the ITAThe ITA Agreement defines tariffs on IT products, …

Tags:DigitalEurope| Duty| Europe| ITA Agreement| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Bosnia & Herzegovina Moves to T2

by Tom Allen

Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Council of Ministers has agreed to switch the DTT transmission platform from DVB-T to DVB-T2. A date has not been set.

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Samsung, Cameras and Brands

by Bob Raikes

This week, we report on the withdrawal from the UK digital camera market by Samsung, which follows on from a story we spotted recently that the firm had dropped out of selling cameras in …

Tags:Cameras| Editorial| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Massimo Macarti is Communications Chief at Canon

by Tom Allen

Canon has appointed Massimo Macarti to be the chief of communication at Canon EMEA. Massimo has worked at Canon since 1991, where he has held roles including marketing director and chief of human resources. …

Tags:Canon| Europe| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 48