IBC 2015 – Page 2 – Display Daily

Rovi Boosts Speech and Surveys Users on Content Discovery

by Bob Raikes

Last year, one of the most impressive demos that we got was at Rovi when the firm showed us its natural language user interface tool. The system was good at understanding the context and …

Fraunhofer Shows Lici in KVMs

by Bob Raikes

Various Fraunhofer groups had a shared booth in Hall 8. We talked to the team behind the Lici lightweight codec. This (like Intopix and Displaystream) codec has very low latency (around two lines), doesn’t …

Ericsson Prefers HDR to UltraHD for “More Bang per Bit”

by Bob Raikes

We met up with Matthew Goldman, the Senior VP Technology at Ericsson and had a good chat about HDR and the issues. We also recorded an interview with him, look here for updates when …

Lenovo Boosts Mobile Workstations

by Bob Raikes

This is Lenovo’s integrated colorimeterWe hadn’t spotted Lenovo at IBC before, but were happy to catch up to look at its workstation. There was no real monitor news, although the company said that the …

Irdeto Offering Smart DRM

by Bob Raikes

We haven’t previously reported on Irdeto, but something their PR company told us must have been persuasive and we met with Richard Scott, SVP Sales & Marketing from the company this time. The firm …

Sigma Boosts G.Hn & Highlights UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

Sigma Designs was in a meeting room above Hall 1 and we got the latest update from them. The first news was about a new variation on G.Hn which Sigma calls “G.Hn Prime” which …

UltraHD Alliance Wants to Bring Order to the “Wild Wild West”

by Bob Raikes

The UltraHD Alliance had a meeting room at IBC to introduce itself to the European business. There was a feeling that there was a feeling of the “Wild Wild West”. A group of companies …

IBC 2015 on Course for Record Attendance

by Bob Raikes

IBC closed with record attendance of 55,128 delegates and 1,800 companies. There were 250 speakers in many sessions, panels and keynotes and the exhibition seems to be on a positive curve. (although we found …

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Absen launches the Smart & Slim N Series LED Cabinets for High-end Retail, Advertising and Broadcast Applications

by Tom Allen

2015 has been an extraordinary year for Absen Optoelectronics, one of the leading global manufacturers of high quality LED displays. Absen is proud to announce the latest addition to its repertoire of high quality …

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Absen Promotes its Broadcast Skills

by Bob Raikes

This photo from an unusual angle shows the wide viewing angle of today’s LEDsWe met with Reuben Rengel of Absen who runs Absen in Europe. Absen, which makes LED displays, was at the show …

ARM Awarded Top Broadcast Industry Honor at IBC 2015

by Tom Allen

ARM accepted the IBC2015 International Honour for Excellence in front of an audience of the world’s most influential broadcast and entertainment companies last night in Amsterdam. The company was recognized for its processor and …

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Huawei and NetRange Agree to Jointly Drive OTT Ecosystem Cooperation

by Tom Allen

Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, and NetRange, a leading global provider of white labelled, turnkey Smart TV and OTT ecosystems, announced during IBC 2015 that they will work in partnership to create …

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