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LG Defends HDR OLED, Promises Product in 2015

by Tom Allen

John Archer, writing for Forbes, has discovered that LG plans to launch an OLED HDR ‘solution’ this year. OLED has been criticised recently, mainly by LG’s competitors who do not have their own OLED …

Tags:AMOLED| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED Fabs| OLED TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 11

SID Adds Automotive to 2015 Display Week

by Tom Allen

SID’s Display Week will run from 31st May to the 5th June in San Jose this year. New to the 2015 show will be the addition of vehicle displays. There will also be technical …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 11

MPEG Introduces DisplayPort Patent License

by Tom Allen

MPEG LA has introduced a licence for the DisplayPort patent portfolio. The licence covers a variety of digital interface standards used to connect AV sources between products. Initial DisplayPort technology owners include Hitachi Maxell, …

Tags:Back Panel| DisplayPort| Hitachi| Large Display Monitor| Licensing| Mobile Display Monitor| MPEG| Philips| SiliconCore| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 11

JCDecaux Result 12/03/2015

by Helen Vince

JCDecaux SA has released its full year results, posting an EBIT of €303.1 million and turnover of €2.8 billion, which compares with an EBIT in the previous year of €219.6 million and turnover of …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Financial Data| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

TV Panels Get Bigger and More Feature-Rich

by Tom Allen

Sources at Innolux and AUO expect UltraHD TV panels to represent more than 30% of 50″+ LCD units shipped this year – a trend seen in December. Innolux also expects its wide colour gamut …

Tags:AUO| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| TV Production| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Mexico Prepares to Open Digital Receiver Tender

by Tom Allen

Mexico is to open a tender for the provision of 10.4 million DTT receivers. The sets must comply with the Ministry of Communications and Transport’s (SCT) specifications. They will be distributed to low-income households …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| LCD TVs| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Cable Falls But Remains Dominant in Switzerland

by Tom Allen

Swisscable has said that there were more than 2.6 million cable TV subscribers in Switzerland at the end of 2014; down almost 50,000 (1.8%) YoY. The cable platform remains Switzerland’s most popular TV reception …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 11

MWC not so Hot?

by Bob Raikes

This week, I spent a number of days at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The event is currently the hot event for the world of mobile phone operators and makers, so much so …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Radio| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 10

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VIA to Show Low Cost Android Digital Signage Player

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Via Embedded, a division of Via Technologies Ltd. (New Taipei City, Taiwan) announced on March 4th that it will demonstrate its two low-cost (Under $200) Android media players at Digital Signage Expo (DSE 2015) …

Tags:Android| Digital Signage| DSE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sony to Phase Out US Retail Stores

by Helen Vince

Sony is to phase out eight of its remaining 10 Sony stores in the US and expand its retail presence through the dealer channel by rolling out 100 more Sony Experience in-store locations. The …

Tags:Channels| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Retailers| sony| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Serbia is Not Prepared for ASO

by Tom Allen

Delegates at a roundtable discussion on digitisation and cable TV in Serbia have been told that as many as 43% of the population are still unable to receive digital TV signals. 100,000 digital receivers …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Serbia| Vol 22 - Issue 11

HbbTV is Big in Germany

by Tom Allen

GfK says that HbbTV has firmly established itself in Germany; 92% of connected TVs sold last year – 4.2 million devices – were compliant with the platform. 60% of all TVs sold (4.8 million …

Tags:Germany| GfK| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11