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IFA, IBC, VR and 8K Musings

by Bob Raikes

The early part of the week saw us still at IFA and we have shorter issues this week as we have also been working on the IFA special report, which will be out early …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Analyst: Apple Video-on-Demand Service Will Be Worth Billions

by Andrew Fenn

Arecent report from Morgan Stanley has estimated that Apple’s forthcoming video-on-demand service will be worth $4.4 billion by 2025. Analyst Katy Huberty remarked: “While not a first mover, Apple’s attractive and sticky customer set …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Eizo Supports HDR Content with New Monitor

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Corporation globally announced the ColorEdge CG279X, a 27″ QuadHD 2560 x 1440 monitor designed for colour critical applications and using a number of features for content creators. The monitor supports HLG and PQ …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Fujifilm Outputs 4K with 10 Bits

by Bob Raikes

Fujifilm has added a new mirrorless camera, the X-T3, that is able to record true DCI 4096 x 2160 video at 60fps with 10 bits of grey scale in 4:2:2 format through its external …

Tags:4k| 4K DCI| Cameras| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Eutelsat Launches Cirrus Satellite-OTT Hybrid Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Eutelsat is launching Eutelsat Cirrus, a hybrid satellite-OTT delivery solution, which the company says will enable broadcasters to offer a flexible, seamless content experience across multiple screens. It will provide a turnkey content delivery …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 35

KPN’s Digitenne Starts DVB-T2 transition

by Bob Raikes

KPN in the Netherlands has said that it has started the transition of its DTT service to support DVB-T2 which will maintain the number of channels, but will move from SD to HD by …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Free Plans New Box

by Bob Raikes

TV service provider, Free, in France, which has been an innovator in the market, has been having a hard time recently, losing 70,000 subscribers and revenue in the first half of the year. To …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 34

DEG Announces Date and Itinerary for 4K Ultra HD Summit in LA

by Andrew Fenn

The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) will increase awareness and encourage ownership of Ultra HD devices and content at the 4K Ultra HD Summit on November 6th at Skirball Cultural Centre in Los Angeles, in …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Apple

Apple “Secretly?” Visits AUO and Epistar

by Bob Raikes

We loved a story that was in the press in Asia that said that Apple has ‘secretly’ visited AUO and Epistar in Taiwan to talk about and check on the progress of the development …

Tags:Apple| AUO| Large Display Monitor| LED| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Energy Saving Slips in Europe with New TVs

by Bob Raikes

Advanced Television spoke to Markus Kick, a GfK specialist in Consumer Electronics who explained that the move to higher quality TVs is having a negative impact on the purchase of energy-saving TVs. He said …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Hisense Expands TV Range to Include Laser TV

by Bob Raikes

Hisense mainly focuses on the largest European markets in Germany, France, the UK and Italy and also claims to be the top brand in Russia in the first half of 2018. Hisense had a …

Tags:IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Laser TVs| Projectors| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Switzerland Abandons DTT Transmission

by Bob Raikes

SRG in Switzerland, which has been operating DTT in the country, has been granted a new broadcasting concession that allows it to switch off its 200+ DVB-T terrestrial transmitters and discontinue the DTT service …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 34