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Security on Media Players is Threatened

by Yvette Raikes

Security firm, Checkpoint Software, has found loopholes in the way four media players handle subtitles. Hackers have been hiding malicious code inside files which provide subtitles, which could steal information, deny services or install …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Amazon Users in the UK May Need to Get TV Licence

by Yvette Raikes

Amazon is to offer live TV channels in Germany, Austria and the UK for the first time (Amazon Adds Channels in Three Countries). Subscribers in the UK who add this option to Amazon’s Prime …

Germans Buy More UltraHD TVs

by Yvette Raikes

Among those in Germany who do not yet own an UltraHD TV, 28% plan to buy one in the near future. according to a study conducted by GfK on behalf of the Deutsche TV-Plattform. …

Sony TVs Get Android 7.0 for HLG Support

by Yvette Raikes

Having only just completed providing Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) to its TVs, Sony is now starting the roll-out of Android 7.0 (Nougat) to 2017 and late 2016 models. The update will have picture-in-picture, support for …

Airport Gatwick uses Beacons and Augmented Reality

by Bob Raikes

London’s Gatwick Airport has installed 2,000 beacons to provide an indoor navigation system as part of a major investment update. The technology is being integrated into apps for the airport and is intended to …

MCR to Distribute Medion in Spain

by Isaac Oburu

Medion has appointed MCR to distribute their PCs, notebooks, smartphones, tablets and servers in Spain.

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Brothers Share Management of AV Stumpfl

by Yvette Raikes

Austrian AV company AV Stumpfl now has two bosses, the two sons of the founder, who handed over in 2016. Previously, Tobias Stumpfl was the sole leader and his brother Fabian looked after HR …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 24 - Issue 21

JDI Innovates with LTPS, Flexible and OLED

by Bob Raikes

Visiting JDI at SID is always a challenge – there is always so much to see and so much of it is both innovative and genuinely interesting to specialist display geeks like us. We …

PostFinance Encourages Contactless Payment

by Yvette Raikes

Swiss banking institution PostFinance is upgrading 820 of its 1000 ATMs over the next few years to allow barcode reading and contactless transactions. Diebold Nixon is supplying the new machines and will be servicing …

Tags:ATMs| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 24 - Issue 21

TV Still Dominates

by Yvette Raikes

The TV screen is where 92% of all US viewing takes place, according to Nielsen’s Q4 report. Although there are more options available, consumers are still choosing the TV as their primary screen. 82% …

TV Still the Most Frequently Owned Product

by Yvette Raikes

Connectivity is the driving trend of our time, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s recent study. 80% of US homes now have a smartphone, up 6% YoY, raising the number of smartphones owned by …

Cinema is Now Digital

by Yvette Raikes

The world’s cinemas are now almost totally digital, according to a report from IHS Technology, as reported by Advanced Television. The only exceptions are a few cinemas in India and some 35mm projection specialists. …

Tags:Cinema| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 21