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Chinese OEMs May be Forced Out of TV Market

by Tom Allen

The global slowdown in the market for TVs is making it difficult for vendors in China to grow profitably, reports IHS. Many low-tier makers, who rushed into the market and recorded high shipment growth …

DoE Invests in Blue Materials

by Tom Allen

OLED lighting maker OLEDWorks has received a grant from the US Department of Energy, to investigate blue OLED materials. The intent is to raise the efficiency of lights in buildings. No more details were …

TSMC Approves Capacity Expansion Investment

by Tom Allen

The board of TSMC has approved capital appropriations of approximately $4.1 billion, to expand capacity. The money will be used to install and expand ‘advanced technology capacity’, as well as to convert certain logic …

MTG Brings UHD to Nordics

by Tom Allen

Viasat, via MTG, has added an UltraHD sports channel in the Nordic region, which will be launched in the autumn. A new UltraHD Samsung STB will also be launched, as well as a new …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Post Luxembourg Adds UHD

by Tom Allen

IPTV provider Post Luxembourg has launched the Funbox UHD channel (LG Expands UltraHD in CEE), which can be received using the new N7900 set-top box.

Innolux and Sharp See Changes at the Top

by Tom Allen

Foxconn has begun to integrate Sharp’s display business with its Innolux subsidiary, with a focus on IGZO TFT-LCDs and OLEDs. Innolux chairman and CEO Tuan Hsing-chien resigned from his positions at the firm last …

The Future of Television – China’s Version

by Chris Chinnock

At CES Asia, there was an interesting panel discussion about the future of television that featured four key Chinese players. Their vision is quite different from what we are accustomed to hearing at US-based …

Orange Adds UltraHD to Livebox

by Tom Allen

Orange has shown off a new UltraHD set-top box in France, which also enabled multiscreen connectivity throughout the home. The ‘Livebox’ can be used for both live and VoD UltraHD viewing. A three-month subscription …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Challenges in the Public Display Market

by Bob Raikes

It’s been a very busy week at our company as we finalised our quarterly data for the Public Display and Desktop monitor markets and Tom was at a UK TV event, as well as …

Compound Photonics Shows Native 4k Imager

by Tom Allen

Compound Photonics was presenting new products at Display Summit China (Display Summit China Identifies Projection Industry Successes and Challenges) recently. A product that we did not cover in our main report was much smaller: …

Tags:Display Summit 2016| Imagers| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 19

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to …

BlackTrax Follows Scene Changes in Moscow

by Tom Allen

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment has been brought to the stage at the Moscow Musical Theatre – with the help of BlackTrax. The projection elements were custom-designed by the Theatre’s partner, Polymedia, which made …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 19