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Lilliput Splits Screen

by Tom Allen

China’s Lilliput is now producing an UltraHD carry-on monitor, the 15.6″ BM150-4K – smaller than its existing 28″ and 23″ products in the same series. Four-way split screen is supported, using any of the …

Tags:Field Monitors| Large Display Monitor| SDI| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 12

More Satellite UHD Expected Over Next Decade

by Isaac Oburu

NSR’s ‘UltraHD via Satellite, 3rd Edition’ report points to 2016 as a year for the roll out of UltraHD via satellite. The report forecasts more than 785 UltraHD channels by 2025. Satellite capacity required …

Tags:4k| Channels| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Nanotech Brings UHD VoD to TVs, Media Players and Mobile

by Tom Allen

Nanotech Entertainment has said that its UltraFlix UltraHD and HD VoD service will be available pre-installed on its partners’ TVs and streaming media players. The app will also be available on modern (three years …

Sidev, Alabama Média and Audica to Make Absen Stronger

by Isaac Oburu

In a move to increase its foothold in Europe, Absen struck deals shortly after ISE 2016, signing Sidev, Alabama Média and Audica in three distribution deals covering its LED products in France and Finland.

Tags:Absen| Distribution| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Klassen Moves From Blackberry to Christie

by Tom Allen

Gary Klassen, the inventor of Blackberry Messenger, has joined Christie Canada as the director of solutions software. He will focus on growing a development team to expand Christie’s software capabilities, and will be based …

LCD Panels Fall in Q1’16

by Tom Allen

IHS has released its PriceWise data, which contains predictions of LCD panel prices in March. TV panels The earthquake in Taiwan (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base) this February, as well as low production yields …

Foxconn-Sharp Deal Falls by $2 Billion

by Tom Allen

Foxconn is trying to reduce its offer to Sharp by 10% – 20%, we heard last week (Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value), and sources have now named a figure. The Taiwanese company wants …

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Hulu VR app Now in the Oculus store

by Isaac Oburu

Hulu has entered into virtual reality by releasing the Hulu VR app in the Oculus store. The app will enable access to the entire Hulu 2D library, as well as 30 360° videos.

Panasonic’s Record-Setting Projection Coming to PL&S

by Milos Pavlovic

Last autumn, Panasonic set a new world record for the world’s largest projection. At 19,099m², the projected image was shown at the fifth Circle of Light Festival in Moscow – and will be reproduced …

Rovi Discusses TiVo Acquisition

by Tom Allen

The New York Times says that Rovi is in ‘advanced’ talks to acquire TiVo, although, ‘it is still possible [that] a deal could falter’. Both companies are major names in digital media. The merged …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Rovi| Tivo| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Xiaomi’s TV is Sub-6mm

by Tom Allen

Just before Easter, Xiaomi unveiled a premium new TV for the Chinese market, using a curved LCD panel from Samsung. The whole set is 5.9mm – only twice as thick as LG’s G6 OLED …

Vizio Speaks Out Against UHD Premium

by Tom Allen

Many big names in the TV business were members of the UltraHD Alliance’s UHD Premium certification, when it was announced at CES in January (UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo). However, there were several companies …