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France Allocates Budget for MPEG Switch

by Tom Allen

ANFR, the French communications regulator, has allocated an €82 million budget, to help viewers migrate from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 AVC on the DTT platform. The switch must occur before the 5th April. It is …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG 2| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Back to Nature…With 4k

by Tom Allen

The Port Lympne Reserve for wild animals in Kent, UK, is accustoming its lemurs and langurs to living with others of their kind, using the magic of technology. UltraHD TVs from Son have been …

Dish Subscribers Continue to Fall

by Tom Allen

DISH Network has said that it added approximately 751,000 gross new pay-TV subscribers in Q3, compared to approx 691,000 gross in the same period last year. However, net pay-TV subscribers declined 23,000, compared to …

Tags:Dish Network| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 49

New Developments at I/ITSEC 2015

by Tom Allen

Held at the start of December in Orlando, Florida, I/ITSEC (Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference) 2015 is the world’s largest modelling, simulation and training event. Attendees come from the education, retail, military and …

Beacon Use Will Rise 14,000%

by Tom Allen

Almost 1.6 billion coupons will be delivered annually to consumers via beacon technology by 2020, says Juniper Research. The figure is an increase of more than 14,400% on 2015’s 11 million. Click to enlargeIn-store …

Barco Reaches 18,000 Solid-State Lumens

by Tom Allen

Building on its previously-announced work (Barco is Ready for Lamp-Free Projection), Barco has shared news of two new solid-state DLP projectors, which will reach up to 18,000 lumens of brightness. The DP2K-20CLP and DP2K-15CLP …

AUO Falls in November

by Tom Allen

AUO has announced consolidated revenues reached NT$29.49 billion ($870.3 billion) in November – down 2.4% MoM and 18.1% YoY. Large-size panels for LCD TV, desktop, notebook and other applications rose 11% MoM, to 9.85 …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Sharp MEA Chooses Telelogos

by Tom Allen

Sharp MEA has signed a deal with Telelogos, a digital signage software provider, to enable a turnkey digital signage solution across MEA. Media4Display will be offered pre-installed on Sharp signage throughout the region. The …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 49

UltraHD for Prosumers With Iiyama

by Tom Allen

Iiyama’s latest LFD is an UltraHD unit: the 39.5″ Prolite X4071UHSU-B1. The screen is intended for professional and prosumer use, in CAD/CAM, graphic design and gaming applications. A VA panel provides a 5,000:1 contrast …

Tags:Iiyama| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 49

PCs Down, But Replacements Will Boost Demand

by Tom Allen

Global PC shipments will fall 10% YoY in Q4’15, which will weigh annual shipments down to -10.3%, says IDC. Short-term effects, such as the strong US dollar, depressed commodity prices and existing inventory have …

Toshiba Faces Fines For Accounting Scandal

by Tom Allen

After Toshiba began legal action against five former employees (Toshiba Sues Former Executives), fifty individual shareholders have sued the Japanese company. They are seeking almost ¥302 million ($2.5 million) in damages, following the firm’s …

Delays Expected for Microsoft Surface

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia have said that ‘some’ Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 orders have been delayed until Q1’16, due to shortages of Intel’s Skylake processor. Supply chain sources predicted 100,000 shipments for the …