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Nvidia’s Shield Goes on the Offensive

by Tom Allen

An UltraHD software update has been rolled out to Nvidia’s Shield STB (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console). Although already supporting UltraHD from local sources (via HDMI), software update 1.2 enables …

Alibaba Positions for Video Streaming Market

by Tom Allen

Alibaba Group, one of China’s largest businesses, will launch an online video streaming service this summer. It will be known as Tmall Box Office (TBO). Patrick Liu, head of digital entertainment, said, “Our goal …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 25

OTT Revenues Rocket as SVOD Overtakes Advertising

by Tom Allen

Netflix’s continued global rollout, which has pushed local players to step up their efforts, was cited as a reason for SVOD’s growth.According to Digital TV Research, global TV and video revenues from OTT will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 25

UltraHD Panels Hit New Record in April

by Tom Allen

Shipments of UltraHD LCD TV panels continue to rise, exceeding 3 million units for the first time in April this year – 14% of global TV panels. 20% of TV panels shipped in 2016 …

“4k is so Early 2015″…

by Tom Allen

YouTube has posted its first 8k video. Ghost Towns (http://tinyurl.com/oxzja3k) follows a woman exploring an abandoned village. It was shot in portrait mode on a Red Epic Dragon 6k camera, and stitched to create …

UltraHD Appears to Hit Setback in France

by Tom Allen

The future of UltraHD TV, on DVB-T2, does not look bright in France. According to Barry Flynn of Inside Satellite TV, the CSA, the French regulator, has been cagey about the platform. Few of …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Sharp Promotes Quality and Touch Performance

by Bob Raikes

Sharp stared by showing us how its PN-V551 ultranarrow bezel monitor has compensation for brightness uniformity, a technique it calls UCCT (Uniform Colour Consistency Technology). We reported on this Sharp Explains B2B Display Push …

Tags:Infocomm 2015| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Barco to Acquire Medical Display Firm

by Helen Vince

Barco is to acquire Advan International, a US-based manufacturer of high-quality LCD displays for medical modality applications. Advan’s US headquarters houses facilities for research and development and operations, while a second location in Seoul, …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Triumph Board Signs Deal with The Change

by Helen Vince

UK IT and AV specialist The Change Organisation has signed a deal with Triumph Board, a Czech Republic-based manufacturer of interactive presentation and AV solutions. The Change said the deal will allow the company …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 25

LG Pushes OLED TV Yields to 65%

by Tom Allen

LG Display has raised yield rates for its large OLED TV panels to 65%, and plans to pass 80% this year. LGD will soon demonstrate a pilot inkjet printing line at its M2 line …

Boron Doping Unlocks Blue OLEDs

by Tom Allen

A team at the Goethe University in Germany have developed a new class of organic luminescent materials, via the targeted introduction of boron atoms into the molecular structures of graphene. The new compound features …

SDC to Triple Flexible OLED Production in 2015

by Tom Allen

The OLED Association says that Samsung has been investing in existing fabs, aiming to triple flexible OLED production by the end of the year. A new tool from Tera Semicon will be installed. Capacity …