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Aixtron Acquires OLED Encapsulation Firm PlasmaSi

by Helen Vince

Aixtron SE has acquired Silicon Valley-based PlasmaSi, a company which specialises in OLED encapsulation, for approximately $16 million in cash. PlasmaSi’s technology is designed and targeted at display products including mobile phones, hand-held devices, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Vol 22 - Issue 19

BenQ’s Curve Brings Gamers Into Action

by Tom Allen

To bring racing gamers into the action, BenQ has entered the world of curved monitors. The XR3501 is a 35″ LCD monitor with a 2,000R curvature and wide 21:9 aspect ratio (2560 x 1080 …

Clear Channel Outdoor Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. narrowed its net loss in the first quarter of the year to $33.5 million from $96.8 million a year earlier, while turnover dropped 3% to $615 million from $635.2 …

Tags:ClearChannel| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

TV Units Rise Faster Than Revenues

by Tom Allen

TV set sales in Western Europe were up 3.2% YoY last year, writes Germany’s GFU, based on data from GfK. More than 34 million units were sold, taking €16.3 billion in revenues (up 0.2%). …

Peerless-AV has New German Partner

by Helen Vince

Peerless-AV has appointed Systeam in Germany to distribute its range of display and projector mounts.

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Mediatek Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Mediatek Inc. reported a slight year on year increase in first quarter turnover to NT$47.5 billion ($1.5 billion) from NT$46 billion ($1.5 billion) a year earlier, though net profit declined 28.5% to NT$7.2 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

TP Vision Campaign Promotes Android TV

by Tom Allen

Customers in Germany buying an Android-based Philips TV from the 7000, 8000 or 9000 series are now able to return it with no questions asked. TP Vision is running the campaign until 30th June, …

Midwich to Acquire PSCo

by Helen Vince

Midwich in the UK has acquired 100% of PSCo Group for an undisclosed sum. PSCo is a trade-only rental and technical distributor which specialises in the latest display solutions. PSCo will continue under the …

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Notebook ASPs Will be Sub-$450 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Notebook ASPs are still falling, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on the rising share of low-cost models and low demand for touch notebooks and ultrabooks. Notebook PC ASPs are forecast to fall to $453 this …

Transition Period Needed for T2 Move, Says CRa

by Tom Allen

Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa), the Czech broadcast network operator, has called for additional multiplexes to be made available during the DVB-T to DVB-T2 transition. The transition will be completed by 2020.

Tags:Capacity| Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

German T2 Transition Over by 2019

by Tom Allen

German network operator Media Broadcast has said that its planned DVB-T2 platform, which will be launched in early 2017, will offer up to 50 TV channels. The transition from DVB-T to -T2 is expected …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

TV Connect Celebrates Winners

by Tom Allen

The winners of the TV Connect awards have been announced. Held at London’s Gherkin, the awards recognised efforts to continue to transform the industry. Winners included Swisscom AG’s Swisscom TV 2.0 (Best Multiscreen TV …