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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications in German Joint Venture

by Alan Spencer

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications are to expand Germany’s mobile video and OTT marketplace through a joint venture. At launch, the streaming service will bring together the seven channels included in ProSiebenSat.1’s current 7TV mobile …

Tags:HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 17

New Windows 10 is for Schools

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has revealed a new version of Windows 10 that is intended for schools and to compete with Google’s Chromebook (although this was not said at the launch event in New York). Although Microsoft …

Western Europe to Exceed 100 million pay-TV Subscribers in June

by Alan Spencer

Western Europe still has over 100 million pay-TV subscribers, and this number will rise until 2022 despite the rise in OTT services. This is according to the Western Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from …

Michelin-Starred Restaurant Launches AR Cocktails

by Alan Spencer

The Michelin-starred London restaurant and bar, City Social, is to launch this month, ‘Mirage’, claimed as the world’s first AR cocktail menu. Mirage, a purpose-built app, took 18 months to develop and was created …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 17

UniPixel Expands Manufacturing Capacity

by Bob Raikes

UniPixel of the US has said that it has taken delivery of a new custom built, high-speed coating system for the application of its Diamond Guard glass replacement resin compound. The system will be …

Kyocera Result 02/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Kyocera Corp announced FY17 result with net sales of ¥1,422.7 billion ($12.7 billion) and net income of ¥103.8 billion ($927.0 million), resulting in a net profit margin of 7.3%. Both the net sales and …

Tags:Financial Data| Kyocera| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Leaks Reveal Fitbit’s First Smartwatch + Headphones

by Bob Raikes

Yahoo Finance has shown an image said to be of Fitbit’s first smartwatch, code-named ‘Higgs’. The display is rumoured to have 1,000 cd/m² of output. The design has echoes of the current Fitbit Blaze …

Tags:Fitbit| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Nintendo Struggles to Meet Switch Demand

by Alan Spencer

Nintendo’s latest results show that as of the end of March it had shipped 2.74 million Switch consoles, which is above the analyst’s estimates of 2.3 to 2.5 million and Nintendo’s estimate of 2 …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Royole Orders Fab Equipment from SFA Engineering

by Alan Spencer

SFA Engineering has announced that it has signed a $53.5 million contract with OLED developer, Royole to supply OLED manufacturing equipment, although the type of deposition equipment was not disclosed. Royole is building a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Pixelworks Result 02/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Pixelworks, Inc. announced FY17 Q1 result with revenue of $22.7 million and adjusted EBITDA of $5.0 million, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 22%. The GAAP net income was $2.8 million with a net …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pixelworks| Vol 24 - Issue 17

O2 Czech Sees Quarter Rise in TV Subscribers

by Alan Spencer

O2 Czech has ended the first quarter of 2017 with 222,000 TV subscribers for its IPTV and OTT service, which is a rise of 5% compared to the same quarter of 2016. There were …

Will Samsung Buy PlayNitride?

by Bob Raikes

There have been reports that Samsung may be looking to acquire a Taiwan-based microLED developer, PlayNitride for around $150 million. PlayNitride exhibited its PixelLED technology which is for smartwatches and can reach 1,500ppi at …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 17