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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 29

by Tom Allen

Andromium‘s Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) – the laptop ‘shell’ powered by a smartphone – is now live on Kickstarter. Prices start at $85. It was funded within 10 minutes, …

Rogers TV Subscribers Down in Q2

by Isaac Oburu

Rogers Communications, a Canadian communications and media company has announced its operating results. Rogers recorded a drop in total TV subscribers to 23,000 in Q2’16 from 32,000 in Q2’15.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| North America| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Telus Brings UHD to BC and Alberta

by Tom Allen

Canadian broadcaster Telus has launched the first UltraHD TV service in Western Canada. ‘4K on Optik TV’ can be accessed by residents of British Columbia and Alberta and includes a variety of content, including …

Ericsson Trials 5G Streaming With Sprint

by Tom Allen

Ericsson and Sprint worked together to test UltraHD live streaming over a 5G network during the 2016 Copa América Centenario football tournament. The test, at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field football stadium, used 400MHz of …

STRATEGY ANALYTICS: 1 in 8 Homes in North America to Own an Ultra HD TV by End 2016

by Isaac Oburu

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, more than 11 million North American homes will own an Ultra HD TV by the end of 2016 as prices drop to increasingly affordable levels and …

Tags:Market Data| North America| TV Set Market| UltraHD (4KTV)

TiVo, Public Knowledge Recognize Smaller MVPDs Warrant Relief From FCC’s Proposed Set-Top Box Regs

by Isaac Oburu

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement in response to filings by TiVo and Public Knowledge in the Federal Communications Commission’s set-top box proceeding, where each of these …

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Remers Leaves Christie After 16 Years

by Tom Allen

Gerry Remers, president and COO of Christie Canada, has announced that he will step down from his current role on the 8th July. Remers will continue to assist Jack Kline, Christie’s chairman, president and …

International VR Show Begins in Canada

by Tom Allen

Consumer VR (CVR) 2016 is a new conference and exhibition for the virtual and augmented reality industries. Hosted by Archiact, the first show will take place on the 14th May in Vancouver, Canada. The …

UltraHD Trial is Success in Germany

by Tom Allen

Espial and Tele Columbus have successfully trialled an UltraHD video service in Germany, called ‘Advanced TV’. The Tele Columbus service is based on Espial’s video solutions. 83% of trial participants were said to show …

Sony Forms BIG to Accelerate Time-to-Market

by Tom Allen

Sony’s Future Lab Program is also part of the BIGSony has formed the ‘Business Incubation Group’ – a division to bring together its new concept design and technology products under a single umbrella in …

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 …

Daktronics Acquires Adflow

by Tom Allen

Daktronics has acquired Canada’s Adflow Networks – and, in the process, Adflow’s Dynamic Messaging System digital signage platform. Adflow will operate as a subsidiary of Daktronics, and the workforce will remain intact. Further details …