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NanoTech Expands UltraFlix Reach

by Tom Allen

Nanotech’s UltraFlix network of UltraHD content is now available on all Samsung, Vizio and 2015 Sony UltraHD TVs in North America.

Bell becomes Canada’s largest TV provider

by Milos Pavlovic

Bell of Canada said that its Fibe TV service has helped it to get to 2.7 million TV customers, making it the top TV supplier for Canadian subscribers. The service is supported on the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| North America| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Bell becomes Canada’s largest TV provider

by Isaac Oburu

Bell surpasses 2.7 million total TV customers in the third quarter of 2015: Next generation Fibe TV has made Bell the #1 television choice of Canadian consumers. Canada’s best TV service keeps getting better: …

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LG’s Flat OLED TVs for Sale in the U.S.

by Bob Raikes

LG’s new flat OLED TVs have now appeared in the US market. The LG 55EF9500 (55EF950V in Europe) costs $3,999 against a list price of $5,500. The LG 65EF9500 (65EF950V in Europe) costs $5,999 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| North America| OLED TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 38

NASA Brings Space to Earth’s Surface

by Tom Allen

US space agency NASA is launching North America’s first non-commercial UltraHD TV channel for consumers. NASA Television will go live on the 1st November, broadcasting footage from the ISS, current NASA missions and re-mastered …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| North America| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 37

UHD Arrives in Canada

by Tom Allen

Source: 4k.comQuebec-based Videotron has announced an UltraHD set-top box – which it says is Canada’s first that is commercially available. The box, made by Samsung, will have eight tuners and storage for 115 hours …

Wolf Cinema Moves to Professional Space

by Tom Allen

US-based Wolf Cinema focuses on home cinema projectors – but has now launched a new division developing products for business, prosumer, education and commercial applications. To mark the event, the company developed seven new …

Tags:Business Projectors| Large Display Monitor| North America| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Another TV Market Exit by Sharp

by Tom Allen

First, Sharp began licensing its low-end TVs in the USA; next, it licensed its entire European TV business to UMC (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe). This move was followed by a complete withdrawal from …

Hisense’s Major Expansion: Acquiring Sharp America

by Bob Raikes

On July 31, Hisense Group and Sharp announced that Hisense will be purchasing all equity and assets of Sharp’s TV factory in Mexico for $23.7 million with rights to use the “Sharp” brand name …

Tags:Hisense| LATAM| North America| sharp| TV Set Market

North American SVOD Most Mature, But Way to Go

by Tom Allen

The North America subscription video on demand (SVOD) market is ‘far from mature’ – at least, according to new figures from Digital TV Research. North America had 50.6 million SVOD homes (excluding sports) at …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| North America| SVOD| Vol 22 - Issue 27

SES Launches Ultra HD Demo Channel in North America

by Tom Allen

SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), the world’s leading satellite operator, today announced it has launched its first Ultra HD (UHD) demonstration channel serving the North American television market. The …

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Static Metal Becomes ‘Digitally-Readable’

by Tom Allen

A building at the Ontario College of Art and Design University, in Canada, is to be partly-sheathed in an interactive façade. Passers-by will be able to ‘read’ information storied in the façade by photographing …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| North America| Vol 22 - Issue 24