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STMicroelectronics Has Sky Design Win

by Tom Allen

STMicroelectronics’ Cannes/Monaco family of SoCs are being used to power the Sky Q set-top boxes. The STBs will be available early this year. (Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans)

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 51

by Tom Allen

Acer‘s Predator Z35 curved gaming monitor (Acer Widens Gaming Monitor Line-Up) is now available in the USA. LG‘s newest OLED TVs have been lowered in price by $200 on Amazon. The 55″ and 65″ …

Sky Insists 3D “Isn’t Dead”

by Tom Allen

In an interview with Trusted Reviews, Sky’s Kathryn Lacey said that the company has not abandoned 3D – despite closing its sole 3D channel in June. Lacey said that all of Sky’s 3D content …

Tags:3D| 3D TV| Large Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Sky Transports Viewers to the Front Lines

by Tom Allen

Sky News has published its first news report in virtual reality, and it can be accessed now. The report, ‘Migrants Crisis – The Whole Picture’, takes viewers to the Greek border, to see the …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Where Does SkyQ Leave HFR?

by Bob Raikes

This week’s issue got me thinking about developments in TV. I was particularly interested in the Sky announcement and I confess that is partly because I am a customer of Sky. Sky is incredibly …

UltraHD Will Come Post-Launch for SkyQ

by Tom Allen

We have more specifications of the upcoming SkyQ Silver box from Sky (SkyQ Will be Sky’s First UltraHD STB). This is the premium version of the STB. It will feature HDMI-out (x2), HDMI-in, USB …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans

by Tom Allen

At the launch of its new SkyQ STB, Sky announced that it will launch its own UltraHD TV service in late 2016. This will include sports, films and entertainment content. The box will support …

Sky Overhauls STB, Prepares for UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Sky’s long-rumoured move into UltraHD (SkyQ Box Will Challenge OTT Operators) has finally arrived. The new STB features up to 12 tuners and 1TB of storage (an upgraded ‘Silver’ version has 2TB). Viewers can …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 46

SkyQ Will be Sky’s First UltraHD STB

by Tom Allen

The SkyQ set-top box (SkyQ Box Will Challenge OTT Operators), according to The Telegraph, will support UltraHD content. The company is said to be working ‘furiously’ to get the STB out as soon as …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 44

No Hurry for Sky-Fox Deal

by Tom Allen

James Murdoch, CEO of Fox, has said that he wants to take control of Sky’s European business, which recently merged into a single platform (BSkyB Completes Sky Acquisitions). Fox owns 39% of the combined …

Tags:Europe| Fox| Large Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Sky Result 23/10/15

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Broadcaster, Sky PLC, reported strong Q1 operating profit of £375 million ($578.4 million), a 10% YoY increase from £340 million ($524 million). Turnover increased by 6% to £2.79 billion ($4.3 billion), from £2.65 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Pay-TV Subs Rise, Revenues to Stay Flat

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV subscribers across 89 countries will increase by 200 million between 2014 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. There were 704 million subscribers in 2014, and are forecast to be 904 million by 2020. …