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Apple Discusses Streaming With CBS

by Tom Allen

Les Moonves, president of CBS, has told Bloomberg that Apple is “having conversations with everyone about doing their own streaming services”, adding that CBS has been part of those conversations.

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Millward Brown Sees Digital Video Consumption Rising Globally

by Norbert Hildebrand

Millward Brown part of the Kantar Group focuses on advertising effectiveness and brand development has published some results of their recent survey on TV versus digital viewing. This also covers the consumption and reception …

ON Semiconductor Unveils 1080p Video Development Kit for IoT

by Isaac Oburu

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has introduced an open imaging platform for low power video streaming applications. The MatrixCam™ video development kit (VDK) has been developed specifically to encourage greater video …

Tags:Internet of Things IOT| Streaming Video

Roku Goes 4k With Fourth Gen

by Tom Allen

Roku has announced the fourth generation of its media player products, known as the Roku 4 – which, for the first time, can support UltraHD streaming as rumoured. (Is Roku Going to UltraHD?) The …

Amazon STB Limited to 30fps and No HDR

by Tom Allen

While Amazon’s new Fire TV STB (UltraHD for $100 With Amazon) can show UltraHD content, a significant failing has been discovered by Consumer Reports – it is limited to 30fps. Amazon has chosen to …

Userful integrates Blackmagic Design for Real-Time 4K Video Wall Content

by Tom Allen

Userful, provider of a centralized display software appliance for A/V and IT professionals, has announced integration and support for Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink Duo, DeckLink Quad and Intensity Pro 4K capture and playback cards. The …

Tags:Blackmagic Design| Streaming Video| Video Walls

BBC Brings Video Streaming to USA

by Tom Allen

The BBC has announced plans to launch an OTT video streaming service in the USA. Tony Hall, the broadcaster’s director general, said that thee new service will be launched online next year, with no …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 38

IFA 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

Amazon introduced UltraHD HDR content streaming earlier in the year (High Dynamic Range Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video This Year), but it was only available to customers using Samsung’s SUHD TVs. Now, the …

Nvidia ‘Fills in Gaps’ in TV Industry

by Steve Sechrist

We found a display milestone in the Nvidia booth, where the chip company is first to support 4k resolution content at 60fps in its new Shield Android TV Box (and offering so much more …

Verizon Trials 10Gbps Delivery

by Tom Allen

Verizon has said that its R&D arm has finished testing a fibre optic broadband system, which could reach speeds of 10Gbps – the intent being distribution of UltraHD video content. Currently, streamed UHD video …

Germans Enjoy Paid VoD

by Tom Allen

Emnid, a market research institute, has found that 28% of German internet users subscribe to paid VoD services, such as Netflix. The number rises amongst 16-24 and 25-34 year-olds, to 42% and 47%, respectively. …

Nintendo Closes TVii

by Tom Allen

Three years after its launch, Nintendo is closing its TVii service (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 38). TVii was intended to be a single interface for multiple content sources, using the Wii U Game …