TV Connect 2017 – Display Daily

ZTE has 360º Camera and Casting Breakthrough

by Bob Raikes

ZTE was showing a new 360º VR capture camera that features live streaming of video. It combines four images to create a stream that can be relayed over both fixed and mobile internet connections. …

iWedia Has a Busy Show

by Bob Raikes

iWedia had a lot of announcements at TV Connect. Teatro-3.5 is a complete software solution for STBs operated under Android. It is based on iWedia’s Android4TV framework which extends Android with broadcast and multicast …

TV Connect 2017 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Elemental is a key provider of compression and transcoding systems for broadcasters and was one of the few companies at the show that was demonstrating and taking about HDR. The firm was showing how …

TV Connect Seems Quieter

by Bob Raikes

I didn’t get to the TV Connect event in London last year and the last time I attended was in 2015, when it was held in West London. This year, the event had moved …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 13

HiSilicon Gets Support and Adds Media Hub Application

by Bob Raikes

HiSilicon (the chip-making subsidiary of Huawei) told us that it had no new SoCs for STBs since IBC. At the show it was mainly talking about new middleware versions. Separately, iWedia said that it …

Opera TV Works with BBC on HbbTV Synchronisation

by Bob Raikes

OperaTV was at the show to demonstrate its OS for smart TVs and also had one of the most interesting technical demos at the event. Opera has been working with the BBC to implement …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Amino Has Android UltraHD STB

by Bob Raikes

At the show, Amino Communications showed its new UltraHD Android-based STB that is intended for operators (it’s not a retail product). Features include support for the 802.11ac Wi-fi protocol. Amino CTO Mark Evensen said: …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| TV Connect 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 13