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Plex Now on iOS and Android

by Bob Raikes

There is a new app for Apple TV and Android platforms called Plex Live TV which adds PVR functions to unencrypted TV signals that are derived from SiliconDust, Hauppauge, AVerMedia and DVBLogic. The details …

Tags:Europe| FTA (Free to Air)| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Terrestrial (DTT)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 28

TiVo Expands TCL IP Deal Into North America

by Bob Raikes

TiVo Corp has expanded its IP licensing agreement with TCL in the US which allows TCL to build TVs using TiVo in its sets including those running the Roku OS. Since September 2016, TCL …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCL| Tivo| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 28

It’s Really Going to Happen – LCD Making to Come to the US!

by Bob Raikes

With a flurry of activity in the US media, Foxconn’s Terry Gou, with support from politicians up to Donald Trump, has announced that the company will build an LCD fab in the USA. Foxconn …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| LCD Fabs| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Foxconn Plans a $10 billion LCD factory in Wisconsin

by Milos Pavlovic

Foxconn has confirmed its Plans to Build a $10 billion LCD fab in Wisconsin in the USA. For more, see the article inside. (It’s Really Going to Happen – LCD Making to Come to …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 27

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Sharp Plans New US Brand

by Milos Pavlovic

Sharp has said that it will start to sell new TVs in the US, without using the Aquos brand. Sharp is, as we have reported, in dispute with Hisense which has the rights to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sharp| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 27

LG Starts Partner Program for Architects and Interior Designers

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics in the US has developed a new Pro Design programme to support professional installations and is intended to help architects, designers and consultants that want access to information and help in developing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 27

AT&T Bringing HDR and Cloud DVR to DirecTV

by Andrew Fenn

AT&T has announced that forthcoming updates to its DirecTV Now streaming service will add HDR support and a Cloud DVR feature. DirectTV Now provides consumers with live TV and on-demand titles in Ultra HD …

Tags:AT&T| DirecTV| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Sharp 2017 UltraHD TVs Now Available

by Bob Raikes

Sharp said that 2017 4K Ultra HD Smart Aquos and Full HD TVs are now available in retail stores in the US. The new Sharp P8000 and P7000 series are positioned to be the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sharp| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Times Square Gets Moving LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Radius Display International has built what it calls “the most technically sophisticated, robotic LED display in the world” in New York’s Times Square. The project has taken four years to engineer and creates a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Westinghouse Releases first TVs with Amazon FireTV

by Bob Raikes

Westinghouse has released TVs using the Amazon Fire TV operating system, including the Alexa voice control system and with sizes from 43″ to 65″ and prices from $450. They all use UltraHD panel, but …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Majority of U.S. Broadband Households Watch Internet Video on TV

by Isaac Oburu

Parks Associates today announced new connected entertainment research deliverables showing over 50% of U.S. broadband households now watch Internet video on a television screen. The IoT research firm examines this shift in video consumption …

Tags:TV Viewing| USA

More Than 50% of US Broadband Households Watch Internet Video on TVs

by Alan Spencer

According to the latest research from Parks Associates: More than 50% of US broadband households now watch Internet video on a TV screen. 88% of computer-based viewing is from non-linear sources. 72% of non-pay-TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 26