Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 4

Vectra Grows TV Subscribers

by Raverstead

Vectra, the Polish cable operator, ended Q3 with 911,300 subscribers; a 4.5% increase on last year. The majority of these (839,613) received TV services, of which 603,021 were taking digital programming.

SmartKem Doubles in Size

by Raverstead

UK-based SmartKem, a supplier of semiconductor materials for flexible displays and electronics, has opened a facility in Manchester, UK. The facility will be used for TFT fabrication and testing. Product development agreements will be …

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Christie Breaks DLP Brightness Record

by Raverstead

Introduced recently at Live Design International, Christie’s Roadie 4K45 marks a new 3DLP brightness level. As well as DCI-4k resolution at 60Hz (with optional 120Hz), the 4K45 outputs up to 43,000 lumens of brightness. …

Nintendo Chooses Access

by Raverstead

The Netfront Browser NX product from Access has been chosen as the browser for Nintendo’s New Nintendo 3DS and 3DS LL handheld consoles.

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Hastings: Broadcast TV Dead in 16 Years

by Raverstead

“Broadcast TV will probably last until 2030”, was the bold claim by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings during a recent speech in Mexico City. Hastings has been predicting the death of linear TV (and its …

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UltraHD Offering Will Reach Double-Digits by 2016

by Raverstead

Eutelsat expects that there will be 12 UltraHD channels operating worldwide by 2016, on various satellites. Hans-Pieter Schmitt of Eutelsat Germany said, “The development [of UltraHD channels] goes faster than with HD; 4k will …

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TPV Technology Result 27/11/2014

by Raverstead

TPV Technology Ltd. posted a net profit of $34.9 million on turnover of $3 billion in the third quarter of the year. For the first nine months of 2014, TPV recorded a net loss …

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Lengthening Life Puts Brakes on Tablet Growth

by Raverstead

The worldwide tablet market will slow massively in 2014, falling to just 7.2% YoY growth – from 52.5% in 2013. IDC believes that the core reason for the slowdown is that 2014 will represent …

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Supercapacitor Process Streamlines Display Production

by Raverstead

Work on a new supercapacitor has led a South Dakota State University researcher to develop a new plasma technology that will streamline display screen production. Qi Hua Fan was working on a less-expensive supercapacitor …

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German CE Trends Continue in Q3

by Raverstead

The positive trend in consumer electronics (CE) sales in Germany has continued. Compared to the first nine months of 2013, sales to September 2014 were up 2.5%. The Consumer Electronics Market Index (Cemix), published …

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Prysm Expands European Team

by Raverstead

Videowall company Prysm is expanding its European team with the hiring of two new executives. Glenn Wastyn has been named as vice president of Europe and Rod Wheeler is appointed regional director of sales …

IPTV Rises as Dutch Cable Shrinks

by Raverstead

Telecompaper has said that 55% of Dutch TV subscribers were taking a cable service in Q3’14. At the same time, fibre networks (IPTV) became the third-largest technology for receiving TV, with almost a 10% …

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