Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 5

Apple Hides UltraHD Feature

by Raverstead

The developers of a Mac video upload app, Waltr, have found that the A8 processors in Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can playback UltraHD video. Apple has not even mentioned this feature; …

Bitkom Says Video Streaming on the Rise in Germany

by Raverstead

Bitkom, the German-based industry association for digital companies, has released the results of a survey of video streaming in Germany. The survey was addressed to 346 living in Germany aged 14 and above. According …

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Sony Almost Sweeps TV Awards

by Raverstead

Trusted Reviews has named Sony TVs as winners in the website’s annual awards. Sony was named as 2014 TV Brand of the Year, and the KD-65X9005B as TV of the Year. Samsung came between …

Barnfind at Norwegian National Soccer Stadium

by Raverstead

Barnfind has installed a new fibre optic transport system to connect the Norwegian Nationals Soccer Stadium in Ullevål. The connection sends uncompressed video directly to TV Norge. As well as sending video back to …

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Dish Network Keeps Negotiating with Turner and CBS

by Raverstead

Dish Network, the large US-based satellite provider is in tough negotiations with Turner and CBS over a new contract. Over the past few weeks, Dish had cut certain Turner channels from the line-up. Now …

ITO Demand to Slow This Year

by Raverstead

Demand for ITO films will rise 25.6% this year, say Taiwanese sources, down from the 40% rise seen in 2013. The sources indicated that the ITO film market will reach 31.4 million m² this …

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Deloitte Forecasts £1.5 Billion Rise in December Spend

by Raverstead

UK consumers will spend £42.4 billion ($66.8 billion) in December this year, according to Deloitte. The figure represents a rise of £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) on 2013. Online sales will represent 13% of total …

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Bus Beacons in Proximity Advertising

by Raverstead

In the fast evolving world of DOOH (digital out of home) advertising, UK based Exterion Media announced a unique six month beta project in proximity advertising that targets a Norwich, UK bus line. It’s …

Multi-function Display Shipments Rising, Says DisplaySearch

by Raverstead

Demand for multi-function TFT-LCD displays in the automotive instrument cluster is accelerating. According to DisplaySearch, shipments of these products will grow 48% YoY in 2014, to reach 30.2 million units. Further growth will see …

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Sony to Cut TV and Smartphone for Gaming and Imaging

by Raverstead

Sony plans to cut its TV and smartphone portfolios over the next three years. The move will be made to cut costs, with the company looking to the Playstation and image sensor businesses instead. …

EBU Issues Frequency Reports

by Raverstead

The EBU has issued two new reports. The first deals with DVB-T2 frequency and network planning (http://tinyurl.com/p5hjbbe), while the second is concerned with Single Frequency Networks (http://tinyurl.com/oaymv77).

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DisplaySearch: 4K/UHD Panels Help LCD Panel Market to Grow

by Raverstead

Display manufacturers have not had much reason to be happy over the last few years, with decreasing panel sales and lower prices, it has seemed hard to make any kind of profit. Lately the …