Vol 22 – Issue 05 – Page 11

Manz Pessimistic About OLEDs

by Tom Allen

Aixtron and Manz signed a strategic cooperation agreement early last year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 2), to develop a G8 system based on Aixtron’s OVPD technology. However, in a recent press release Manz …

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Sony Given Extra Time to File Q3 Results

by Helen Vince

Sony has been granted an extension to the deadline for submitting its third quarter results, which the company said was necessary following a serious disruption of its network systems, caused by a cyber-attack against …

Russia Completes DVB-T2 transition

by Tom Allen

Russia’s Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has completed its DVB-T2 transition, which it began in March 2012. RTRS added that the main DTT multiplex it runs reaches 85.3% of Russia’s population (121.8 million people), …

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DSF Presents Legacy Award to Past Chair

by Vanessa Browning

Kimberly Sarubbi, president of Saddle Rach Digital and recent chairman of the USA’s Digital Signage Federation, is to be presented with the organisation’s fourth Legacy Award. The Award is said to recognise ‘exemplary leadership, …

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UltraHD Climbing Rapidly in Korea

by Tom Allen

UltraHD TVs represented more than 50% of 55″+ TV sales at the end of Q4’14 in Korea, said domestic retailer Lotte Hi-Mart, speaking to ET News. A Korean channel source forecast that the share would rise …

Immersis Extends the Gaming Environment

by Arthur Berman

Based on technology developed by Catopsys (Paris, France), the Immersis system can project imagery onto the area surrounding a TV. Doing so is intended to enhance the extent of the user’s immersion in a …

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Weak January Affects Mobile Panels

by Tom Allen

Data from DisplaySearch shows that 4″-5″ smartphone panel prices fell between 1% and 2% in January. The first month of the year is typically a weak one, and the demand for smartphones is not …

Fujitsu Helps Put Digital First in Britain’s Schools and Colleges

by Tom Allen

While Fujitsu had no new devices, the company was talking about its Education Ambassador Programme, which is being developed with Intel and focuses on getting technology into education. Education institutions across the UK are part …

Hisense Follows Through With Schalke Partnership

by Tom Allen

Hisense is supplying 120 of its 42″ K680 UltraHD TVs to be installed in the promenade area of Hannover stadium. 40 additional TVs are located in other areas of the stadium. The move is …

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GTCR, Adams Outdoor to Buy Fairway Media Group

by Helen Vince

US private equity firm GTCR has partnered with Adams Outdoor to acquire Fairway Media Group from ACON Investments and MidOcean Partners. Fairway is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the US, operating approximately 20,000 …

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Moscow University Automates Mismatch Detection

by Tom Allen

The Graphics & Media Lab CMC of Lomonosov Moscow State University has developed ‘a practical algorithm for automatic channel mismatch detection in S3D video’. The algorithm was used to evaluate more than 100 S3D films in …

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HP Approaches Intel’s Wire-Free Vision

by Tom Allen

On the first day of the BETT show, HP launched a variety of new mobile devices, which we detailed in Mobile Display Monitor in Vol 22 No 4 (HP Focuses on Business for Mobility). …