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ZTE Champions STBs

by Tom Allen

Comments made to us by ZTE echoed those of Kaon Media (TVs Will Not Replace STBs, Says Kaon). Both companies feel that set-top boxes will not be replaced by connected TVs any time soon, …

Thomson Auto-Balances Server Loads

by Tom Allen

Thomson Video Networks is a spin-off from the encoder division of Technicolor. It specialises in video encoding, decoding and compression. The company was promoting its ‘Behind Every Screen’ approach for ‘an all-encompassing video delivery …

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Abox Follows IPTV Trend

by Tom Allen

Abox42 is a German company that was established six years ago, selling STBs to operators. It began selling directly to consumers two years ago; however, the Abox42 brand is now B2B-only. The company develops …

TVs Will Not Replace STBs, Says Kaon

by Tom Allen

We had an interesting discussion about the future of the TV industry with an employee of Kaon Media. He – and Kaon – realise that UltraHD and HEVC are the major trends in the …

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Samsung Q1 Net Profit Down 39%

by Helen Vince

As expected, Samsung Electronics reported a 38.8% year on year drop in net profit in the first quarter of the year to KRW4.6 trillion ($4.3 billion), from KRW7.6 trillion ($7.1 billion) in Q1 of …

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Panasonic Takes TVs to High End

by Tom Allen

Panasonic will attend High End 2015, in Munich, between 14th and 17th May. In Hall 3 (C115/C116), the company will show its newest UltraHD TVs, Blu-ray players, PVR with UltraHD upscaling and connected audio …

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NEC Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

NEC Corporation has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a 14.3% drop in net profit to ¥34.5 billion ($289.5 million) from ¥48.8 billion ($409.5 million) in Q4 of the previous year, …

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LG Electronics Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

LG Electronics recorded a net profit in the first quarter of the year of KRW38.4 billion ($35.7 million), which was 58% lower than last year’s Q1 net profit of KRW93 billion ($86.5 million) though …

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Canon Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

In the first quarter of the year, Canon Inc recorded a net profit of ¥33.9 billion ($285 million) on turnover of ¥857.4 billion ($7.2 billion), which compares with a Q1 net profit a year …

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Android Drives BenQ’s Smart Signage

by Tom Allen

BenQ’s new smart signage display (ST550K) is able to handle content creation and management, as well as multiple ways of getting content to the screen. The 55″ unit features BenQ’s X-Sign software, which can …

Apple Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Apple’s second quarter net profit improved 32.3% to $13.5 billion from $10.2 billion in Q2 of last year, while turnover climbed 27.2% to $58 billion from $45.6 billion. In the first six months of …

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Skyworth to Buy Metz TV Business

by Helen Vince

German premium TV company Metz has agreed a deal with China’s Skyworth, which will take over the ailing company at the beginning of June. Metz said that Skyworth will maintain its production and development …

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