Vol 22 – Issue 20 – Page 3

Panasonic: Resolution Alone is Not Enough

by Tom Allen

Panasonic Hollywood Labs (PHL) was originally a joint venture between Universal Studios and Panasonic, before Panasonic took sole ownership. The organisation moved to a new building in February, which director Ron Martin helped to …

What is the UltraHD Recipe? DTG Testing Shows Problems

by Tom Allen

Simon Gauntlett was the next speaker – he is the CTO of the DTG. “There was lots of talk about ‘beyond HD’ and future-proofing this morning”, he said, “[but] we must be careful when …

UK Moves Towards On-Demand

by Tom Allen

The second session of the day closed with two speakers and a panel discussion, although the information that came from them was minor. First was Carl Hibbert, associate director at Futuresource. His data shows …

Freeview Simplifies the Connected Experience

by Tom Allen

Freeview is the UK’s free DTT platform. For several years Ilse Howing – MD of connected TV at Digital UK, which looks after Freeview – has wanted to talk about a connected proposition for …

UltraHD Needs Demystifying in Retail, Says Uden

by Tom Allen

Andrew Uden is the senior technical manager at UK supermarket chain, Asda, which is owned by Walmart. He spoke about developments in the TV industry, starting with an informal poll to see how many …

Mobile Video Keeps Climbing

by Tom Allen

Rory Murphy works for Equinix (a data centre and interconnection platform), while Matt Stagg is a network manager at mobile operator EE. They discussed the DTG’s working group, the Mobile Video Alliance, which the …

Standardisation is the Real Challenge

by Tom Allen

Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator, and Steve Under is the body’s CTO. He took the opportunity to talk about standards, questioning which is more important: standardisation or differentiation. Standards are very important, as …

Can We Agree on UltraHD? Asks DTG Summit

by Tom Allen

2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the UK’s Digital Television Group. The annual Summit, held in King’s Place, London, evaluates the progress made in the digital TV industry over the past year, as well …

Update on the DFF – Catch Up at SID

by Bob Raikes

At the beginning of the year, the Deutsches Flachdisplay Forum (DFF), changed its structure and we got an update this week on those changes from Prof. Dr Karlheinz Blankenbach from the University of Pforzheim, …

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BDA Completes UltraHD Blu-ray

by Tom Allen

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has said that it has completed the new Ultra HD Blu-Ray specification and a new logo to identify products that meet the requirements. Key features are : Support for …

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Google Signs Sweet Deal With Nestlé

by Tom Allen

Remember Android 4.4, also known as ‘KitKat’? The name was part of a deal between Nestlé and Google – and the favour is now being returned. A limited run of 600,000 KitKat bars in …

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AOC Features Uniform Brightness

by Tom Allen

Photographers and professional users are the target market for AOC’s new 25″ LCD monitor, the Q2577PWQ. Featuring an IPS panel, the display has accurate colours, high resolution and is flicker-free. To support extended use, …

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