Vol 22 – Issue 30 – Display Daily

HDR Delivery Pipeline Still Developing

by Chris Chinnock

That’s the conclusion of a recent webcast hosted by Broadband Technology Report that featured Mark Francisco from Comcast, David Price from the UHD Forum and Steve Christian from Verimatrix, a provider of a comprehensive …

So “the Germans won’t spend money on TV”?

by Bob Raikes

It was back to the office with a bang this week for me. Because of staff vacations, I had to work close to full time on our newsletters. Next week, we are planning our …

Toshiba CEO Resigns Over Accounting Scandal

by Helen Vince

Toshiba’s president and CEO, Hisao Tanaka, along with five other senior executives, have stepped down from their positions over the accounting scandal which emerged last month. The company announced a sweeping reorganisation of its …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 30

“The Only Disruptive Technology at Display Week”

by Ken Werner

At SID Display Week, in an aisle on the show floor, I had a brief conversation with Candice Brown-Elliott, Nouvoyance CEO and creator of the Pentile Matrix pixel configuration widely used in Samsung OLED …

Tags:MicroLED| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Samsung Top in Smartphones, but Down From 2014

by Bob Raikes

IDC released its preliminary data on the smartphone market in Q2 by highlighting that it’s the growth in emerging markets that is driving the market. In total, 337.2 million smartphones were shipped, up 11.6% …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 30

IHS Forecasts OLED Materials

by Bob Raikes

IHS has a new report available on OLED materials. At the moment, the market is dominated by Samsung Display’s purchases, but will be overtaken by LG Display from 2016. Chinese makers are also expected …

Prysm Expands Channel Partner Programme

by Helen Vince

Prysm has appointed more partners to its Global Channel partner Program. AVI-SPL, Impianti, Pentatel, Polymedia, Smart AV and Yorktel will be selling and supporting Prysm’s range of Olympic and Cascade video wall and display …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 30

CDS Adds Videowalls and Large Format Displays

by Helen Vince

CDS of the UK has now added video walls and large format displays to its portfolio of products for hire or rental by installers or VARs. CDS’s new range of professional large format LED …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| VARs (Value Added Resellers)| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Arch Develops LED Map for Train Museum

by Bob Raikes

Arch of Belgium has developed a custom 70m² discrete custom LED display for the new Brussels Train Museum (Schaerbeek) which is due to open in September. The display is 6cm thick and shows a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 22 - Issue 30

LG Display Result 23/07/2015

by Helen Vince

LG Display (LGD) reported a 4% sequential drop in turnover in the second quarter to KRW6.7 trillion ($5.7 billion), though this was 12% higher than last year’s Q2 turnover of KRW5.9 trillion ($5 billion). …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Global UltraHD/4k Market to Reach $30.4 Billion by 2020

by Helen Vince

New data from Transparency Market Research estimates that the worldwide UltraHD 4k panel market will reach $30.4 billion by 2020, representing a CAGR of 12.6% from 2013 to 2020. By volume, the market is …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Barco Result 23/07/2015

by Helen Vince

Barco has released its results for the first half of the year, recording a net profit of €51.7 million on turnover of €506.1 million, which compares with a net profit for the same period …

Tags:Barco| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 30