Vol 22 – Issue 42 – Page 4

Global STB Market to Hit $24 Billion by 2022

by Milos Pavlovic

Transparency Market Research released a new report that forecasts that the global STB market will reach a value of $24 billion by 2022, with CAGR of 6.4% from 2015 onwards. The firm said that …

45% of WE Broadband Homes Have a Smart TV

by Bob Raikes

Parks Associates said that 45% of Western European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this type of internet-connected CE device.

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Omantel to offer IPTV based on du’s Technology

by Bob Raikes

Omantel said it would work with Du of Dubai to bring IPTV to Oman, using technology from Du.

360Heros Claims 360 Deg Camera Patent

by Bob Raikes

360Heros of the US said that it has been issued with a patent covering the multi-camera 360 video holding assemblies it has been developing. The firm said that US patent for invention number 9,152,019 …

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Digital Projection Wows CEDIA with Insight 4K Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Insight Media’s Chris Chinnock was asked by Digital Projection to give presentations about how to create great home theater images and to highlight DP’s two Insight projectors. On display were the Insight 4K Laser …

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Touch Struggles on Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

IHS said that touch panel shipments for notebooks were down 7% QoQ in the second quarter at 4.6 million units according to a report in the CTimes. The total market in the first half …

UltraHD on Show in Munich

by Bob Raikes

Eutelsat and Bayerischer Rundfunk ran an UltraHD showcase at the Medientag München 2015 this week. A 6 minute video of Audi and the TU München in Garching were transmitted on Eutelsat’s Ultra HD showcase …

RAI Boosts Tivusat HD Channels to 11

by Bob Raikes

RAI of Italy said that it would boost its HD channel count to 11 on its free-to-air (FTA) satellite platform, TivuSat. The current four channels will be joined by by three additional channels by …

Google & NYT to Give Away VR Viewers

by Bob Raikes

The New York Times said that it will collaborate with Google to distribute more than a million cardboard VR viewers to subscribers. The New York Times Magazine will release the viewers on the weekend …

Roku to Enter French Market

by Bob Raikes

Roku is to start selling its streaming player technology in France, the first company in Europe outside the UK & Ireland, where it started its European business in 2012. The firm will sell the …

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Epson Shows Latest Projectors at CEDIA

by Chris Chinnock

Epson used CEDIA to update its line of 1080p projectors, but it did not update the 4K e-shifted, laser-phosphor-based model, the LS10000. The 1080p models use conventional transmissive LCD panels while the LS10000 uses …

Sony Shows HDR TVs and Projectors at CEDIA

by Chris Chinnock

The Sony brand is alive and well in the custom install market. At Cedia 2015, the company announced that sales, primarily projectors, were up 63% compared to a year ago. Sales of Sony’s 4K …