Vol 23 – Issue 13 – Page 5

‘Barco CEC’ Addresses China

by Tom Allen

Barco has formed a joint venture with CEC Panda to address the Chinese control rooms market. The new company – Barco China Electronic Corporation (Nanjing) Visualization Co., Ltd – will give Barco direct access …

Kramer Switch Reaches 17.82Gbps

by Tom Allen

Kramer has released a switcher that can handle DCI-4k 60Hz content with 4:4:4 colourimetry. The VS-211H2 has a maximum data rate of 17.82Gbps, includes actual video output connection and supports HDCP 2.2. It is …

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Optoma Keeps Attention Focused

by Tom Allen

Optoma’s newest DLP projector, the WU416, is a compact model designed for mid-size spaces such as meeting rooms, retail and churches. It has a high (20,000:1) contrast ratio, a 1.6x zoom, vertical lens shift …

Pay-TV Rising Worldwide, Says Informitv

by Tom Allen

Informitv’s quarterly Multiscreen Index shows that most pay-TV operators are gaining subscribers. The 100 pay-TV services that Informitv tracks gained 8.16 million total subscribers in Q4’15, rising just over 2% QoQ. Subscribers rose by …

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Semiconductors Dip in February

by Tom Allen

The Semiconductor Industry Association has said that worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 3.2% MoM in February, to $26 billion. The result was 6.2% lower than February 2015 ($27.7 billion). Sales into the Americas fell …

Digital Signage Trends Flat in DACH

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has released the March/April 2016 results for its Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI), which tracks the mood in the signage market in several European regions. This week we are looking at …

Oculus Rift is Delayed

by Tom Allen

Delays are affecting deliveries of the Oculus Rift headset, which began to be shipped last week (Rift – Finally – Reaches Customers). It is speculated that component shortages are to blame. CEO Brendan Iribe …

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Fast Growth in PayTV is ‘Mostly Over’ for Eastern Europe

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV revenues in Eastern Europe will rise 9.9% between 2015 and 2021, to almost $6 billion – despite subscribers climbing by less than 1 million. The report comes from Digital TV Research, which adds …

VR – More Than Just A Headset

by Matthew Brennesholtz

“Virtual Reality is currently climbing the hype cycle. There are daily stories about the funding and star-power behind a new VR experience; or the VR content development plans of an internet company, VR equipment …

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Christie Lights Up Chinese City

by Tom Allen

A new heritage park in China is using five Christie DWU555-GS laser projectors to provide a backdrop for one of its exhibits. A 130m² sand table model shows a 1:800 scale model of Luoyang …

PTC Unlocks Vuforia for Microsoft

by Tom Allen

PTC has said that its Vuforia augmented reality platform – the standard AR tool for app developers – will support Microsoft’s Hololens. The capability was demonstrated at Build 2016 last week. Vuforia adds the …

$5 Billion Expansion Planned for New York Airports

by Tom Allen

A rendering of the new LaGuardia airport. Image: PTE.The board of commissioners for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has approved funding for improvements to LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International …

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