Vol 23 – Issue 16 – Page 7

DVB Training Coming to Germany

by Tom Allen

Fuba is to kick off a German-wide DVB-T2 training roadshow in May and June, together with Media Broadcast. The roadshow is aimed at improving the expertise of dealers. Attendance will be free. The event …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Training| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Universal Details UltraHD Releases

by Tom Allen

Universal Pictures has joined other studios in announcing the release of UltraHD content. Its first UltraHD films, available as Blu-ray and digital release, will include Jason Bourne; The Huntsman: Winter’s War; Warcraft, Everest; Lucy; …

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Nokia’s Ozo to be Used for Disney VR

by Isaac Oburu

Disney has announced it will Nokia’s Ozo camera to create virtual reality content. Disney plans to use the Ozo 360º camera to create immersive videos, which will debut alongside its movie feature releases.

Philips Suggests IPO Likely for Lighting

by Tom Allen

Philips is likely to divest its lighting business in an IPO, rather than selling it to an external buyer. The move is part of Philips’ intent to consolidate its wide-ranging business to fewer areas, …

UltraHD STB Market to be Worth $3.65 Billion

by Isaac Oburu

Grand View Research has predicted that the global UltraHD set top box (STB) market will reach $3.65 billion by 2024. Increasing demand for UHD video content, as well as rising sales of compatible UltraHD …

Harmonic Shows SDR-to-HDR Upconvert Demo

by Chris Chinnock

Harmonic had a very nice demo running in its booth at NAB, but it could also let visitors come to the wrong conclusion. There were supposed to be four different demos running, but the …

V-Nova Impresses at NAB

by Chris Chinnock

It seems as though every quarter a new company emerges with a codec that offers advancement that the industry ‘must adopt’. Some get adopted but many do not. V-Nova and their Perseus video codec …

Meizu Addresses Entry-Level

by Tom Allen

Meizu has unveiled a new smartphone in China, called the M3. It will feature 16GB or 32GB of storage and has a 5″ display, with 1280 x 720 resolution. A Mediatek octa-core processor (four …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 16

AIMS Debuts to Help Video over IP Transition

by Chris Chinnock

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) had its coming out party at NAB 2016. Thence is composed of key industry organizations such as SMPTE, EBU, VSF and AMWA, plus many companies. The mission …

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ATSC 3.0 Makes Big Debut at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Overview ATSC 3.0, the next generation broadcast/broadband standard, made a big splash at NAB 2016. There was an ATSC pavilion showcasing equipment and features of the standard, seminars on all aspects of the details, …

Cambrios Clarifies Changes

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the Cambrios liquidation and ‘re-birth’ as Cambrios Advanced Materials Corp last week and, as planned, we managed to catch up with past and current President & CEO Jon LeMoncheck to get …

SMI Tracking Helps Lufthansa Avoid ATC Disruptions

by Tom Allen

Lufthansa’s Daniel Stecher said that disruptions cost the world’s airlines $26 billion per year,Lufthansa Systems – the German IT provider aiming at the aviation industry – has chosen to use eye-tracking from SenoMotororic Instruments …

Tags:Air Traffic Control (ATC)| Gaze Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 16