Vol 23 – Issue 28 – Page 4

Industry Must Pull Together to Promote ‘Ultra Everything’

by Tom Allen

There was an introduction to the display set-up in the auditorium before the next presentation began. Chris Mullins of Sony Digital Cinema came on-stage to tell us about the projector, which was a Sony …

Robust Tech Enables New Scenes for Pixar

by Tom Allen

The Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat, co-organised by SMPTE, is dedicated to the technologies of film production. This year, for the first time, an edition of the event was held in the UK, in …

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Sony Digitises Alder Hey

by Tom Allen

The Alder Hey children’s hospital in the UK recently moved to a new facility, with 16 operating theatres – 13 of them featuring Sony monitors and room cameras. In total, Sony supplied 39 displays …

Desender Replaces Peeters at Barco

by Tom Allen

Barco’s CFO, Carl Peeters, has decided to leave the company. He will be replaced by Ann Desender, currently VP of finance & control, in September. Peeters joined Barco in 1987, initially working in business …

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OLEDs Will Impact Mobile Phone LEDs

by Tom Allen

The market for LEDs used in phones (including for display backlights, keypad illumination and camera flash) will fall at a 2.6% CAGR between 2015 and 2021, says IHS Markit. The rising penetration of OLED …

Google Scraps Headset – Or Does It?

by Tom Allen

Sources speaking to Recode have said that Google has cancelled the development of a standalone VR headset. The company declined to comment on the move, but Recode speculates that the decision comes from Google’s …

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New VoD Service Scraps Geo-Locking

by Tom Allen

A new VoD service called Pantaflix will be launched in Europe and the USA on the 28th July, by Pantaleon Entertainment. Unlike rival services, Pantaflix will deal directly with producers, without involving sales companies …

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Amazon Expands Prime Video

by Tom Allen

Amazon will launch its Prime Instant Video VoD service in France, Italy and Spain simultaneously, before the end of the year. The news comes from French newspaper Le Figaro.

Tech Data Shuffles CE and Retail Teams

by Tom Allen

Tech Data UK has appointed Ross Turner as head of consumer business development and Teresa Johnston as smart home business development manager. Both will report to Mark Glasspool, director of consumer product marketing at …

Also Expands in Nordics and Belgium

by Tom Allen

Distributor Also has opened a new logistics centre in Pirkkala, Finland, enabling same-day delivery across most of the country. The eCommerce warehouse will also serve parts of Estonia. In total, €20 million was invested …

Ritdisplay Files for IPO

by Tom Allen

Taiwanese passive OLED maker Ritdisplay has said that demand for its PMOLED panels has been high this year, and revenue for the first half of 2016 is up 40% YoY to $31.2 million. It …

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Specs Revealed for UHD Consoles

by Tom Allen

A posting on Amazon’s Spanish site, since removed, appears to have leaked the launch date of Sony’s Playstation Neo console (UHD Playstation is Official – But…). The unit will apparently be available in October …