Vol 23 – Issue 50 – Page 3

Hisense Joins Samsung on Sharp Block List

by Bob Raikes

Following the reports that Foxconn/Sharp will stop supplying Samsung with TV panels (Sharp Shuns Samsung TV Panel Business), Nikkei reports that the group will also stop supplying Hisense because they have been unable to …

Ingram Micro to Distribute AVer Products

by Isaac Oburu

Ingram Micro has added AVer videoconferencing solutions to its portfolio and will be distributing them in Austria and Germany.

Tags:Austria| Germany| Large Display Monitor| VideoConferencing| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Amazon Prime Now on Android TVs

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has added the Sony Android TVs from 2015 and 2016 to the devices that are now supported by the latest version of its Prime Video app. (Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More …

NEC Adds Showroom & Training Centre in Germany

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions Europe, based in Munich, is to open a new Competence Centre in Dreiech near Frankfurt am Main in January. A range of practical applications will be shown using UST projectors, laser …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC| Training| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Portugese Pay TV Still Growing

by Bob Raikes

The Portugese Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) authority said that at the end of Q3, the number of Pay TV subscribers had increased to 3.639 million, up 44,000 on Q2 and 159,000 up on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Portugal| TV Reception| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Opera Sells Smart TV Business

by Bob Raikes

Opera Software of Norway said that it is selling it a majority stake in Opera TV to Moore Frères & Company, an investment holding company focused exclusively on the tech, media, and telecom industries. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Norway| Smart TV| Vol 23 - Issue 50

HDMI 2.1 Due in Jan

by Bob Raikes

HDMI said that it will announce a new version of HDMI, V2.1 on Jan 4th during the CES event. However, HDMI LA did not pre-release any firm details. Analyst Comment As we reported recently, …

Tags:Back Panel| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50

ZetaDisplay to List in Stockholm

by Bob Raikes

ZetaDisplay of Sweden, which owns ProntoTV and acquired other companies in the region (ZetaDisplay Buys Finnish Digital Signage Firm) has said that it intends to apply to join the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange, during …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Sweden| Vol 23 - Issue 50

NCR Wins Big in US QSR

by Bob Raikes

NCR in the US has won a contract to supply digital signage to company-owned stores in the Bojangles Southern US fast food retailer. It has, so far installed NCR Vitalcast digital signage in around …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Dolby Cinema Offers More Titles Into 2017

by Bob Raikes

Dolby Labs highlighted that there are a number of new movies optimised for Dolby Cinema are being released around the holiday and into 2017. The titles include Sony Pictures’ Passengers, due out December 21, …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Dolby| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Schneider Told You So – VR Result was as Expected!

by Bob Raikes

Sometimes data is ‘hiding in plain sight’. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article that commented on the weak result that had been seen for VR hardware over the Black Friday. I’m …

Tags:Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 50

IRT To Hold HbbTV Event in Munich

by Bob Raikes

The Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH (Broadcast Technology Institute – IRT) in Munich will be running an “International Intensive Seminar on HbbTV” which will be scheduled for March 21st & 22nd 2017 at its offices …