Vol 24 – Issue 08 – Page 7

New Zealand Blocks Vodafone and Sky Merger

by Alan Spencer

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has refused to grant clearance for a merger of Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand. The focus of the Commission’s assessment was centred on competition in both the …

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Online Advertising Revenue in China to Grow 14.3% in 2017

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, the online advertising market in China will grow 14.3% in 2017 mainly due to a strong growth in online video. IHS Markit also predicts that more than 75% of online …

UDC Has a Good Year

by Yvette Raikes

Universal Display Corporation (UDC) posted Q4 net profit of $24.8 million, up from $18.1 million a year earlier, on turnover which rose to $74.6 million from $62.3 million. For the year there were profits …

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Orange Sees IPTV and DTH Growth in France and Spain

by Alan Spencer

At the end of last year, Orange had 8,483,000 subscribers for its IPTV and DTH services, which was 550,000 more than at the end of 2015. Strong growth was seen in France where figures …

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ShowMax Poland Launch Tops Netflix

by Alan Spencer

ShowMax clocked up over twice as many viewers on PC devices as Netflix on 15th February, the day of its first broadcast in Poland. Data produced by PBI/Gemius, shows that ShowMax had 172,000 viewers …

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Frontier using SES for Service Delivery of Ultra HD

by Alan Spencer

SES’s managed Ultra HD distribution platform is being used by Frontier Communications Corporation to test 4K Ultra HD content delivery. Frontier is using the platform to move to Ultra HD delivery for its subscribers …

Renesas Electronics Acquires Intersil

by Alan Spencer

Renesas Electronics Corporation has acquired Intersil Corporation. Renesas is a provider of semiconductor solutions and Intersil provides power management and analogue solutions. Renesas has announced that it will continue technical support and future product …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 08

LG G6 Emphasises Display and HDR

by Bob Raikes

LG’s G6 Phone has an 18:9 format and Dolby Vision/HDR content. Image:MekoNearly all of LG’s booth at Mobile World was devoted to the new G6 ‘flagship’ smartphone that was launched at the show. The …

For 360º Viewing, You Need 360º Content

by Kenneth Li

In the last two months, I wrote a two-part article describing the nature of fundamental properties of light field displays, which are applicable to VR/AR goggles and display screens. The amount of information required …

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Smart TVs and Digital Devices Drive Demand for OTT

by Alan Spencer

According to the Frost & Sullivan Digital Media team there is a consumer preference for OTT content due to the widespread use of smart TVs and digital devices. Although the market slowed down during …

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Gracenote Upgrades Guide for Video, Music and Sport

by Alan Spencer

Gracenote is launching an entertainment databases for video, music and sport, which will enable global service providers and smart device makers to provide voice and text search to their subscribers. The new entertainment databases …

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MicroLED Heads for Commercialisation

by Bob Raikes

We’ve covered microLED quite a lot over the last couple of years. Any technology where Apple buys a leading company (Luxvue in this case) is bound to become a topic of interest and, as …

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