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Electronics Banned on US Flights From Middle East

by Alan Spencer

A new ban has been announced by the US. No large electronic devices will be allowed in cabin baggage on passenger flights from eight Muslim majority countries. The Department of Homeland Security said that …

Wammes Highlights New VDA Fault Process

by Bob Raikes

Klaus Wammes of Wammes & Partner GmbH has pointed out that the VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie), a trade association for the automotive industry, has a new standard for a process for the analysis of …

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Bosnia Ministry Issues New DTT Tender

by Alan Spencer

The communications and transport ministry in Bosnia, has released an international tender for the supply of digital microwave links for the second phase of public broadcasting digitisation for the country. Suppliers have 40 days …

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BBC Calls for Priority Listing

by Alan Spencer

In the UK, a senior BBC executive has said he wants BBC shows to be given priority listing in EPGs., especially over Sky and Netflix programmes. James Purnell, director of radio and education at …

LG and Tokujin Yoshioka Celebrate Innovation at Milan Design Week

by Alan Spencer

LG will make their debut at the 2017 Milan Design Week to highlight its longstanding passion for design and innovation, the company stated. LG announced that their participation is to commemorate its 70th anniversary. …

Design Science Creates Battery-powered LFDs

by Bob Raikes

Design Science of Toronto, Canada, has developed battery-powered large displays that can be run from military specification lithium ion batteries to support 12 hours continuous use on a single charge, including video display and …

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Netflix Recommended TVs for 2017 are LG, Samsung and Sony

by Alan Spencer

Netflix encourages TV manufacturers to provide faster and better app experience for viewers. For 2017, the TVs that Netflix recommends are LG, Samsung and Sony, and these will will carry the “Netflix Recommended” logo, …

Wearables Devices Shipments to Rise to 237.5 million by 2021

by Alan Spencer

According to IDC, the overall wearables market is expected grow after a brief slowdown last year, which was brought about by delayed launches and vendors struggling to maintain pace. IDC forecasts that new vendors, …

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Latin America pay TV subscribers by country

Mexico Overtakes Brazil as Largest Pay-TV Market in Region

by Alan Spencer

Mexico overtook Brazil last year to become Latin America’s largest pay-TV market even though Brazil has twice as many TV households, according to Digital TV Research. Mexico has benefited from strong adoption of prepaid …

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Is that UHD Content Really UHD?

by Steve Sechrist

In the digital era, when content is king, a new IHS study is showing that while 4K content is increasing at the production end, the delivery of that content, particularly OTT (over the top) …

Samsung Introduces Us to Bixby

by Bob Raikes

In a blog post, InJong Rhee of Samsung has announced that it will have a voice assistant to go along with Siri, Alexa and Cortana, and will launch it with the S8 that will …

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VR has a New Critical Friend

by Len Scrogan

The annual SXSWedu phenomenon remains one of the most innovative, fresh, and prognostic venues in the U.S. for envisioning the future of the education and technology marketplace. This year, the SXSWedu Conference & Festival …

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