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Netflix Makes Deal with iQiyi in China

by Alan Spencer

In a licensing deal with local video streaming service iQiyi.com, Netflix will introduce original content in China and will try and keep the content as near to International schedules as possible. Netflix has struggled …

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Viu Experiences 50% Growth Since Last November

by Alan Spencer

PCCW Media’s video service, Viu, had six million monthly active users at the end of March, which represents a growth of 50% from the four million active users it had in November last year. …

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Samsung Shows Experimental VR Interface

by Alan Spencer

At the recent VRLA Expo 2017 in Los Angeles, a group of Samsung employees introduced one of the latest products, which is an experimental, hands-free VR interface that is called FaceSense. FaceSense is a …

Channel 4 Launches Audio Personalised TV Ads

by Alan Spencer

Channel 4 in the UK, has announced a brand new interactive VoD format that enables advertisers to incorporate the individual names of “All 4” viewers into the audio of their adverts, using the data …

FreeCast to offer OTA TV via its ATSC 3.0 STB

by Bob Raikes

FreeCast in the USA has a new One STB that supports a combination of OTA content via ATSC 3.0 and OTT content using internet. The boxes will sell for $100 and there will be …

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Almost a Third of Free OTT Trials Result in a Paid Subscription

by Alan Spencer

According to research by Parks Associates, 32% of OTT free trials convert to a paid subscription. More than a quarter of US broadband households trialled at least one OTT service in the previous six …

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ST&A Presentation Videos Available on YouTube

by Alan Spencer

The twenty-eighth Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference took place recently and featured more than 25 presentations on such topics as, stereoscopic and autostereoscopic display, VR, spatial perception, and applications. The technical presentations are now …

Leyard’s Planar Shows Seamless LED Touch Wall

by Bob Raikes

At NAB Planar (Leyard) showed a new LED video wall at IBC that has 1.2mm pitch and can be built into video walls up to 196@ diagonal. A unique feature is the new patent-pending …

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Vizio Updates P- and M-Series for 2017

by Bob Raikes

Vizio has announced its 2017 SmartCast P-Series and M-Series UltraHD HDR Pro Displays which have full array local dimming and support Dolby Vision and HDR10. The P-Series starts at $1,299 for a 55″ size, …

Barco Result 21/04/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Barco announced the FY17 Q1 financial result with sales at €246.2 million ($268.4 million), indicating a decrease of 3.5% on a yearly basis while the new orders booked during the quarter were valued at …

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Canadian Car Dealership Installs Large Video Wall

by Alan Spencer

The Advanced Videowall Group in Canada has installed a 27’ by 4’ (8.25m x 1.2m) video wall on the showroom bulkhead wall at Humberview Volkswagen in Toronto. The video wall has sixteen 46” LCDs …

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UK OOH Adspend Continues to Grow

by Alan Spencer

UK OOH adspend grew by 2.0% during the final three months of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, with full-year adspend rising for the sixth consecutive year in 2016. This rise was …

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