Vol 24 – Issue 18 – Page 5

Entatech Goes into Administration

by Bob Raikes

UK distributor, Entatech, has gone into administration after a buyer, Beta, pulled out of a deal to buy the company for a nominal sum at the last minute. Beta said that some issues had …

Holotronica Signs Gerriets

by Bob Raikes

Holotronica, which makes Holo-Gauze for live shows and has been used by Beyoncé during this year’s Grammy awards, has appointed Gerriets GmbH as its exclusive European Sales Partner. (Holotronica Shows 3D/2D Hologram Gauze) Holo-Gauze …

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Panasonic Gets Milan Design Award

by Alan Spencer

Panasonic’s “Electronics Meets Crafts” installation has won the prize of best storytelling at the Milan Design Awards. This is the second year in a row that Panasonic has been recognised for its exhibition at …

Merck To Promote LCD, OLED and More at SID

by Bob Raikes

Merck has previewed what it will be talking about at SID. The company said that it will show its ultra-brightness fringe field switching (UB-FFS) technology which it says is growing in share in its …

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Klitschko/Joshua Video Available on Sky VR App

by Bob Raikes

Sky in the UK has created a 12 minute VR film of the world heavyweight boxing match between Vitali Klitschko and Anthony Joshua. The film was captured with eight special VR cameras by Sky’s …

Creams Cafe Uses LG Displays

by Alan Spencer

Creams Cafe has introduced an AV system in its Whitechapel, London, franchise, which was designed by Elite Engineering using LG commercial displays, interactive digital signage applications and integrated sound design. The display can be …

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Arris Result 08/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Arris announced its unaudited FY17 Q1 result with revenue of $1.5 billion and a net loss of $39 million. The revenue dropped by 8% on a yearly basis while the net loss reduced considerably …

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Baggage Losses Reduced

by Bob Raikes

Rimowa’s E Ink-based label. Image:MekoAlthough it’s not much consolation if it’s your bag that has been mislaid, but there was a 12.5% drop in the number of bags that was lost last year – …

LeEco Adds DirecTV Now App

by Alan Spencer

A new software update for LeEco 4K smart TVs has added DirecTV Now for Android TV. This is the first time that the DirecTV Now app has been available on a smart TVs. It …

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Will Curved LCDs Increase in TV?

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China is positive about the continued growth of curved TV panels although in some markets the enthusiasm is declining. The company said that curved TV panel sales were ‘close to’ three million …

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DTG and German TV UHD Plugfest for June

by Alan Spencer

A UK DTG and German TV Platform UHD Plugfest takes place at the DTG in London from 27th to 29th June. SES will host content for Plugfest attendees to access. Content for the SES …

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Pay-TV to Represent 90% of Global Video Media Services in 2017

by Alan Spencer

Gartner is predicting that global spending on consumer video media services will total $314 billion in 2017, which is a 4.2% rise compared to 2016. Pay-TV services will be the largest spending segment and …

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