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MasMovil to Launch Pay-TV in Spain

by Yvette Raikes

Spanish mobile operator MasMovil is in talks with with Huawei and content providers with the aim of launching a pay-TV service this summer. The company is hoping to supply channels from Sky, Netflix, HBO …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Spain| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Worldwide Pay-TV Subscriptions Reach 969 Million

by Alan Spencer

Digital TV Research has estimated that there will be 254 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2010 and 2016 to take the worldwide total to 969 million, representing an increase of 35%. The information was …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 23

LeEco Closing in US and India

by Bob Raikes

Chinese TV company, LeEco, which has hit financial trouble, has cancelled a plan to raise money via some bonds and has closed its operations in the US and India, laying off staff. In April, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Diamond Ultra 4K/5K Docking Station Uses USB

by Bob Raikes

Diamond Multimedia has launched a USB Type C or Type A dock that uses a DisplayLink chip to support a 5120 x 2880 display at 60Hz (over DisplayPort) or two 4096 x 2160 60p …

Tags:DisplayLink| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 23

8K Touch Table for Restaurants Under Development

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei Asian Review has posted information about the development of an 8K ‘touch table’ that is being developed for use in restaurants and other locations to allow the interaction with 8K content. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Can VR Cure a Stutter?

by Yvette Raikes

Gareth Walkom is a student at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. He has been working on a treatment for stuttering using VRET (virtual reality exposure therapy). The headset wearer talks to an animated …

Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 23

YouView Uses Alexa for Voice Control

by Yvette Raikes

The UK’s YouView FTA DTT platform has used the Alexa Video Skill API to make it easier for viewers to control its content and apps. The company says that all of its 2.4 million …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Worldwide Semiconductor Sales See 21% YoY Rise in April

by Yvette Raikes

Worldwide semiconductor sales were up 21% YoY to $31.3 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, using WSTS figures. The market is predicted to grow by 11.5% this year and by a further 2.7% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Location-based VR is the Right Next Step

by Chris Chinnock

This is a feeling I have had for some time, but this was driven home today based on my tour of the brand new IMax VR Center in New York. This is the second …

Tags:IMAX| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Scottish Football Gets Two Giant LED Screens

by Yvette Raikes

Two LED video displays have been installed in Scotland’s national stadium, Hampden Park, in Glasgow. Daktronics was responsible for the 5.49m x 19.75m screens placed at each end of the stadium. They have 13HD …

Tags:Daktronics| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Sony Goes Lensless with F-Series Projectors

by Isaac Oburu

Sony Professional Solutions Europe has introduced a new range of lensless F-series projectors based on customer feedback, to better meet the needs of larger installations. The original F-series projectors included a standard lens, with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Projectors| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Innovating in Education 教育创新

by Len Scrogan

Innovation in Education ???? can be found just about anywhere in the world, and in this case, the proud host city was Shanghai, China. I came to China to speak about virtual-reality at a …

Tags:China| display technology| Education| Vol 24 - Issue 23