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NEC Display Updates E-Series Displays

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions in the US has updated the E Series of displays. It also released the pricing. (E326, E436, E506, E556 and E656 displays will be available this month at a minimum advertised …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 25

iView Raises $14.7 million to Increase R&D into Pico Projection

by Alan Spencer

iView, the pico-projection engine developer based in Shenzen, has raised around $14.7 million as part of its series B funding round, the lead investor being CMS Zhiyuan Capital. iView was founded in 2006 and …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Apple & LG Display in Investment/Supply Deal

by Bob Raikes

The Korea Herald reports that LG Display is in discussion (the report says it is ‘tentatively agreed’) with Apple about an investment that could be up to two or three trillion won ($1.75 billion …

Tags:Apple| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Google Pulls Plug on YouTube Flash Player

by Alan Spencer

In 2012, YouTube introduced a HTML5-based video player to replace its Flash-based video player. This transition has been ongoing for several years, and has caused Sony, among others, to remove the YouTube Flash video …

Tags:HTML5| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 25| YouTube

ZetaDisplay Buys Finland’s Seasam Oy

by Alan Spencer

ZetaDisplay from Sweden has bought the Finnish digital signage provider, Seasam Oy for $5 million. ZetaDisplays’ goal is to actively participate in the ongoing consolidation of the signage industry in Europe. The acquisition of …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Lextar Electronics to Focus on LED Backlighting for 2017

by Alan Spencer

The company chairman of Lextar Electronics, David Su, has told sources in Taiwan that the company will focus its 2017 operations on profitability instead of revenue growth, by maintaining improvements in product mix. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 24 - Issue 25

UHD TV Sales In Europe To Reach 17 Million This Year

by Bob Raikes

According to Dataxis, nearly 12 million UHD TVs were sold in Europe during the year 2016, which represents a growth of 102% in comparison to the year 2015 (6 million UHD TVs shipped). Sales …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 25

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SES Carrying 7610 Channels and 22 in UHD

by Alan Spencer

SES announced at its Investor Day in London, last month, that it is now carrying 7610 TV channels on its satellites, which is a rise of 4% compared to the same time last year. …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Fossil Focuses on Hybrids

by Bob Raikes

The Wareable blog spoke to Antonio Nigro, a Group VP of Europe North for Fossil group, which is developing many products this year. The company is launching a lot of products – as many …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Vodafone Spain Adds New 4K Channels

by Alan Spencer

Vodafone España has added UltraHD versions of AMC Networks International Iberia’s cooking channel, Canal Cocina 4K, and lifestyle channel, Canal Decasa 4K, to its Vodafone One TV offering. Both channels will be available in …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spain| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 25

MEA Region Sees TV Market Growth

by Alan Spencer

According to IDate, TV market growth in the MEA region is being driven largely by sub-Saharan Africa, which it says will be the world’s fastest-growing TV market over the next five years. The figures, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 25