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DTT Hits Delay in Albania

by Bob Raikes

Broadband TV News reports that Albania’s ASO in the Tirana-Durrës districts has been put back because of slow take up of digital equipment. The switch off had been due on June 30th, but has …

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NEC Display Wins Three Awards at InfoComm

by Alan Spencer

NEC Display Solutions of America has announced that it took home three awards at InfoComm 2017, including an AV Technology best of show award, and for the second year in a row, a global …

Idemitsu Kosan and LG Chem Trade OLED patents

by Bob Raikes

The Yonhap news reports that LG Chem and Idemitsu Kosan of Japan have signed a deal to share patents on OLED materials. Analyst Comment According to IHS, Idemitsu has been a supplier to Samsung …

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Qualcomm Tries to Stop Apple Imports

by Bob Raikes

In its dispute with Apple, Qualcomm has asked that action is taken in the form of a Limited Exclusion Order (LEO) that would stop Apple importing iPhones into the US. Apple responded by continuing …

HBO and Cinemax Now Available on Hulu

by Andrew Fenn

US streaming service Hulu has confirmed that HBO and Cinemax have been added to their range of subscription packages. The new services will add a multitude of new content including movies, classic box sets …

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Lumileds Leaves the Philips Nest

by Bob Raikes

Lumileds is now officially independent from Royal Philips, 80.1% of the company having been bought by Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm. (Philips To Sell Lumileds to Private Equity) The firm plans to …

Qingdao Volfoni-Rio Launches Lawsuit Against GetD

by Alan Spencer

Qingdao Volfoni-Rio has launched a lawsuit in the Shenzhen Court in China against the parent company of GetD for patent infringement on their triple beam 3D cinema products that GetD is currentlymanufacturing and selling. …

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AR/VR Dealmakers Invested over $800 million in Q2

by Alan Spencer

According to Digi-Capital’s latest report, AR and VR investors laid out over $800 million in the second quarter of this year up on Q1. For the last 12 months, over $2 billion has been …

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Alpha Glass AR Glasses Have Wide FoV

by Arthur Berman

At this time, Alpha Labs (Palo Alto, CA) is a small company, consisting of just three engineers and a marketing director. None-the-less, the company’s plans are not small. Currently under development is a product …

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Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Increase 22.6% in May

by Alan Spencer

The Semiconductor Industry Association has announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.9 billion for the month of May 2017, which is an increase of 22.6% compared to the May 2016 total of $26.0 …

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HD pay-TV Subscribers in Latin America to Reach Over 60 million by 2022

by Alan Spencer

According to research by Dataxis, HD pay-TV subscribers in Latin America continues to grow significantly with a penetration rate of HD over the total pay-TV subscribers reaching 37.5%. The last update for the first …

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Foldable Displays: A Panacea for Next Gen Smartphone Markets?

by Sweta Dash

The display and smartphone industries are buzzing with expectations about foldable smartphone displays that can spur replacement demand and bring stronger growth to a mature market. Smartphone demand growth-rates have been slowing down in …

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