Vol 24 – Issue 27 – Page 10

Another Birthday for Technology

by Bob Raikes

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an editorial about this being a period of anniversaries. Those I had in mind were the tenth birthday of the iPhone and fifty years of colour TV …

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AT&T Bringing HDR and Cloud DVR to DirecTV

by Andrew Fenn

AT&T has announced that forthcoming updates to its DirecTV Now streaming service will add HDR support and a Cloud DVR feature. DirectTV Now provides consumers with live TV and on-demand titles in Ultra HD …

Panasonic Updates FullHD Displays

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has launched an new range of FullHD digital signage displays, the SF2 range, which will replace the LF8 range and is rated for 24/7 operation with brightness of 450 cd/m² from the edge-lit …

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iPhones Could Be Late – or Initially Restricted

by Bob Raikes

Reports from the Economic Daily News in China say that Apple’s production plans for the expected OLED-based iPhone 8 are delayed, with shipment not starting until November. Two new lower end iPhone 7 and …

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Audi A8 Will Have Three Digital Displays

by Bob Raikes

Audi’s next A8 executive car is expected to have three digital displays – the instrument panel, a centre stack console and a new display for the infotainment system. The two centre displays will be …

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TrendForce Says LCD Panel Production is Growing

by Andrew Fenn

The production of large-size LCD panels has risen to unexpected levels this year, according to new research by WitsView, a division of TrendForce. The study has found that panel manufacturers are operating at their …

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Study Shows Geographical Link Between Cinema and VOD Release

by Andrew Fenn

According to a recent study by the European Audiovisual Observatory, around three-quarters of transactional video-on-demand releases occur in countries where the film has also been released in cinemas. The report can be downloaded here. …

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Samsung Clarifies LED Cinema Ambition

by Bob Raikes

We have reported several times on the Samsung LED cinema system. We spotted this comment in the Korean press from a Samsung executive, which sets out the company’s ambitions. (most recently, The LED Cinema …

Mars Partners with MMT for Pedigree Hypebox PoS

by Andrew Fenn

Mars is piloting a new point-of-sale strategy in Berlin, implementing MMT’s Hypebox technology to advertise their Pedigree pet products at Edeka supermarkets. Display Daily previously reported on the Hypebox device, a display case with …

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TSMC Results 17/07/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

TSMC announced its FY17 Q2 results with consolidated revenue of NTD 213.8 billion ($7.1 billion) and net income of NTD 66.3 billion ($2.2 billion). The quarterly results saw both the revenue and net income …

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A New QLED Artifact in Paju

by Ken Werner

Last week I, along with three other media/analyst types, was LG Display’s guest in Seoul and Paju for a tour of facilities and interviews with executives. There is a lot to share from that …

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SVOD Revenues for MENA will Reach $1.23 Billion by 2022

by Alan Spencer

According to the Digital TV Research MENA region OTT TV and video forecasts report, SVOD (subscription video on demand) revenue for the region will reach $1.23 billion by 2022, representing around 70% of the …