Vol 24 – Issue 28 – Page 7

SES Result 28/07/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

SES announced its FY17 H1 result with revenues of €1,048.7 million ($1,236 million) and net profit of €275.5 million ($364 million), with a net margin of 26%. Both the revenue and met profit were …

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Germany Companies Collaborate on Single Log-In

by Bob Raikes

Three German media and internet companies ( ProSiebenSat.1, RTL Deutschland and United Internet AG) have established a registration and single sign-on service online in anticipation of the EU’s new data protection standards which will …

France Considers New Multiplex for DTT UHD

by Bob Raikes

The CSA, which regulates broadcasting in France, has said that it is consulting on the idea of introducing a new multi-city multiplex that could support new technology such as DVB-T2 and HEVC compression to …

AltspaceVR Closing Down on August 3rd

by Andrew Fenn

The team behind AltspaceVR, a VR-based social networking app has announced via the official blog that it will close down on August 3rd, due to ongoing financial difficulties. According to the post, the company …

TiVo Expands TCL IP Deal Into North America

by Bob Raikes

TiVo Corp has expanded its IP licensing agreement with TCL in the US which allows TCL to build TVs using TiVo in its sets including those running the Roku OS. Since September 2016, TCL …

Parade Adds DisplayPort 1.4 Mux and Demux Products with Jitter Cleaning

by Bob Raikes

DisplayPort specialist, Parade Technologies, has two two new chips that expand options for video transport demultiplexing/multiplexing and signal conditioning for Dual-Mode DisplayPort 1.4 in personal computers, workstations, and other high-resolution video device applications. The …

Apple TV Falls Behind in US Smart TV Race

by Andrew Fenn

Apple TV is facing fierce competition from Roku, Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV in the US. According to a study by eMarketer, an estimated 81.2 million households now use some kind of Smart …

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New LED Totem for Heathrow Terminal 5

by Alan Spencer

JCDecaux holds the advertising rights at London’s Heathrow Airport and in recent years, the DooH portfolio has been steadily expanded, including a dedicated DooH network, especially in the vicinity of the business lounges. As …

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Sky Result 01/08/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Sky announced its FY17 result with annual revenues at £12.9 billion ($17.0 billion) with 8.5% growth on a yearly basis. The company claimed to have won 686,000 new customers (including in Germany and Italy) …

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Paramount Finally on Board with Dolby Vision

by Andrew Fenn

Dolby has announced that Paramount will begin mastering and releasing its movies in Dolby Vision. The Ultra HD titles will be released on UHD Blu-ray and via streaming services. Paramount follows Disney, Universal, Warner …

Leicester Square Screen Unveiled by Ocean

by Alan Spencer

Ocean has installed a new digital screen in London’s Leicester Square. The screen is located in the centre of London’s entertainment district, and forms part of a $8.7 million investment in the Vue cinema, …

JCDecaux Installs New Displays at Waterloo Station

by Andrew Fenn

French outdoor advertising company JCDecaux has launched its Gateline Channel at Waterloo Station in London. 80″ six-sheet digital screens have been installed at the edge of each platform, providing a 23% increase in screen …