Vol 24 – Issue 36 – Page 4

Global Pay-TV Subscribers Reached 1.05 Billion in Q2 2017

by Alan Spencer

According to Dataxis, the number of global pay-TV subscribers reached 1.05 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2017. Also, 60 million pay-TV subscribers were added for the second quarter of 2017 …

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STB Outlook Stable and Media Streamer Demand Continues to Grow

by Alan Spencer

According to Futuresource Consulting the traditional pay-TV STB will remain a fixture in homes worldwide, as operators counter the threat posed by media streamers by adding features such as SVoD and 4k UHD services, …

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HbbTV Association Adds IPTV specification

by Bob Raikes

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced that it has finalised and published …

Extended Warranties Are a Big Business

by Bob Raikes

Warranty Week has been looking at extended warranties and estimates that the value of extended warranties on appliances, electronics, computers, and mobile phones is around $23 billion in the US. The blog said that …

macOS High Sierra Update Boosts Video, Graphics and VR Support

by Andrew Fenn

The new version of macOS, High Sierra, brings a range of improvements to Apple computers, including upgrades for video playback, graphics capabilities and VR support. The update includes support for the HEVC (H.265) video …

Citybeacon Partners With Zytronic on Smart City Hubs

by Andrew Fenn

Citybeacon has selected UK touch-tech company Zytronic to create a smart kiosk network in Eindhoven, Netherlands. 25 interactive kiosks have been deployed throughout the city. Zytronic partner Telerex assisted the company in the design …

IMEC and CPT Show Patterned OLEDs

by Matthew Brennesholtz

IMEC, Holst Centre and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (CPT) recently demonstrated an ultra-high resolution display made by photolithography patterning of organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials. The results are a proof of principle demonstration …

A Sense of Exuberance at OLED World Summit

by Sweta Dash

There was a sense of exuberance at the OLED world Summit in San Francisco, which I attended last week. Suppliers of the OLED industry value-chain exhibited strong confidence about the future demand growth for …

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Mobile Chrome Update Enables Google Daydream VR Support

by Andrew Fenn

Following the news that Opera’s latest developer browser has added support for VR video playback, with integration of WebVR planned for a future release (Opera Adds 360° VR Video Playback Support), Google has released …

LG Appoints VnX as New Distributor in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

European sales company VnX Distribution GmbH has been named as LG Electronics’ newest German distributor. The agreement allows VnX to distribute LG’s range of projectors, including the Adagio, Largo and Andante. A representative from …

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Dutch TV News Channel NOS Gets 360° Makeover

by Andrew Fenn

The newsroom at Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, the Dutch broadcasting organisation, has been re-modelled with a brand new 360° display installation, a collaboration between Avex International and Barco. The installation features a large-scale projection wall, …

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Teardown Reveals That iPhone 8 Plus Costs $295.44 to Make

by Alan Spencer

According to preliminary estimates from IHS Markit, the new Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a bill of materials cost of $288.08, for the version that has 64 GBytes of NAND flash memory. When the …