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LG’s Verena von Œrtzen Joins AV Distributor Medium

by Andrew Fenn

AV distribution firm Medium has named LG’s Verena von Œrtzen as its new marketing manager and focus sales manager for Epson. Von Œrtzen has been working for LG for the past 11 years, most …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Hollywood Directors Abhor Motion Interpolation

by Bob Raikes

A number of Hollywood directors, encouraged by James Gunn who calls the effect ‘Satan’s Spectacles’, has complained about the technology in TVs that smooths out 24fps movie material to higher frame rates. Gunn has …

Tags:Cinema| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Western European TV Market Worth $118 Billion

by Alan Spencer

As reported by 9Colonne, quoting data from a report by ITMedia Consulting – “Turning Digital, The Future of Streaming Content”, at the end of 2016, the TV services market in Western Europe reached $118 …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Take a Look at Digital Signage at New IKEA in Sheffield

by Andrew Fenn

Beaver Group has continued its nationwide DOOH project with IKEA, providing digital signage for its new Sheffield branch, which opened earlier this month. The digital signage solution includes displays throughout the store and in …

My First Movie on an LED Cinema Screen

by Chris Chinnock

I recently had the opportunity to go see a full length movie on the Samsung LED-based CinemaScreen in a commercial theater. This is the first one installed by the company in the Lotte World …

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Nokia Calls Time on Ozo 360° VR Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Citing “slower-than-expected development of the VR market”, Nokia has announced a sudden stop on its Ozo 360° VR camera development. The news will mean layoffs at Nokia Technologies, with up to 310 jobs lost …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Fraunhofer to Show Bidirectional Microdisplays

by Bob Raikes

Fraunhofer FEP is planning to show new bidirectional OLED microdisplays in a VR headset at the AWE Europe event in Munich on the 19th and 20th of October. The group has modified an existing …

ZTE and Turksat Jointly Release HD Hybrid STB

by Bob Raikes

ZTE Corp and Turksat, the biggest cable service operator in Turkey, announced that they have jointly released a new HD Hybrid STB. The companies have been working together for over two years and the …

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Will Microsoft Drop out of Surface by 2019?

by Bob Raikes

Steve Brazier of analyst firm, Canalys, said at his firm’s Channels Forum Event in Venice, that Microsoft will drop out of the Surface business by 2019, according to Channelweb. Brazier bases this on two …

DSCC Optimistic on OLED Growth

by Bob Raikes

DSCC released its latest Quarterly OLED Supply/Demand and Capital Spending Report last week which included significant upgrades to its forecasts for OLED markets. Fig 1. OLED Revenue Forecast Revenues and Demand DSCC now sees …

Mitsubishi Electric to Demo Smart Lighting System at Tokyo Motor Show

by Andrew Fenn

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will be showing off its brand new Safe and Secure Lighting System on the Mitsubishi EMIRAI4 electric concept car at Tokyo’s 45th annual Motor Show at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition …

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US DoE: LED Superior to OLED in Energy Efficiency Stakes

by Andrew Fenn

The US Department of Energy has released its Solid-State Lighting R&D plan for 2017, containing its estimations regarding improvements in energy efficiency and projected power savings. The document states that the DoE expects warm-white …