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AMD Reveals Names of Two New Senior VPs at RTG

by Andrew Fenn

Mike RayfieldAMD has announced the appointment of Mike Rayfield as Senior VP and general manager of AMD Radeon Technologies Group (RTG), and David Wang as Senior VP of Engineering for RTG. Both will report …

WitsView: Global TV Panel Shipments for 2017 Grew by 1.3%

by Andrew Fenn

WitsView, a division of TrendForce, reports that global LCD TV panel shipments increased quarter-by-quarter in 2017. The first half of 2017 showed less momentum for holiday sales due to high prices, but shipments rebounded …

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ColorLink Demos Prototypes Using OLED Microdisplays

by Andrew Fenn

ColorLink recently demonstrated its new VR and AR prototypes, built with OLED microdisplays, at last week’s Wearable Device and Technology Expo in Tokyo, according to OLED-Info. With OLED microdisplays, the company says it can …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Toshiba Bringing Its Largest-Ever Signage Portfolio to ISE 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Toshiba will return to ISE 2018 in February to showcase its largest-ever product portfolio. The company has more than doubled its range of active digital signage display and commercial TV models over the past …

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Barco VP Chris Colpaert Joins TPV Philips

by Andrew Fenn

Barco VP of Image Processing and LED, Chris Colpaert, has joined TPV Philips Professional Display Solutions as General Manager for EMEA, North America and other key markets. After achieving a first degree in Electronics …

Acer Achieves Strong APAC PC Sales in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Unconfirmed local sources citing Acer’s Pan Asia Pacific President, Andrew Hou, have reported that the company’s revenues from its enterprise PC business in the region accounted for 41% of its overall sales, representing a …

France SVoD Users Grew by 400,000 in the Past Four Months

by Andrew Fenn

France has seen its number of SVoD users jump up by over 400,000 in the past four months, according to new data released by NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive. The firm surveyed 38,000 respondents …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Evolution Digital Rolls Out Upgraded eVue-TV Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Evolution Digital announces the deployment of software upgrades for its eVue-TV IP video service experience, with upgraded features and functionalities for both operators and their customers across the US. eVue-TV, now deployed by operators …

Tags:Cloud TV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Verimatrix Integrates OTT Multi-DRM with Amazon Web Services

by Andrew Fenn

Verimatrix has announced the API integration between its MultiRights OTT multi-DRM security solution and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Media Services through AWS Elemental MediaConvert and MediaPackage. AWS Media Services are cloud-based services with pay-as-you-go …

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RIP Navdy

by Norbert Hildebrand

After a short run, the lauded Navdy HUD for the automotive aftermarket seems to have reached the end of the line of corporate success. As reported by TechCrunch and DigitalTrends, Navdy has sent out …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 25 - Issue 03

MMD Welcomes New UK Channel Distributor

by Andrew Fenn

MMD, the brand license partner for Philips monitors, has announced a new partnership with Basingstoke-based IT distributor, CI Distribution. Philips’ X-series 34″ Curved UltraWide LCD monitor. CI Distribution will supply a wide array of …

Mundane Displays at the NRF

by Matthew Brennesholtz

There are a lot of red-hot new display technologies out there grabbing the press and consumer interest. 4K, 8K, high dynamic range, wide color gamut, high frame rate, retinal displays, light field displays, VR, …

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