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Turner International Bringing FilmStruck SVoD Service to the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation Group and Warner Bros. Digital Networks have announced a joint venture to launch a new, multi-territory movie streaming service. FilmStruck will offer film lovers a collection of movies …

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Advent of the Qbit (Quantum Bit) at CES

by Steve Sechrist

Ok we are officially off topic and hopefully not pushing the bounds of DD publisher, Bob Raikes beyond his tolerance for non-display coverage… That said, for me the most compelling and yes perhaps long …

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DSCC: 2017 Display Equipment Market Rose to a Record High

by Andrew Fenn

2017 was a record year for the display equipment market, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants, with revenues up 30% to a record high $24.7 billion. Capital-intensive OLED fabs drove spending up 143% to …

Google Nexus Phone Defect Lawsuit “Not Going to Go Away”

by Andrew Fenn

US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman advised Google and fellow defendant, Huawei, last Thursday that a putative class action brought over alleged battery-draining defects with its Google Nexus 6P smartphone is “not going to …

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QLED Alliance Co-Founder Announces First Ever OLED TV

by Andrew Fenn

Hisense, co-founder of the QLED Alliance, has taken quite a side-step, announcing that it will be releasing its first ever OLED TV in Australia and the UK during the first half of 2018. The …

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Ingram Micro Germany Announces new Vice President

by Andrew Fenn

Alexander Maier is now Germany VP and Chief Country Executive at Ingram Micro, taking over from Ernesto Schmutter. Maier began his career with Ingram Micro in December 1998, working in various leading positions in …

BOE Exempt from Repaying $984 Million Loan

by Andrew Fenn

There are unconfirmed reports coming out of Taiwan that China-based panel maker BOE Technology has been exempted from repaying a CNY6.3 billion loan ($984 million) by the local government in Fuzhou, China. The loan …

TiVo and Google Renew Patent Licence Agreement

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that Google has expanded its multi-year patent licence agreement to expressly include YouTube TV. The agreement covers Google’s use of TiVo’s patented technologies worldwide, and offers a licence for Google’s products …

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Canal+ Launches Ultra HD Content via New STB

by Andrew Fenn

Nagra has announced that its content protection solution, Nagra Connect, is securing the new Ultra HD service from Canal+. The solution ensures content protection of material delivered by satellite broadcast, OTT or within the …

TSMC Result 18/01/2018

by Vijaya

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017. TSMC announced Q4 revenue of NT$277.57 billion ($9.21 billion), compared to NT$262.23 billion ($ 8.19 billion) in Q4, fiscal …

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Rokid’s Glass on Show at CES

by Arthur Berman

An early prototype of the Rokid Glass AR glasses was shown at CES 2018. Glass was designed by Rokid Corporation Ltd., headquartered in Hangzhou, China and with offices in San Francisco, CA. Perhaps the …

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Stretched LCD Displays Installed at Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena

by Andrew Fenn

Assured Systems was recently approached by the Scottish Event Campus to add stretch bar displays to their digital signage mix. The majority of the screens would be used at the entrances to the SSE …