Vol 25 - Issue 23

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French Broadcaster TF1 will Show 28 World Cup Matches in Ultra HD

by Andrew Fenn

TF1, the official French broadcaster of the World Cup 2018, will broadcast the competition’s 28 best matches in Ultra HD on the Freebox mini 4K. TF1 4K is included in the company’s package for …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 23

The Reality of AR and VR: Highlights from a New Survey

by Jon Peddie

In March 2018, TECHnalysis Research conducted an online survey of a thousand US consumers that identify themselves as gamers and own some type of AR or VR-capable device. The ages of the respondents ranged …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Vivitek Announces Cloud-based CMS for NovoDS

by Andrew Fenn

Vivitek has unveiled NovoDS Cloud, an optional, cloud-based service that enables device and content management across its NovoDS family of digital signage solutions. The range comprises the NovoDS-4K, NovoDS and NovoDSmini. With the cloud …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vivitek| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Report: Average Spend per Passenger Falling at Many Airports

by Andrew Fenn

ccording to GlobalData, though worldwide airport spending is predicted to grow to $49 billion by 2021, average spend per passenger is dropping at a number of airports. The report cites information from Fraport Group, …

Tags:Aviation| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Ultra HD LCD Display for LG’s Next Flagship Smartphone?

by Andrew Fenn

Twitter leaker, Ice Universe, has revealed that LG may incorporate an Ultra HD LCD screen in its next flagship smartphone, which he referred to as the “LG G8”. It isn’t clear whether Ice Universe …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Samsung Supplying Largest Ever Smartphone Display to Huawei

by Andrew Fenn

According to The Bell, Samsung Display will supply a 6.9″ OLED display for a forthcoming smartphone from Huawei, as reported by The Investor. Panel shipments are expected to commence during the third quarter of …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung Display| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

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Visionox Signs Long-term Deal with Universal Display

by Andrew Fenn

Following an evaluation agreement signed in February 2018, Chinese OLED manufacturer Visionox has signed a long-term licence and material purchasing agreements with Universal Display, which will supply its phosphorescent OLED materials to Visionox. Last …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| UDC| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Samsung launches 2018 ‘NU’ LCD ranges

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has added new TVs in the NU model range, which replace the MU models from last year and are best described as ‘mid-range’. The NU8 models have features for gaming such as variable …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Mediaset Focusing on Free-to-Air and On-Demand

by Andrew Fenn

The CEO and VP of Italy’s Mediaset, Pier Silvio Berlusconi (son of the former Italian President and Trump-inspirer, Silvio Berlusconi), has gone on record to predict that the future of television lies in FTA …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Goldmedia: German VOD Revenues Growing Faster Than Ever

by Andrew Fenn

Video-on-Demand (VoD) is turning into a mass market in Germany, according to Goldmedia. At the end of 2017, 18% of all German households were subscribing to at least one paid-for VoD service. The market …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| SVOD| VOD| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Uber Files AI Tech Patent for Flagging Drunk Passengers

by Andrew Fenn

It’s no surprise that a significant proportion of Uber’s business occurs in the small hours of the morning, ferrying party-goers home after a night ‘on the sauce’. However, the company is moving to protect …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Big Data/AI| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Intel Keeps Low Power Display Close to its Chest

by Bob Raikes

We promised to come back to you over the Low Power Display Technology (LPDT) that Intel announced at Computex when we had more information (Intel Reveals Low-Power Display Technology for Laptops). At the moment, …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Power Consumption| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 25 - Issue 23