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4K, DVB-S2X on ANGA COM agenda

ANGA COM – the exhibition for broadband, cable and satellite – has put together a panel of experts to discuss 4K UHDTV and how to make it a commercial reality. The panel will be an important part of the UHDTV debate at the event (May 20-22 in Cologne). The main focus of the panel will […]

May 16, 2014

Ultra-HD TV shipments top 1m

The market for Ultra-HD TV panels reached a significant new benchmark in March when global shipments exceeded 1 million units for the first time, driven by vastly increased deliveries from the industry’s three largest makers of the high-end panels, according to a report from IHS Technology. UHD TV panel shipments amounted to

May 15, 2014

Ultra-HD TVs in 33% US homes by 2020

Ultra-HD TV household ownership will grow from less than 10 per cent of homes in the US for the next four years to 33 per cent of homes by 2020 according to a Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) service report. David Watkins, Service Director, Connected Home Devices commented: “Demand for Ultra-HD TVs is exceeding […]

May 12, 2014

Sony Blu-ray write-down

Sony has confirmed it would take a $145 million write-down on its Blu-ray disc business.  The fresh profit warning came just 3 months after the previous guidance. Sony’s results (for 2013-14) are issued on May 14th. Sony was a pioneer for Blu-ray technology but now says it has further revised downward its anticipated profitability reflecting […]

May 2, 2014By Chris Forrester

Awareness video boost for Ultra HDTV

Industry trade bodies the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group have joined forces to release an educational video created to help US consumer electronics retailers explain the benefits of Ultra High-Definition Television (Ultra HDTV) to consumers and ultimately drive sales of the emerging technology. The one-minute video is

April 30, 2014

LG Q1 boosted by big screens

LG Electronics has announced a 319 per cent increase in first-quarter net profit compared with the same period last year. First-quarter 2014 net profit rose to KRW 92.60 billion ($86.62 million) while operating profit of KRW 504 billion marked a significant improvement from the previous quarter due to improved profitability from the LG Home Entertainment […]

April 29, 2014

BSkyB’s ‘Project Ethan’ STB ready for Ultra-HD

A special team at BSkyB’s West London headquarters is working on a new set-top box concept, ‘Project Ethan’ which will make it easier for viewers to access programmes on any device, according to Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper says that Sky will give subscribers capacity in a ‘Sky Cloud’ service which will allow viewers […]

April 28, 2014By Chris Forrester

Humax “world’s slimmest” soundbar

Humax, a UK provider of digital set-top boxes, has launched what it claims is the world’s slimmest soundbar. The STA-1200 BSW brings powerful audio performance to home cinema and TV entertainment for only £199 and is available to buy from Euronics dealers, select independent retailers, John Lewis and Humax Direct, from 1st May 2014. The […]

April 28, 2014

42% of TV sales will be Ultra-HD by 2018

UK-based technology consultancy Futuresource is forecasting a speedier than anticipated take-up of 4K Ultra-HD TVs. Futuresource say that TV set vendors can expect that 4K sets will account for 5 per cent of global sales of flat-panel displays, and rising to 42 per cent by 2018. “Besides attractive pricing, the industry is hoping that the […]

April 25, 2014By Chris Forrester

Entropic and other STBs hit by patent claim

DirecTV, Entropic, CyberTan and other set-top box suppliers have been named in a patent action by Canadian semiconductor company ViXS Systems and its US subsidiary, ViXS USA. ViXS is alleging that the technology companies are importing set-top boxes and other components that infringe four of its patents. The action seems to be a ‘tit for […]

April 22, 2014By Chris Forrester