In advance of the important fourth ‘holiday’ quarter, where entertainment spending traditionally experiences an up-tick, US home entertainment trade body DEG: the Digital Entertainment Group has released Q3 figures that show overall consumer spending was up 1 per cent for the year, the industry strengthened by a 13 per cent growth in Blu-ray disc sales. […]
With consumers all across the globe facing continued economic uncertainty, global TV demand is expected to be flat in 2013, after shipments of all TV types declined by more than 4 per cent in 2012, to 237 million, according to NPD DisplaySearch’s quarterly global TV shipment and forecast report. “Worldwide demand for TVs continues to […]
In order to its highlight its superiority over conventional HDTV, the Board of Industry Leaders of US consumer electronics industry trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has voted unanimously to designate the next generation of so-called ‘4K’ high-definition display technology for the home – giant-screen TVs with more than eight million pixels of resolution, […]
South Korea’s LG and Samsung electronics giants have again delayed their launches of large-format OLED displays. While attendees at trade shows continue to be astounded by OLED’s colour reproduction it is now clear that the (once-promised) 2012 shipping dates are being further delayed. Industry sources suggest that 55” OLEDs are proving harder to produce in […]
More than three-quarters of US households have an HDTV set – up 14 per cent from last year – according to a study by Nielsen. What’s more is that nearly 40 per cent of those homes have multiple HD sets. The figure is likely to continue to trend upwards as bulky standard definition sets are […]
3net, the US-based joint venture between Sony, Discovery and IMAX, is getting into the studio business. Officially, 3Net, which broadcasts a dedicated 3D-TV channel across North America and sells – and buys 3D programming around the world, is forming 3net Studios which will be based at Sony Pictures in Culver City, Los Angeles and at […]
Zee TV-backed Dish TV has passed the 140,000 subscriber mark for its HDTV bouquet of channels. They are paying around $8.50 a month for the extra HDTV bouquet of channels. While the number of HDTV viewers is modest, at least out of Dish’s 13.5 million core subscriber base, it shows that there is enthusiasm for […]
YahLive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite broadcast platform, has announced that the Cartoon Network Arabic channel is now available in HD) via its satellite service which broadcasts at 52.5° East. Fans of Cartoon Network Arabic across the Middle East and North Africa region can now enjoy all of the popular network’s content in HD. Cartoon Network […]
In agreement with broadcasters TF1, France Télévisions and M6, France’s broadcasting watchdog the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel has raised the coverage targets for the high definition channels carried on multiplex R5 (TF1 HD, France 2 HD, M6 HD). These three services will, between now and 2015, achieve the same coverage as the other free DTT […]
YahLive has announced it has won 6 HDTV channels from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Information. YahSat is the UAE-owned satellite that is focusing on exclusive HDTV broadcasting over the Middle East. YahLive is its DTH operation, and where SES Astra has the marketing rights for television. By any measure this is a major coup for […]