LG to further diversify TV production
At a time when many other manufacturers are cutting back, LG Electronics is expanding its TV business with an eye on further diversifying its production footprint and stepping up capacity.…
Ultra Box for Astro IPTV customers
The Astro Ultra Box is now available to customers of Malaysia’s Astro IPTV who are currently on Maxis Home Fibre network with speeds from 30Mbps. The Ultra experience includes 4K,…
Synamedia private CDN for COSMOTE TV streamer
Pay-TV platform COSMOTE TV, part of the OTE Group, has gone live with video technology specialist Synamedia’s Media Streamer CDN platform for its new streaming service. Synamedia’s virtualised Media Streamer…
beIN Sports scores MENA Bundesliga return
Global sports channel beIN Sports is set to welcome back German football live starting on May 16th with a host of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games for viewers to watch…
TiVo launches Stream 4K; Q1 revenue up 1%
Suggesting that the move marks the company’s transformation from a trusted DVR provider to a streaming market innovator, providing one destination for all your home entertainment, TiVo has confirmed the…
Peacock on Apple devices
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new SVoD service, is to be available on Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD, when it launches in the US…
NHK develops glasses-free 3D
NHK has unveiled ‘Aktina Vision’ (Aktina, from the Greek ‘ray of light’), a 3D system that is capable of natural 3D without special glasses. This ‘holy grail’ 3D system for…
Ultra HD Forum tracks 150 commercial UHD services
In what would have been the week of Ultra HD Forum’s fifth NAB, the non-profit UHD advocate has shared some encouraging findings from its all-new UHD Service Tracker. The Forum…
Samsung stops LCD production
South Korean electronics giant Samsung is switching its TV production to OLED and QD-based panels, and will cease producing LCD screens by the end of this year. Samsung’s Display division…
Omdia cuts 2020 TV shipment forecast by 10%
Omdia has slashed its 2020 global television shipment outlook by nearly 10 percentage points, with the market now expected to undergo a sharp downturn due to coronavirus mitigation measures initiated…
FCC proposes ATSC 3.0 rule-change boost
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed technical rule changes to facilitate the use of the US’s next generation television broadcast standard,…
Sharp and NEC to combine 8K+5G display division
Japanese electronics giants Sharp and NEC are to create a joint-venture by combining NEC’s Display Solutions (NDS). The pair say the joint ventire will allow both companies to build upon…
Verimatrix, Broadcom 4K Android TV boost
Cybersecurity solutions provider Verimatrix and semiconductor specialist Broadcom are collaborating to streamline Android TV set-top box (STB) deployments. By pre-integrating components of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) with…
Report: Coronavirus may force TV makers to cut panel demand
Television makers that had been planning to significantly boost their display panel purchasing in the second quarter now may be forced to curb their ambitions as concerns rise over a…
OLED is winning for LG Display
Data from Maeil Business Korea says that LG Display’s global market share of OLED panel output has topped 10 per cent for the first time. This is a first time…