BritBox launches on Freesat
UK free to air satellite TV platform Freesat has added SVoD service BritBox UK to the varied portfolio of apps on its new, 4K-ready set-top boxes. Sitting alongside episodes of…
Samsung short-throw projector
Samsung Electronics has followed LG Display in offering an ultra short-throw projector. The design comes in two sizes 130” and 120” (LSP9T and LSP7T) which each generate laser-delivered 4K images.…
Samsung quits LCD and bets on Quantum OLEDs
According to local reports Samsung has sold its giant Chinese LCD panel factory to China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) for $1.08 billion. Samsung says it is withdrawing from production of…
Liberty unveils green STB
Liberty Global is introducing what it claims is its greenest-ever set-top box, delivering a world-class viewing experience while dramatically reducing energy consumption and the use of plastics. Designed in-house by…
MultiChoice offers UHD-ready PVR
South Africa’s MultiChoice is to offer subscribers an upgraded version of its Explora decoder and video recorder that can handle Ultra HD programming. The pay-TV broadcaster is also offering a…
Toshiba launches new 4K TV with Alexa
Toshiba TV has launched its all-new flagship Alexa built-in model, the 4K HDR UK4B, is available from in 43-inch, 50-inch and 58-inch screen sizes in the UK. The new Toshiba…
Canada: Bell unveils 4K HDR streaming device
Canadian multiplay operator Bell has revealed its latest TV innovation with the launch of Bell Streamer, an all-in-one 4K HDR streaming device powered by Android TV that enables customers to…
Sky Q upgrade as Disney+ goes HDR
Sky Q is adding a raft of new features in the biggest change to the set-top-box since launch. A new expanded view UI, new show and sports centres, intuitive smart…
Sony & Panasonic sue Samsung over OLED patents
Japan’s JOLED, the joint-venture between the OLED divisions of Sony and Panasonic, is suing Samsung Electronics and its subsidiaries in the US and German courts and alleging patent infringements on…
‘Stretchable’ TV displays in development
LG Display says it is working on a major Research & Development project from the South Korean government to manufacture next-generation ‘stretchable’ video displays. The company is planning to develop…
LG LED Cinema Display theatre opens
LG Electronics says it is wowing moviegoers in Taiwan with the opening of the world’s first movie theatre equipped with LG LED Cinema Display technology featuring Dolby’s cinema server solution…
Samsung UK launches The Sero rotating TV
Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its first mobile-friendly TV, The Sero. Defined as “the TV that champions content viewing in as many ways possible by rotating between horizontal…
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…