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OLED display market set for strong growth

Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays and smart-phone/tablet screens are going to see “spectacular” growth rates over the next few years according to a stud from Infiniti Research/TechNavio. The analyst firm say that the global OLED display market will grow at a CAGR of 36.7 per cent in the period to 2018. The global OLED […]

November 24, 2014By Chris Forrester

LG claims top spot in UHD panel shipments

South Korean electronics giant LG Display has sold a massive 578,000 Ultra-HD TV panels in the month of October, according to DisplaySearch’s latest numbers. The volume meant that LG was for the first time in 22 months the ‘top’ supplier of flat panels, and beating rival Innolux into second place. Samsung came in third position. […]

November 21, 2014By Chris Forrester

DirecTV claims 4K UHD first

US DTH operator DirecTV has become the first multi-channel video provider to offer 4K Ultra-HD programming direct to customers’ TVs. Available immediately, DirecTV is offering a variety of new releases, popular films and nature documentaries in 4K, teaming up with Samsung as its exclusive CE 4K UHD launch partner. Customers who have DirecTV’s Genie HD […]

November 14, 2014By Colin Mann

LG wins 10 CES ‘gongs’

South Korea’s LG Electronics has won an unprecedented 10 Innovation Awards for the Consumer Electronics Association’s (CES) 2015 event. The honours will be awarded during the CES show at Las Vegas in early January. The awards came in four categories: Home Appliances, Computer Peripherals, Video Displays and Wireless Handsets. CES Innovation Award winners for 2015 […]

November 13, 2014By Chris Forrester

UHD/HEVC STB shipments set to explode

Worldwide Ultra-HD capable set-top box shipments will reach 48 million by 2020, while the market for HEVC set-top boxes – the next-generation of video compression technology – will rise even further to 88 million units, according to findings from ABI Research’s Set-top Box and Home Networks Market Research. In 2014, the market will deploy

November 12, 2014

Industry players line up to support ‘4K Ultra HD’

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has revealed that leading US industry associations, technical organisations and retail groups have agreed to use ‘4K Ultra HD’ and ‘4K UHD’ as common terminology to describe the new generation of television products, technology and content. This will help provide clarity and consistency for consumers seeking to enhance their home […]

November 12, 2014By Colin Mann

DEG, CEA collaborate for home entertainment promotion

US trade groups the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group are teaming up to promote the latest Blu-ray Disc releases and emerging home entertainment technologies to consumers. The two organisations are collaborating to develop ‘The DEN (Digital Entertainment News) Presents Ben Lyons’, a year-long series of satellite media tours highlighting the […]

November 12, 2014By Colin Mann

Panasonic’s upgraded 4K professional displays

At either €26,390 or €54,480 the latest Ultra-HD displays from Panasonic are not likely to find many consumer purchasers. But Panasonic’s 84” and 98” 4K display monsters can be very appealing for professional applications. For a start the displays are in special ruggedised housings, with an additional protective glass panel on the front of the […]

November 12, 2014By Chris Forrester

UHD leads TV set sales

The 4K/UHD format is the driver of growth within the flat panel television category, with US sales reaching $668 million so far this year, now accounting for more than 7 per cent of overall revenue through October 25, 2014, according to The NPD Group’s Weekly Tracking Service. “This has been a year of increased awareness […]

November 6, 2014

LG Display: Q3 profits up 191%

South Korea’s LG Display reported record revenues (up 9 per cent y-o-y) which translated into a 191 per cent increase in operating profits, and with an EBITDA margin of 20 percent. A healthy trading quarter meant LG Display’s cashflow was also in positive territory, starting the quarter at Korean Won 2.2 trillion, and ending at […]

October 24, 2014By Chris Forrester