The BBC is preparing for a major weekend of live broadcasts to bring viewers across the nation – and internationally – full coverage of the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort on May 6th and the Coronation Concert on May 7th. Kate Phillips, BBC Director of Unscripted, commented: “We […]
Max is to be the name for the SVoD service from Warner Bros Discovery which will replace HBO Max and discovery+. Set to launch in the US on May 23rd, with European rollout scheduled for 2024, Max will incorporate HBO Originals, Warner Bros films, Max Originals, the DC universe, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, […]
Madrid-based SAPEC, together with Cisco and Spain’s public broadcaster (RTVE, Corporación Radiotelevisión Española), say they will make history by broadcasting 8K content for the first time via terrestrial television in DVB-T2 DTT. SAPEC says it is leading the creation of the encoder that will allow the RTVE-UPM Cátedra to broadcast live 8K content via DVB-T2, […]
Researchers from Nottingham Trent University in the UK, the Australian National University (ANU), and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra have created metasurfaces that performance better than current LEDs and LCDs. Metasurface technology, according to Display Daily (DD) can be used to manipulate the colour, intensity, and direction of light in new and […]
Modern TV sets start with panels. Sometimes high-end and still fairly expensive OLED devices, and other times slightly lower-specified alternates. But Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) says that manufacturers are not maintaining their Capital Expenditure when 2023 is compared with 2022 and earlier, and forecast a dramatic drop in CapEx this year. DSCC has downgraded […]
Virgin Media O2 is now offering its existing TV customers the ability to watch live Sky Sports channels in Ultra HD. All existing Virgin TV customers can add the Sky Sports Ultra HD package – which includes Sky Sports Main Event Ultra HD and Sky Sports Ultra HD 1 – to their bill for an […]
Xumo, the streaming platform joint venture between US multiplay operators Comcast and Charter, and Element Electronics are to launch a new line of 4K Ultra HD smart TVs, across the US in 2023. Xumo was formed to develop and offer a next-generation streaming platform on a variety of branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs. […]
Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) in its latest quarterly industry study, says that the Advanced TV Market will expand by some 14 per cent CAGR between now and 2027 and be worth $34 billion (€32.2bn). However, DSCC says it has cut back on its forecast for OLED TVs has been reduced in 2022-2026 due to […]
AT the CES show in Las Vegas, TV streaming platform Roku has unveiled its Roku Select and Roku Plus Series TVs. These Roku-branded HD and 4K TVs are the first to be both designed and made by Roku. The Roku Select and Plus Series TVs, as well as a new Roku TV Wireless Soundbar, will […]
Analysts at market research company Omdia say that China expects to take more than 50 per cent share of unit and area shipments in large area displays for the first time. Omdia adds that shipments of large-area display in 2022 decreased by 8 per cent YoY in unit terms and 3 per cent YoY, according […]