OLED panels, for use in TV displays or to be further sliced up for use in smartphones, enjoyed spectacular sales success in 2017. LG Displays says it will invest 5 trillion Korean Won (about $4.7bn) to be a new fabrication plant in China at Guangzhou in Guandong province, to help meet local and international demand. […]
South Korea’s LG is to supply large-sized display panels to arch-rival Samsung, and according to Large Display Monitor (LDM) which reported the news, says that the initial plan was for LG to supply 40” panels. But that has changed. The new scheme, suggests LDM, will see sizes of 65”-75” included in the deal and probably […]
Samsung Electronics and Amazon Prime Video have confirmed that the entire Prime Video HDR library is now available in HDR10+, the new open standard that leverages dynamic metadata to produce enhanced contrast and colours on an expanded range of televisions. The Prime Video HDR10+ catalogue includes hundreds of hours of content such as Prime Originals […]
There was a time when rear-projection TVs, driven by Texas Instrument’s (TI) marvelous ‘magic mirror’ micromirror systems, were a highly-desirable way of achieving large-screen success. Now that flat-panel displays dominate the showrooms, TI has been looking at additional uses for its Digital Light Processing (DLP) chipsets. Of course, DLP chipsets are widely available in home […]
The global UHD panel market is expected to attain a high demand in the coming years due to the phenomenal pace at which technological advancements are taking shape across the world. A market research publication by TMR Research foresees the market to stay high on growth because of the predominant reasonableness, similarity, and execution of […]
Wildlife fans can watch Blue Planet II in the best quality ever shown on the BBC iPlayer from December 10th. The full, seven-part series will be available on iPlayer in Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) – the first time the BBC has streamed an episode or series in such high quality – on […]
Sky Italia has launched the Sky Q platform that allows customers to watch linear content, on-demand and recorded, on multiple TV sets and cable-free devices. The Sky Q Platinum digital box, which connects to the satellite TV dish and the Internet, connects all home screens without any extra cables. It communicates wirelessly with other TV […]
At the 87th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB) important revisions and updates for three DVB specifications were approved. This development marks the completion of the current generation of specifications for Ultra High Definition Television – DVB UHD-1. DVB UHD-1 covers elements for the improvement of video and audio quality for broadcast TV services. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved (in a 3:2 vote) voluntary use by broadcasters of the new ATSC 3.0 advanced TV transmission scheme for the USA. The FCC, in its decision, has opened the starting gate for the USA’s next broadcasting standard for FTA terrestrial stations. In essence, the FCC ruling permits TV stations in […]
China’s Hisense Electric has bought Toshiba’s TV production, its brand, R&D and operations, effective November 14th. Hisense will purchase 95 per cent stock shares of Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation (TVS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation for ¥12.9 billion (€96m) with Toshiba retaining 5 per cent stock holding. Hisense will obtain the TVS businesses including production, […]