According to Dataxis, nearly 12 million 4K TVs were sold in Europe during the 2016, which represents a growth of 102 per cent in comparison for the year 2015 (6 million 4K TVs shipped). The sales were driven by UK (2 million), Germany (2 million), France (1.7 million), Russia (1.4 million) and Italy (880 000). […]
Sharp is suing business partner Hisense, claiming the Chinese manufacturer is putting its name on low quality TVs. Hisense makes TV sets using the Sharp brand-name following a deal it signed with the company in 2015. But Sharp says the TVs bearing its name has broken US rules on electromagnetic emissions and that Hisense had […]
A new 400Gbps single-carrier based technology solution to transmit vast streams of data over core fibre-optic networks, the ‘motorways’ of the Internet, has been developed by researchers at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich. BT is demonstrating the optical network technology at its Innovation Week 2017 event at Adastral Park which runs from 12th […]
A report in specialist publication Large Display Monitor (LDM) says that South Korea’s electronics giant LG will invest $3.56 billion into a new production line to turn out flexible screens. LDM says that while the bulk of the production will be for cellular phones – and to compete with Samsung – it anticipates that some […]
Jamie Hindhaugh, COO of BT Sport, has suggested that the UK is way ahead of the rest of the world with its ambition in live sports production, in particular, enabling the telco better to engage with its viewers and demonstrate to its rights-holder partners the value it is delivering. Delivering a keynote address at the […]
Most experts praise the end result of Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays, and being made popular by South Korea’s LG Electronics. Samsung Electronics, also based in South Korea, backs a rival technology, Quantum-dot Emitting Diode (QLED) and is about to release a new range of displays at more than 80” in size, and is […]
Interviewed on CNBC to coincide with the seasonal launch of House of Cards, Netflix Founder and CEO Reed Hastings has described the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the FCC’s ‘Open Internet’ network neutrality rules as “unfortunate”, accepting that it was probably going to happen, but that it wouldn’t be a big deal. Responding to suggestions […]
ICT specialist Huawei has released its 4K video network solution for multiple system operators (MSOs), at ANGA COM 2017 in Cologne, demonstrating 4K video, 4K multi-screen TV, and converged video delivery of traditional CATV and IPTV based on hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) networks. The solution is aimed at supporting MSOs in realising their all-IP video evolution. […]
Smartphones are now in 80 per cent of US homes – a six percentage point increase year-over-year (YOY) – and US consumers now own 27 million more smartphones than they did just last year, according to research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Furthermore, CTA’s research analysis shows 16 per cent of US households now […]
High dynamic range (HDR) features will be on some HD television sets and help boost 4K’s momentum. ABI Research forecasts that HDR TV shipments will grow at a 41 per cent CAGR and reach 245 million units in 2022. 8K TV sets are still years away from permeating the global market, with market hype currently […]