LG Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of KRW 50.96 trillion ($45.22 billion) and a net profit of KRW 91 billion for full-year 2012. Despite a 6 per cent revenue decrease from 2011, operating profits increased significantly in 2012 to KRW 1.14 trillion from KRW 379 billion in full-year 2011. Fourth quarter 2012 consolidated revenues were […]
Japan’s Asahi newspaper has reported that that Japanese public broadcaster NHK will start transmitting 4K signals in July 2014 – some two years ahead of its anticipated start. Initial transmissions will be from satellite, quickly followed by digital terrestrial broadcasting. The transmissions will coincide with the Brazil 2014 football World Cup games, according to Asahi. […]
Just about every large-screen display now sold in Western Europe and North America is ‘3D enabled’. However, Blu-Ray packaged media sales remain sluggish, and take-up of 3D transmissions is – at best – modest. However, a new study from IHS-Screen Digest says that Japan’s enthusiasm for 3D Blu-Ray is “growing steadily” despite Japan’s economic climate. […]
3net, the joint-venture 3D broadcaster backed by Sony, Discovery and IMAX, has secured a daily programming block on Comcast’s Xfinity TV service.Xfinity TV customers eligible to receive 3D services will have access to three hours of unique television available at least five days per week, including award-winning original 3D television series and specials in a […]
A report from international market research and consulting firm NSR – Ultra-HD via Satellite – finds, over the long term, Ultra-HD channels represent a respectable, but niche opportunity for satellite companies. This nascent market is expected to start at a low base in 2015 with just 15 channels being demanded by the global cable TV, […]
The constant evolution and innovation in the world of TV technology have been successfully fueling consumer demand and driving consistent growth in the industry over the last few years. In the Southeast Asia region, flat panel TVs have continued to register a surge in demand in 2012, selling over 8.3 million units in the first […]
Virgin Media has confirmed the launch of TCM HD and Cartoon Network HD on its cable TV platform. Available immediately, TCM HD is the movies channel of Turner Broadcasting, airing a range of classic and contemporary films, whilst Cartoon Network HD offers a slate of popular children’s shows such as Ben 10, Adventure Time, The […]
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte has revealed its predictions for the media sector in 2013. Jolyon Barker, global lead for Deloitte’s technology, media and telecommunications industry, comments: “Deloitte predicts that the television industry in 2013 will commence the roll-out the next generation of high definition TV, known as 4K, offering four […]
Samsung has unveiled its new flexible OLED screens, showcasing a variety of possible products and uses. At CES, Brian Berkeley, senior vice president of display, bent a thin plastic screen as he showed a prototype device – currently branded Youm – with a screen wrapping around the side and a message being delivered to the […]
Speaking at CabSat MENA in Dubai, Mohamed Youssif, CEO of YahLive, tells Nick Snow about ambitious plans for the all-HD service in the year ahead.