The ongoing pandemic is having different impacts on the media device market, according to tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. The pandemic boosted the game console market yet curbed flat-panel TV sales. The arrival of next-generation
In data to be presented by GfK at the upcoming 4K HDR Virtual Summit 2020, organised by Medina Media, delegates will be told that Spain’s enthusiasm for 4K set ownership is up 26 per cent year-or-year. Javier Morago, Spain’s country manager for various TV brands including Vestel, Toshiba, JVC and Hitachi, will report that despite […]
LG Electronics has announced third-quarter 2020 consolidated revenue of KRW 16.92 trillion (€12.18bn) and operating profit of KRW 959 billion. Both sales and profits were the highest for a third quarter in 62-year history of LG Electronics. Led by strong growth in home appliances and home entertainment, overall sales increased 7.8 per cent and operating […]
Spain has become the first country to broadcast 8K content under the DVB-T2 standard on DTT. Public TV group RTVE has carried out the first transmissions, using DVB-T2 and Dolby AC-4 sound on the channel TVE 4K, operated by Cellnex Telecom, in several Spanish cities: Madrid, Seville, Valencia, Barcelona, Santiago de Compostela, Málaga and Ciudad […]
The Ultra HD Forum has refreshed its website to better reflect its activities during this time of constrained in-person interactions. Version 2.4 of the Forum’s Guidelines includes more material on live OTT distribution of UHD. The Forum’s online UHD service tracker has received a significant upgrade, including new prominence given to Next Generation Audio (NGA). […]
South Korea’s electronics giant LG has begun selling its much-praised rollable OLED TVs. Available as part of its top-of-the-range Signature series the displays are now selling in South Korea, at 100 million Won (€73,600). The OLED-R screens measure 67” and come with a brushed aluminium plinth that can be engraved with the customers name. LG […]
Humax has announced AURA, a 4K Freeview Play Recorder powered by Android TV technology. The Ultra HD TV recorder provides a multitude of subscription-free and top-up entertainment delivered with 4K HDR picture quality. With integrated Google Assistant and access to thousands of apps via the Google Play Store, AURA syncs with the user’s Google account […]
All Netflix HDR shows can now be watched on Sky Q, including new releases Criminal, Michael McIntyre: Showman, The Duchess, Enola Holmes and Ratched. Netflix joins the growing range of HDR content available on Sky Q, that includes Sky Nature shows like Gangs of Lemur Island and Malawi: Wildlife Rescue, as well as Sky originals […]
Vodafone Spain aims to turn Spanish households into smart homes with customers “always connected and safe”. With this objective, Vodafone has launched a new convergent package called Vodafone One Hogar Ilimitable that includes unlimited data with the fastest speed, telephony with added value services, TV with over 100 TV channels and 40,000 VoD titles, and […]
Orange Spain has added a new channel to its UHD offering; Eurosport 4K. Fibre optic subscribers equipped with a 4K TV and a STB Orange TV WHD81 or a 4K Android TV will be able to watch the channel on slot 102. Eurosport airs a host of top sporting events including Grand Slam tennis, Grand […]