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Hisense unveils new TVs at CES

At CES, Hisense has unveiled the 136MX MicroLED, the brand’s first consumer-ready MicroLED display. By eliminating traditional backlight limitations, Hisense says that 136MX delivers precise contrast, lifelike colours, and a viewing experience that sets a new standard for the industry. The 136MX leverages a high-density array of over 24.88 million microscopic LEDs to deliver brightness, […]

January 7, 2025

Samsung unveils Samsung Vision AI

Samsung Electronics has unveiled Samsung Vision AI at the CES 2025 First Look event, delivering personal AI-powered screens. Samsung also unveiled the latest flagship Neo QLED 8K QN990F and updates to its Lifestyle TVs and future display technologies. “Samsung sees TVs not as one-directional devices for passive consumption but as interactive, intelligent partners that adapt to your needs,” said SW Yong, President […]

January 6, 2025

LG unveils 2025 OLED evo lineup

LG Electronics has unveiled its 2025 OLED evo lineup, highlighting a range of advanced TV offerings, including the true wireless OLED evo M5, and OLED evo G5 models. With LG’s latest α (Alpha) 11 AI processor Gen2 at its core, LG says its latest OLED evo models present “unparalleled OLED picture quality with impeccable blacks, […]

January 6, 2025

Samsung Display gives €3.8bn to parent company

Samsung Display has paid out its first-ever dividend since it was spun-off as a separate company in 2012. According to reports, Samsung’s stand-alone display business will pay a dividend to Samsung Electronics of 5.6 Trillion Won (€3.8 billion). During a shareholders’ meeting, Samsung Display voted to distribute 25,400 won per share in dividends, totalling 6.65 […]

March 27, 2024By Chris Forrester

Inverto and Montage LZ join forces

FTA Communication Technologies SARL (Inverto), a leading supplier of broadcast reception equipment and video streaming solutions serving major DTH operators across the world, and Montage LZ Technologies, a global leading fabless provider for analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor IC, will showcase at Convergence India Expo a live demonstration of Inverto’s airstream Live Gateway, a fully DVB-NIP […]

January 15, 2024

Amagi ADS PLUS launches FAST Deals curated marketplace

Amagi ADS PLUS, the premium CTV advertising marketplace from the global SaaS technology leader for Connected TV and Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) services, Amagi, has launched a new, innovative feature called FAST Deals, a curated programmatic marketplace set to enhance the advertiser buying experience across FAST services. As consumer engagement with FAST services continues […]

January 12, 2024

FreeCast unveils unified streaming experience

At CES, FreeCast announced its vision for a next-gen streaming media ecosystem and a revenue strategy to accompany it. The media industry has been struggling with declining pay-TV revenues, says FreeCast, but the direct-to-consumer streaming products designed to replace them have not been profitable. Likewise, consumers have become increasingly frustrated by a fragmented experience and […]

January 11, 2024

Transparent TVs showcased at CES

Both LG and Samsung have showcased their latest ‘See Thru’ transparent displays at CES. LG’s Signature-brand OLED T models comprise a transparent screen with a rollable opaque film behind that LG describes as a “contrast screen” which creates the viewable and conventional OLED images. The appeal of the transparent screen is that with the contrast […]

January 10, 2024By Chris Forrester

Nvidia unveils new chipsets

Technology giant Nvidia supplies chipsets for an array of electronic devices including broadcast, gaming, graphic cards and creative devices and now AI models. At CES it announced new chipsets as news emerged that its H20 AI chip will enter mass production in Q2 for use in China and complying with US export rules. The H20 […]

January 10, 2024By Chris Forrester

Filming commences on BBC’s Ludwig

Filming is now underway on the six-part BBC One genre bending detective series Ludwig, starring David Mitchell. When John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s (Mitchell) identical twin, James, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother’s identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts. John has never married, never had a family and never […]

January 10, 2024