Plans For Foxconn’s Wisc. Plant Change Again
Former President Donald Trump’s proclaimed “the 8th wonder of the world,” looks more like an overstated blunder with news this week that the originally promised massive U.S. display panel and electronics assembly campus in Wisconsin has been scaled back to something much more pedestrian. Taiwan-based…
Gigabyte Announces 1st Aorus 4K Gaming Monitors
Computer gaming components manufacturer Gigabyte announced it is launching its first Aorus sub-branded gaming monitors, highlighted by a forthcoming top of the line model with a 48-inch 4K OLED panel. Models will support advanced HDMI 2.1 gaming features with high frame rates (4K/148Hz or 4K/120Hz…
Sony Takes Orders On 2021 Bravia XR 65A80J 4K OLED TV
Sony Electronics began taking pre-orders through authorized Sony dealers this week for its 2021 65-inch Bravia XR A80J 4K OLED TV. The Sony Bravia XR 65A80J carries a $2,798 unilateral pricing policy (UPP) and is a step-down model series to the much hyped flagship Master…
CIPA: Global Camera Shipments Stabilized In February
Global shipments of digital still cameras appear to have stablized from a long period of decline, following the recent release of February shipment numbers from the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA). Based the Association’s January and February shipment data, unit shipments over the first…
Samsung 8K Neo QLEDs Receive WIFI 6E Certification
Samsung Electronics revealed Tuesday that its 2021 Neo QLED 8K Ultra HDTV models are among the first televisions to receive certification for the new WIFI 6E wireless connectivity protocol. When connected to similarly supporting routers and wireless devices, models in the QN900A and QN800A will…
AT&T To Roll Out Ad-Supported HBO Max Option This Summer
AT&T revealed last week that U.S. TV viewers will soon have a new ad-supported (AVOD) option for its HBO Max premium OTT subscription service beginning in June. The move affirms the company’s previously discussed plans for an AVOD offering coming to the U.S., but this…
Report: Top Pay-TV Services Lost 5.9% Of Subscribers In 2020
Despite the pandemic that benefited most streaming TV services, the bleeding of subscribers to traditional pay-TV providers, not including OTT live streaming services, continued unabated in 2020. Overall, the top U.S. pay-TV providers lost 5.9% of subscribers in 2020, compared to 5.2% in 2019, according…
DEG Moves To Standardize Digital Streaming Industry
The multi-industry Digital Entertainment Group’s (DEG) Direct to Consumer (D2C) Alliance Steering Committee announced Thursday a list of new industry terminology chosen to help standardize communication about the different digital streaming models and services now exploding in the market. The group said the terms are…
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