According to the most recent update to the Global TV Replacement Study published annually by market intelligence firm NPD DisplaySearch, the worldwide television replacement cycle has shrunk from 8.4 to 6.9 years over the last twelve months. Several factors were put forward by the report to account for this, including lower prices, more screen size choices, as well as a ... Read More »

Technical specifications for the next two generations of super high resolution TV broadcast have been drafted by international telecommunication standards organisation ITU, heralding the inevitable arrival of UHDTV (Ultra High Definition Television). The new standard – dubbed Recommendation by ITU – was developed by Study Group 6 of the body’s radiocommunications division (ITU-R), with input from television industry experts as ... Read More »

LG Electronics has unveiled its EM960V series of OLED television at an event in Monaco this week. The LG 55EM960V – described as the “most advanced commercial OLED TV” by the Korean consumer electronics manufacturer – is scheduled to hit European markets in the second half of 2012 at a price of 9,000 euros (around £7,200). LG 55EM960V OLED TV ... Read More »

A new forecast has suggested that the arrival of Apple’s much-speculated HDTV display will double American households’ average annual spending on products sold by the technology giant to $888 (around £560) by the year 2015. The average amount spent by households in the USA with disposable income in excess of $10,000 (approximately £6,340) on Apple devices was $444 (roughly £280) ... Read More »

UK sports lovers will be able to watch all the action on the centre court of the 2012 French Open at Roland Garros from the 28th of May to the 10th of June in all their extra-dimensional glory on global sport channel Eurosport, which is airing the event non-exclusively on the Sky 3D channel. This latest broadcast will make it ... Read More »