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The Future of Mobile at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
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The Future of Mobile at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

The GSMA association announced the latest initiatives and schedule of events for the 2017 Mobile World Congress, unveiling newly confirmed keynote speakers for the conference and additional participating companies. The Mobile World Congress will be held 27 February – 2 March 2017 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc. Even though this is mainly the world stage for mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers, the show is increasingly a launch pad for the latest wireless audio technologies.
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Prolight+Sound Guangzhou 2017 Celebrates 15th Anniversary and Returns with Expanded Scale
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Prolight+Sound Guangzhou 2017 Celebrates 15th Anniversary and Returns with Expanded Scale

Prolight+Sound Guangzhou, the largest trade fair for the pro audio and lighting industry in China, will stage a full array of top-of-the-line products plus industry-focused events within 13 halls (130,000 sqm) plus the entire outdoor space in Area A of the China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou from 22 - 25 February 2017. The signature Audio Brand Name Halls, a special showcase for key international audio brands, continue to expand.
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Smart Everywhere at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2017
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Smart Everywhere at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2017

The next Integrated Systems Europe will take place from 7-10 February 2017, the first edition of the world’s largest AV and systems integration show to take place at the RAI Amsterdam Exhibition Centre following a series of structural changes to the market leading exhibition and conference venue. For 2017, the RAI Amsterdam will introduce an additional hall and pavilion along with a new hall numbering system. The show continues to demonstrate growth on all fronts.
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Tessera Completes Acquisition of DTS
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Tessera Completes Acquisition of DTS

Following the original announcement in September 2016, Tessera Holding Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of DTS. Tessera Technologies and DTS are now combined under Tessera Holding Corporation and the shares of the combined company will continue to trade on the NASDAQ under Tessera’s ticker symbol TSRA. The Company plans to introduce a new corporate name, stock ticker, brand and logo during the first quarter of 2017.
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Devialet Raises $106 Million From New Investors to Accelerate Growth
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Devialet Raises $106 Million From New Investors to Accelerate Growth

Acclaimed French audio manufacturer Devialet, announced a fundraise of $106 million in capital through a co-investment led by Ginko Ventures with participation from international industrial and institutional investors including Foxconn, Groupe Renault, Sharp Corporation, Playground Global, Naver, Roc Nation, Future French Champions, CM-CIC Investissement and Bpifrance. Devialet has raised $160 million to-date.
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Lautsprechershop to Distribute Anaview Amplifiers following ETAL Agreement
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Lautsprechershop to Distribute Anaview Amplifiers following ETAL Agreement

ETAL Group has strengthened its distribution channel in Europe with the appointment of Lautsprechershop to support the Anaview range of Class D amplifier modules. Lautsprechershop is well known in the audio industry as a supplier of loudspeaker kits and associated equipment including its own range of amplifiers, and already offers a range of plate amplifiers based on Anaview modules.
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Dialog Semiconductor Simplifies Smart Home Device Creation with New Apple HomeKit Bluetooth Development Kit
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Dialog Semiconductor Simplifies Smart Home Device Creation with New Apple HomeKit Bluetooth Development Kit

Dialog Semiconductor announced the availability of its latest Apple HomeKit development kit, to reduce the time-to-market and increase functionality of smart home and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Dialog’s second-generation kit supports all current HomeKit Accessory Profiles within Apple’s updated IoT platform. The kit itself is built on Dialog’s SmartBond DA14681 System-on-Chip (SoC), the most integrated single chip solution that is purpose-built for IoT development, providing connectivity to a variety of battery-powered devices.
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Eminence Introduces Custom Shop for Custom Design, Tuning and Modification of Existing Drivers
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Eminence Introduces Custom Shop for Custom Design, Tuning and Modification of Existing Drivers

For 50 years Eminence has been all about providing high quality solutions for any audio application. Whether it’s a custom designed speaker for an OEM customer or an off the shelf stock model available on their website, Eminence has a design to fit virtually any need. The skilled technicians in Eminence’s Custom Shop are now able to customize a product by offering an existing model in an alternate impedance, break-in speakers so that the tone becomes exactly what users expect, or design a new driver from scratch and custom manufacture it.
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Freedman Electronics Group Acquires Soundfield From TSL Products
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Freedman Electronics Group Acquires Soundfield From TSL Products

On the eve of its 50th year in business, The Freedman Electronics Group, home to pro audio brands RØDE Microphones, Event Electronics and Aphex, expanded its company portfolio, purchasing the surround sound recording SoundField range of products and technology from broadcast equipment manufacturer TSL Products. With this acquisition, RØDE gains access to the leading brand in surround production and Ambisonic audio, in the exact moment when the format is gaining momentum.
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DVB Approves Specification For Future UHDTV Services including MPEG-H Audio
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DVB Approves Specification For Future UHDTV Services including MPEG-H Audio

In the world of broadcast standards, a few countries depend upon their own specific set of terrestrial broadcast technologies, such as the United States, Japan, Brazil, and China. The rest of the world uses DVB standards. Now that everyone is preparing the next generation of standards to support 4K UHDTV, the news that the new DVB UHD-1 Phase 2 was approved is a big deal. More important for the audio community is the news that MPEG-H is part of that standard.
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