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DSS Europe Breaks Attendance Record

by Alan Spencer

Attendance at DSS Europe 2017, the international digital signage and DooH industry two-day conference and expo in Germany, was the highest in its 11-year history. Almost 700 attendees came to the conference and expo …

Tags:Back Panel| DSS Europe 2017| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Pixelligent Receives a Further $2.15 million in Grants

by Alan Spencer

Pixelligent Technologies has announced that it has been awarded $2.15 million in grants from the US Department of Energy SBIR and Department of Defense STTR programs. The grants will be used to accelerate and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 24 - Issue 27

JCDecaux Wins Contract for São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport

by Alan Spencer

Following a competitive tender, JCDecaux won a 10-year contract for advertising at the São Paulo-Guarulhos airport in Brazil. The company has now taken over the management of the advertising space in three terminals and …

Tags:Aviation| Digital Signage| DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Worldwide IT Spending is Forecasted to Grow 2.4% This Year

by Alan Spencer

Gartner has predicted that worldwide IT spending will reach $3.5 trillion in 2017, which is a 2.4% increase from 2016. The growth rate is up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 1.4% due to …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

JCDecaux Awarded Dubai Contract

by Alan Spencer

JCDecaux will be installing new advertising spaces and interactive screens in Dubai, together with DXB Media Advertising. The project is part of the Intelligent Urban Furniture Initiative, which is a bundle of 34 new …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 4.3% in Second Quarter

by Alan Spencer

According to preliminary results from Gartner, worldwide PC shipments totalled 61.1 million units in the second quarter of 2017, which is a 4.3% decline compared to the second quarter of 2016 and is the …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 24 - Issue 26

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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Reach $400 Billion This Year

by Alan Spencer

According to Gartner, worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $401.4 billion for this year, which is an increase of 16.8% compared to 2016. If this figure is achieved, this will be the first-time …

Tags:Gartner| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 26

More Than 50% of US Broadband Households Watch Internet Video on TVs

by Alan Spencer

According to the latest research from Parks Associates: More than 50% of US broadband households now watch Internet video on a TV screen. 88% of computer-based viewing is from non-linear sources. 72% of non-pay-TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 26

VR Dunkirk Experience Created by Practical Magic and Intel

by Alan Spencer

Practical Magic has worked with Warner Bros and Intel to create a VR experience for the film Dunkirk. The VR experience enables the viewer to see the film’s three perspectives of land, sea and …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Arabsat Launches New Free-To-Air DVB-S2 Platform

by Alan Spencer

Arabsat has launched a new free-to-air DVB-S2 platform that will carry a number of premium HD channels across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe via the BADR-4 satellite at 26° East. Recent sign-ups …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Satellite| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Euskaltel Introduces a 4K Android STB with Google Play

by Alan Spencer

Euskaltel has launched a 4K Android STB and is making Google Play available to its customers, enabling them to run a number of Google apps from their STBs. Euskaltel is hopeful that this will …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 26

VR and AR to Feature at IBC2017

by Alan Spencer

IBC2017 on 16th September, will focus on VR, AR and mixed reality (MR) with opportunities at the show to learn more about their current place in the market and the opportunities they offer, as …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor