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Dolby and Disney Announce Extended Theatrical Collaboration

by Andrew Fenn

Dolby Laboratories has added 20 titles from Walt Disney Studios to the slate of movies to be shown in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos at Dolby Cinema locations around the globe. Titles include live-action …

Tags:Cinema| Dolby| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Go2Digital Setting Up New DooH Network in Croatia

by Andrew Fenn

Go2Digital is building a new digital out-of-home network in Croatia, in collaboration with Hrvatsko Telekom, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. The two companies have developed multipurpose telephone kiosks that provide free Wi-Fi, city information …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Telus Adds Ultra HD HDR Content to Optik TV

by Andrew Fenn

Canadian TV provider, Telus, has launched Ultra HD HDR content on its Optik TV service. Netflix subscribers with Premium accounts can now also stream UHD HDR content through the platform’s built-in Netflix app. Furthermore, …

Tags:Canada| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

JPR Releases White Paper on Gaming Hardware Market

by Andrew Fenn

Jon Peddie Research has released a new white paper report on the x86 gaming hardware market, exploring the definition of gaming computers and the most popular types of games, as well as examining market …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

DSCC Launches Smartphone Display Cost and Forecast Report

by Andrew Fenn

DSCC has launched its latest quarterly smartphone display cost report, covering the most critical variables in smartphone panel cost including screen size, resolution and substrate type. Discussing the report, co-founder and president Bob O’Brien …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 16

India Cinema Chain Inox Adds Five New IMax Theatres to Circuit

by Andrew Fenn

IMax and INOX, a multiplex chain in India, have announced an agreement for five new IMax theatres, which will be added to new complexes, with two located in the city of Delhi and one …

Tags:IMAX| India| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Barco Lays the Foundation for its “Factory for the Future”

by Andrew Fenn

Barco has revealed its new home base for its manufacturing department. Since 2016, all of the company’s Belgium branches have been gradually moving across to the new campus, located at the Beneluxpark in Kortrijk, …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Manufacturing| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Microsoft Discounts Lenovo Mixed Reality HMD to $200

by Andrew Fenn

Following a lengthy period of discounts on Windows Mixed Reality headsets, worryingly early on in their lifecycle, Microsoft has discounted Lenovo’s offering even further than Amazon, dropping the price by another $70, down to …

Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Panasonic Celebrates Centenary with Installation at Fuorisalone 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Panasonic has celebrated its 100th anniversary with an installation at Fuorisalone 2018. The company’s PT-RQ32 27,000-lumen laser projectors display Ultra HD images over the surface and inside the vast water droplet installation. The installation …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Projection Mapping| Rental and Staging| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Nielsen Now Tracking Viewing Habits Directly Through Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Nielsen has relaunched its Grabix system, based on automatic content recognition, which will allow it to track TV viewing habits directly from Smart TVs by analysing on-screen video in real-time. The technology is being …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Benetton Returns to its Digital Signage Roots at New UK Store

by Andrew Fenn

Benetton opened its new flagship store on London’s Oxford Street last month. As well as the digital displays installed throughout the 1,500m² store, the 12-metre-high archway entrance and window display is home to LED …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Siewert & Kau Signs New Distribution Deal with Giada

by Andrew Fenn

IT distributor Siewert & Kau is now selling Giada mini-PCs, primarily as media players for digital signage applications.The players are available in a variety of models with different features. They have an average operating …

Tags:Distribution| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 25 - Issue 16