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MoviePass Plays a Dangerous Game to Increase Subscriber Count

by Andrew Fenn

A struggling MoviePass has made a move that is being seen as questionable in its efforts to boost its subscriber base, automatically enrolling lapsed subscribers in yet another new variation of its monthly plan, …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema going| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 38

IMax Enhanced Scheme Unveils First Batch of Certified Devices

by Andrew Fenn

The first batch of certified IMax Enhanced audiovisual equipment has been revealed, following the announcement of the scheme last month. Five of Sony’s TVs and nine of its projectors are on the list, alongside …

Tags:Back Panel| IMAX| Large Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 38

ROE Visual LED Strips Used to Light Up Lowlands Festival

by Andrew Fenn

Based on a structure designed by Stageco, consisting of two 24m-high masts and a ballast ground block, two lighting towers were placed at an off-set angle above the Planet Paradise hospitality area of the …

Tags:Events| Large Display Monitor| LED| Netherlands| Outdoor Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 38

LG OLED Video Walls Installed at Bloomingdale’s Flagship Store

by Andrew Fenn

Bloomingdale’s 59th Street flagship store in New York City is now home to two 6.1m wide, 3.7m high video walls, each composed of twenty-five LG OLED video wall displays in seamless 5 × 5 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLEDs| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Qualcomm Loses Ground in Patent Infringement Battle with Apple

by Andrew Fenn

The patent and royalty-related legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm rumbles on. Most recently, a California judge ruled that hundreds of millions of smartphone buyers have paid over the odds for their devices as …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Reel Cinemas Launches 26-Screen Luxury Cinema at The Dubai Mall

by Andrew Fenn

Reel Cinemas has launched what it calls “the most luxurious cinema experience in the world” at The Dubai Mall. The 26-screen multiplex features Dolby Cinema technology, Barco laser projectors, MX4D Motion EFX Theatre and …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema going| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Samsung Galaxy P30 Images Appear on TENAA Website

by Andrew Fenn

Images of Samsung’s China-exclusive P30 smartphone have appeared on the website of TENAA, otherwise known as The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China — let’s stick with TENAA, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Newzoo: Over a Billion OLED Smartphones on the Market in July 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to Newzoo, there were over a billion phones with OLED screens on the market in July 2018, up 41% from 720 million in July 2016. 30.4% of all active smartphones in July 2018 …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 38

LG Display Reduces OLED TV Panel Shipment Forecast for China

by Andrew Fenn

At LG Display’s Chinese Partner Day, the company’s CMO commented that sales of OLED TV panels in China have so far proved weaker than expected and lower than those seen in Europe, the US …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Microsoft Reveals Staggered Launch and Upgrade for Surface Hub 2

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft has made changes to the roadmap for its new 50.5″ Surface Hub 2 collaborative display. The Surface Hub 2S will launch in the second quarter of 2019 but, curiously, many of its new …

Tags:Collaboration| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Spanish AV Integrator Builds “The Largest Interactive Screen in the World”

by Andrew Fenn

Saudi Arabia Railway recently commemorated the launch of its new rail network by constructing a building in the country’s capital city of Riyadh to house what is claimed to be “the largest interactive screen …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 38

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IDC Philippines: Smartphone Shipments Bounce Back

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, smartphone shipments in the Philippines reached 7.8 million units during the first half of 2018, a 5.6% growth year-on-year, allowing the market to bounce back from the -6.6% decline experienced in …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 38