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Update for Dish 4K Joey Allows Multi-Room Netflix in UHD

by Andrew Fenn

US pay TV provider Dish has enabled multi-room Ultra HD Netflix viewing with a new app for its 4K Joey client. The 4K Joey add-on allows Dish users to stream content from their main …

Tags:Dish Network| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| UltraHD| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Nationstar Edges Its Way Into IHS LED Top 10

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit has updated its LED Supply & Demand Market Tracker, and it’s good news for Nationstar. After fighting for a spot throughout 2016 and early 2017, the Chinese company—which specialises in LED lighting …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LED| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 37

New York MTA Extends DOOH Partnership with Outfront

by Andrew Fenn

Outfront Media has announced a continuation of its long-running partnership with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA’s board of directors has selected Outfront for an extension of its Digital Out-of-Home advertising and …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Nvidia Shield Update Brings Google Assistant Support

by Andrew Fenn

The latest update for the Nvidia Shield set-top-box adds support for Google Assistant, as well as 360° video via YouTube and Samsung SmartThings, alongside an array of other new features. The update marks the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| OTT Video| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Stratacache Acquires Retail Insight Company Walkbase

by Andrew Fenn

Intelligent digital signage firm Stratacache has announced it has acquired Finland-based creator of retail analysis tools, Walkbase. This latest acquisition is all part of Stratacache’s ongoing growth of its customer experience strategy—the company defines …

Tags:Beacons| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Bain Consortium Acquires Toshiba Memory Corporation

by Andrew Fenn

Toshiba has signed an agreement to sell its memory chip business to a Bain-led consortium, for ¥‎2 trillion ($17.7 billion). Bain Capital’s Pangea will fund the transaction, with contributions from Bain Capital itself, optical …

Tags:Apple| Dell| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 24 - Issue 36

JCDecaux Announces London Digital Network Expansion

by Andrew Fenn

JCDecaux has revealed plans to expand its London Digital Network of public advertising displays with the new Shoreditch Channel. The London Digital Network originally launched in October 2015 and began operation in January 2016, …

Tags:DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Crystal Screens Combat Ambient Light at US Church

by Andrew Fenn

A Calvary Lutheran Church in the US has been re-fitted with Crystal Screens in a challenging audiovisual upgrade implemented by Oregon’s Diamond Support Services. The church wanted to update their ageing sound and video …

Tags:Back Panel| House of Worship (Churches)| Large Display Monitor| Projection Screens| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Microsoft CEO Champions MR in Keynote Speech

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has gone on record to say that mixed reality “could fundamentally transform collaboration and teamwork”. Giving a keynote speech at the Ignite Festival in Orlando earlier this week, Nadella used …

Tags:AR/VR| Collaboration| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Eurosport Covers Cycling in 360° VR

by Andrew Fenn

We may have missed it at the time, but our editor is excited by news that Eurosport has begun covering cycling in 360° VR video. Eurosport’s VR cycling coverage began back in June at …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Royole Corporation Raises $800M in Latest Funding Round

by Andrew Fenn

California, China and Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer Royole Corporation has announced that it has raised around $800 million in its Series D round of funding. $240 million was provided by Warmsun Holding Group, Hanfor …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Interbrand Releases Top 100 Most Valuable Brands Report

by Andrew Fenn

Interbrand has released its latest brand value estimations, with Apple leading the pack, valued at over $184 billion dollars. Other high achievers are Facebook, which has grown in value by 48% and Amazon which …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Shares - Brands| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 36