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Chilean Satellite Overtook Wired Pay-TV in 2014

by Tom Allen

At the end of Q3’14, Chile had gained almost 200,000 satellite subscribers (up 16.1%), to more than 1.4 million, according to the Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel). Cable and IPTV subscribers rose from 1.26 million to …

Glasgow Contract Secured by Clear Channel

by Tom Allen

Clear Channel has been awarded a five-year street furniture contract by Glasgow City Council. Clear Channel has taken on the advertising space in 600 bus shelters, all of which are to be fitted with …

Tags:ClearChannel| Large Display Monitor| NFC| Vol 22 - Issue 03

New Audience Measurements Developed by Media Owners

by Tom Allen

Some of the largest names in outdoor media in Europe – APG|SGA, Clear Channel, Exterion and JCDecaux – are working together to develop a standardised approach to DOOH audience measurement. A working group from …

Tags:ClearChannel| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Clear Channel Daktronics billboard in Times Square

Daktronics LED video for Broadway billboard

by Tom Allen

Clear Channel Spectacolor has installed a new LED video board, from Daktronics, in Times Square, New York. The site, at 1500 Broadway, hosts a two-sided billboard; Revlon has taken over the billboard and named it …

Tags:Daktronics| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Jins Eyewear Reaches USA

by Tom Allen

Japanese company Jins is bringing its Jins Meme smart eyewear (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 21) to the US market. The glasses do not contain a display; instead, they are a head-mounted input device. …

Prestigio Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone

Prestigio Goes Quad-Core

by Tom Allen

The Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone, from Prestigio, is a 5.5″ model with a large, 3,000mAh battery. Protected by Gorilla Glass 3, the display has 1280 x 720 resolution and uses an IPS panel. A 1.3GHz …

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment

by Tom Allen

Li Dongsheng, TCL’s CEO, greeted the assembled journalists at the company’s press conference. The room was quiet when we arrived as most of the press was queueing for its lunch – although TCL had …

Eyesvis UK Launches National Control Room Demonstration Venues

by Tom Allen

Eyevis UK has launched two new national venues for control room solution demonstrations. Located in London and Manchester, the facilities mean that clients can arrange appointments to see Eyevis’ product range in action.

Tags:Back Panel| Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Industry Stakeholders Form UHD Alliance

by Tom Allen

The formation of the UHD Alliance was announced the day before CES officially began. A collaboration between Hollywood studios, consumer electronics brands, post-production and technology companies, the Alliance aims to establish standards for UltraHD and higher …

Stream TV Looks To Gaming and Signage

by Tom Allen

Stream TV Networks is the developer of the Ultra-D glasses-free 3D system, which converts 2D content to 3D and eliminates ‘sweet spots’. It introduces a proprietary optical stack to a plasma, LCD or OLED display …

Sony’s TV is Slimmer Than a Smartphone

by Tom Allen

Unlike previous years, Sony’s whole stand was open before its press conference began – nothing was covered up, including the new products. However, there was little time to walk around and we chose to …

Public Display Growth Continues After Q2 Uptick

by Tom Allen

Public display (PD) shipments grew 16% YoY in Q3’14, says DisplaySearch. LCD PD shipments were up 18%, while plasma shipments were ‘negligible’ due to the market exit of many plasma vendors. Following the start …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 22 - Issue 03