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AOC’s Monitor Wins Computex Award

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AOC has won the Computex D&I award for its sleek frameless PDS271 monitor, designed by F A Porsche (AOC Uses F. A. Porsche for Design). There are no power or display connectors on the …

Facebook Video Extends to Android TV

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Facebook is extending the reach of its video app. Facebook Video will now be available on Sony, Philips and Bang & Olufsen TVs. The Android TV app also has a new games section, which …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 22

Dolby Vision Is Here

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Dolby Vision has been launched in the US and is being rolled out in Europe now. The first UHD Blu-ray players to support the Dolby Vision HDR format are Oppo’s UDP-203 and UDP-205. Four …

Daktronics has installed a further 10 curved LED screens in CentrO, the shopping centre in Oberhausen, Germany. There are four 4.44m high and 7.92m wide main displays, each providing 35.13m² of digital canvas. In …

Tags:Daktronics| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 22

German Court Upholds Injunction Against Everlight

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Nichia and Everlight have a history of disputes over patents going back five years. In Germany, the Düsseldorf District Court found in favour of Nichia (Nichia Wins Injunction Against Everlight in Germany) in November …

Media Strategy Driven by Direct-to-consumer Technology

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Technological advances, such as VR, are driving direct-to-consumer strategies, according to the global entertainment and media outlook for 2017 to 2021 from PwC. The consumer VR content market is expected to be worth $15.1 …

Xiaomi and Apple Lead the Wearables Market

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The Q1 wearables market grew by 17.9% YoY, according to IDC, with 24.7 million devices shipped. Fitbit slipped down the rankings to third with Xiaomi and Apple challenging neck and neck for top spot …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 22| Wearables

Pioneer and Konica Minolta JV Established

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The 50:50 joint venture between Konica Minolta (KM) and Pioneer (Konica Minolta and Pioneer Establish Automotive OLED J/V) has now been officially established. Konica Minolta Pioneer OLED will handle the OLED lighting business of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 22

E3 Will Be Shown on YouTube

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E3 2017 takes place in Los Angeles from 13th to 15th June. The event will appear on YouTube in 4K UltraHD and coverage will start on 11th June. Video game technology will naturally feature …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 22

Netflix Will Have 128 million subscribers by 2022

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Subscribers to Netflix will rise by 44% from 2016 to number 128 million in 2022, according to the figures published by Digital TV Research with the number of non-US subscribers outnumbering US subscribers by …

G+B Adds Fine Pitch LED Modules

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German AV company Gahrens + Batterman has added high resolution LED modules from Chinese manufacturer InfiLED to its rental portfolio. The s1.8 has a pixel pitch of 1.8mm, giving a density of 302,311 pixels …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Rental and Staging| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 22

Six UK Cities Get DOOH Channel

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JCDecaux has rolled out its London Towers digital roadside format to six other UK cities with the launch of The National Towers, a new digital channel, in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Sheffield. …

Tags:JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 22