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LG Will Adopt Snapdragon 845 Chip for G7

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Reports from Koreas say that LG Electronics is working with Qualcomm on the development of the chip for the G7 smartphone planned for next year. Qualcomm is developing a 7nm mobile chip, currently known …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Turbina Has Smart Tower

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Turbina has developed a sustainable advertising tower which uses hybrid wind and solar power to power its operation. The 10m high tower can have up to four 2.4m x 2.4m LED screens with either …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Subscription Video Spending Will Rise by 78% by 2020

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Consumer spending on home video in Western Europe will increase year by year, so that by 2020 it will be €8.7 billion ($9.7 billion), according to research from IHS Markit. The three top markets …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| SVOD| Vol 24 - Issue 21

3D Globe in Stockholm

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Projection mapping is being used to show live data tracking flights to and from Arlanda airport in Stockholm, Sweden, on a 3D globe. The passenger volume to Arlanda has gone up by 30% since …

Tags:Aviation| Large Display Monitor| Rear Projection| Vol 24 - Issue 20

JCDecaux Gets Rotterdam Transport Contract

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JCDecaux has won the five year contract for Rotterdam public transport company RET’s outdoor advertising, taking over from Exterion Media, which in turn replaced CBS Outdoor. The contract covers passenger shelters, trams, buses and …

Tags:DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Q1 2017 Sees 410,000 Drop in US Pay-TV Subscribers

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The biggest pay-TV providers in the USA lost around 410,000 net video subscribers in Q1 2017, according to analysts Leichtman Research. In the same quarter last year, they added 10,000 subscribers. The top six …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 20

OTT Content Available Throughout EU

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When visiting another EU country, citizens often cannot access content paid for in their own country. Under new rules, approved by the European Parliament last week, restrictions will been removed and online subscription content …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| SVOD| Vol 24 - Issue 20

RSCrypto Uses Frog by Wyplay

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The group using Frog by Wyplay now includes conditional access security company RSCrypto and numbers over 150. RSCrypto uses the open source software to allow operators to have control over their own security.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Software| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Eros Now Can Be Accessed on New Sony Devices

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South Asian entertainment network Eros Now currently has 55 million registered user globally. It is planning to increase its reach by becoming available on Sony’s 2016-17 range of smart TVs and Blu-ray players (197 …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 19

BrightSign Works With Felbro to Make QSR Order Kiosk

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Digital signage company BrightSign is partnering Felbro Displays to produce a self-service ordering kiosk aimed at the QSR (quick service restaurant) business. The kiosk has a 27″ Elo touchscreen and a BrightSign media player, …

Tags:DOOH| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Insurance Campaign Exploits Viewer Movement

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Startup insurance company, Haftpflicht Helden, has engaged WallDecaux, part of JCDecaux, to provide a DOOH campaign promoting its services in Berlin, designed by Publicis Pixelparks. The displays have been fitted with a sensor, so …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Filling Station Chain Installs Hundreds of Outdoor DOOH Screens

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Filling station chain Tank & Rast (Fill up and rest) is installing 85″ Samsung Travelboards outside its rest areas. The several hundred OH85F screens have been customised for Tank & Rast by Samsung. They …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 20