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DFF To Discuss Automotive at BMW

The Deutsches Flachdisplay-Forum (DFF) will hold a meeting at BMW in Munich on the 23rd of February. Check www.displayforum.de for details.

Verizon Plans to Start OTT Service in the Summer of 2015

Last year Verizon announced plans for an OTT service to be launched in 2015. During the latest earnings announcement, Verizon responded ...

Amazon Adds Channels in Three Countries

Amazon has started a ‘Channels’ service for live TV to its Prime platform in the UK, Germany and Austria. The á ...

Arch Develops LED Map for Train Museum

Arch of Belgium has developed a custom 70m² discrete custom LED display for the new Brussels Train Museum (Schaerbeek) which is ...

Indian Cinema Chain Goes 3D

Indian cinema chain Inox Leisure is adopting French company Volfoni’s SmartCrystal Diamond 3D system for screens across the country. It is ...

JC Decaux Wins Irish Transport Authority

JCDecaux has signed a five year contract with the National Transport Authority of Ireland. The company will take over the advertising ...

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BLU Firms See Disappointing January Sales

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s two main backlight unit (BLU) manufacturers reported sequential falls in sales in January. Coretronic’s sales fell 10.7% from December to NT$5.2 billion ($165.6 million), while Radiant Opto-Electronics saw sales drop 23.2% to NT$3.7 …

Tags:Coretronic| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Radiant| Vol 22 - Issue 07

OLEDs Drive Metal Oxide Backplane Adoption

by Tom Allen

7km² of metal oxide backplanes will be used in the global OLED industry in 2024, according to IDTechEx, enabling a $16 billion market at the module level. These components will also be in desired …

Tags:Backplanes| Display Supply & Demand| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Worldwide

FlatFrog Shows Curved Touch System

by Bob Raikes

FlatFrog of Sweden was one the most interesting companies for us at ISE. We have been reporting on the firm since 2010 and the company was one of the highlights of last year’s ISE. …

Tags:FlatFrog| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| TIR Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Sony Helps Estonian Independent Cinemas Embrace 4K and 3D Technology

by Vanessa Browning

Sony’s 4k and 3D cinema technology is now available to smaller Estonian independent cinema communities. Sony’s partner in Estonia, Miterassa Ltd., has installed several 4k projectors in a selection of smaller independent cinemas, including …

Tags:3D Cinema| 4K DCI| Back Panel| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Clear Channel TV Arrives in GRR Airport

by Tom Allen

Clear Channel Airports’ Clearvision in-airport TV network has been installed and is now broadcasting in the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Michigan. As well as programming, the network is an additional advertising method …

Tags:Broadcast| ClearChannel| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

2014 Signage Trends Continue to 2015, Says OVAB

by Tom Allen

European digital signage trends from 2014 will continue into this year, says Ovab Europe, which runs the Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). Last year entry-level signage was important to the industry in the …

Tags:Android| Beacons| Digital Signage| Digital Signage Data| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Europe| France| Germany| Large Display Monitor| OPS| Vol 22 - Issue 08

LG’s Take on Google Cardboard is Free

by Tom Allen

LG is the latest company to enter the ‘VR headsets that aren’t really VR headsets’ space, with its own take on Google Cardboard and the Gear VR. The VR for G3, predictably, is designed …

Tags:Head Up Displays HUDs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 08

HTC Bases New Tablet on Nexus 9

by Tom Allen

Upleaks claims that HTC is working on a new tablet based on its Nexus 9 (Google’s New Nexus Devices Feature Android L – for Lollipop). It will have similar dimensions (so is likely to …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 08

New Chinese Subsidies Incoming

by Tom Allen

According to sources in Asia, the Chinese government is preparing new subsidies aimed at energy-efficient electrical appliances, including LCD TVs. Subsidies could begin in March, the sources said. They will total about CNY5 billion …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| TV Production| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Christie & Barco Introduce 30K Lumen Projectors

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent Large Display Monitor (6 Feb 2015), I wrote an article on the recently introduced Christie Digital Boxer 4K30 projector based on 6 mercury lamps rather than a single xenon lamps. In …

Tags:Barco| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Rental and Staging| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Is BMW Working on Augmented Reality Glasses?

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to an article in the Financial Times, BMW is working on an augmented reality headset that will allow the driver to see through the car. The technology is supposedly being revealed at the …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Sling TV Adds AMC Network, is Open for Business

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported before on Sling TV as the OTT offering from Dish Network. This new service is now open for business in the USA. The IP-based video delivery system promises many channels for …

Tags:Dish Network| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV (Television)| Vol 22 - Issue 07