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UK OOH Adspend Continues to Grow

UK OOH adspend grew by 2.0% during the final three months of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, with ...

First Public 5G Live Network Use Cases Deployed in Europe

Telia, in partnership with Ericsson and Intel, has deployed the first two live public use cases of the forthcoming 5G network ...

Semiconductor Sales Record $339 billion in 2016

The global semiconductor business grew to $338.9 billion in 2016, a new record level, although up just 1.1% on 2015. Sales ...

Displax Expands With Chang

Thomas Chang has joined large screen pcap touch maker Displax as an executive vice president, to support the company’s expansion in ...

Pay-TV Grows in Portugal

According to Portugese regulator Anacom, 28,000 new subscribers signed up to pay-TV services in Q1’16 compared to Q4’15. The total number ...

Quilla Takes Aim at Education

I saw this product last year at InfoComm and was dutifully impressed, but did not write an article about it, because ...

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Arqiva Books Further Capacity With Eutelsat to Step Up HD Content

by Isaac Oburu

Arqiva, the leading communications infrastructure and media services company in the UK, today announced the signature of a multi-year commitment with Eutelsat Communications for a 15th transponder at the 28° East video neighbourhood to …

Tags:Broadcast| Capacity| HDTV| Satellite| UK (United Kingdom)

Planar Revitalises UNLV Gym

by Tom Allen

Planar has installed a video wall of 12 Clarity Matrix LCD displays at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Located in the Student Recreation and Wellness Centre, the 6 x 2 wall uses displays …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Planar| USA| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Thomson Agrees Sale to Harmonic

by Tom Allen

Harmonic has presented a binding offer to Thomson Video Networks, for a 100% acquisition of the company. Thomson has accepted the offer, which is worth $75 million. Harmonic is backed up by Edmond de …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Philips Commits to Carbon Neutrality

by Tom Allen

At the World Climate Summit in France, Philips has announced that it is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. The company expects to have reduced itts carbon footprint by 40% this year, since …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Eizo Kraafts a Perfect Game

by Tom Allen

Kraaft is a gaming venue in France, with brands BarKraaft and Kraaft by Hub. Here, gamers can come together to eat, drink, chat and – of course – play! The company, which is expanding …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Eizo| France| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Hannspree Switches to IPS in HannsG Upgrade

by Tom Allen

Hannspree has produced an update to its HannsG HT Touch monitor line, the 27″ HT273HPB, which replaces the HT271HPB. As well as better viewing angles thanks to the TN-to-IPS conversion, the screen is slimmer, …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 49

VESA Celebrates New Roster

by Tom Allen

VESA’s membership roster has exceeded 230 companies. The organisation attributes much of its recent growth to increasing adoption of the DisplayPort standard, which is being supported by DisplayPort Alt Mode in USB-C. VESA will …

Tags:Back Panel| CES 2016| DisplayPort| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| VESA| Vol 22 - Issue 49

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Dell/Ingram Deal Reaches France

by Tom Allen

Dell has extended its ongoing partnership with Ingram Micro to France. By the end of the winter, Ingram will be able to distribute Dell’s full product portfolio in the country. Ingram joins Tech Data …

Tags:Dell| Distribution| France| Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Apple Hits More TV Service Delays

by Tom Allen

Apple has long been rumoured to be developing an IPTV service, with the last update – a delay to 2016 – coming in August (Apple TV Service Hits Delay). Now both Bloomberg and CBS‘s …

Tags:Apple| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

HTC Provides Launch Date for Vive

by Tom Allen

HTC will narrowly miss the Q1’16 launch of its HTC Vive headset, which it provided in September (Valve and HTC Backtrack Over Vive Launch). The company has now said that the wearable will be …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Samsung ‘Doubles’ Panel Purchases

by Tom Allen

ET News of Korea has said that Samsung Electronics doubled its LCD panel purchases between Q2 and Q3’15. The company is preparing for a busy Christmas period in North America, as well as high …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 49

France Allocates Budget for MPEG Switch

by Tom Allen

ANFR, the French communications regulator, has allocated an €82 million budget, to help viewers migrate from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 AVC on the DTT platform. The switch must occur before the 5th April. It is …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG 2| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Vol 22 - Issue 49