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The Lights Go Out in Paris

by Bob Raikes

Hat tip to Invidis for bringing attention to a legal dispute in France involving JCDecaux, Publicis, SOMUPI, Exterion Media and Clear Channel and the outdoor advertising landscape in Paris. There is a legal dispute …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| France| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Zattoo Now Available in Other EU Countries

by Andrew Fenn

Zattoo Premium customers can now use the internet TV service in other EU countries, thanks to new EU regulations enabling cross-border content portability. The only stipulation appears to be that the account must be …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| Vol 25 - Issue 02

NOA Bringing New Smartphone Range to MWC 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Hangar18, a company from Croatia, will present its latest line of NOA smartphones at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As well as existing models in the N series, the company will also …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Google Chief Announces International Launch for YouTube Red

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl stated in an interview with French financial magazine Les Echos that YouTube Red, the company’s subscription video-on-demand service, will launch internationally later this year. YouTube Red is currently …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 02| YouTube

DxOMark Reviews Nokia 8 Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Camera review publication DxOMark has just published the results of its in-depth analysis of the Nokia 8 smartphone camera, concluding that it is capable of producing decent still images but, in many situations, it …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02

European Broadcasting Union to Evaluate New Video Codecs

by Andrew Fenn

The European Broadcasting Union has commissioned the University of Applied Sciences of Wiesbaden, Germany to evaluate video compression technologies, in response to the growing interest in the Alliance for Open Media’s AV1 codec and …

Tags:Codecs| EBU| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Dataxis: DVB-T2 to Reach Nearly 75% of Europe Households by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

Dataxis’ latest research sheds light on the importance that DVB-T2, the extension of the television standard DVB-T, will acquire in the next four years. This system was devised to enable more efficient signal transmission …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| FTA (Free to Air)| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Publishes New TV White Space Rules

by Andrew Fenn

A new model of rules pertaining to TV White Space technology has been issued by the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), replacing the original published version from 2014. The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance is a global …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 25 - Issue 02| wireless communications

German Cable Operators Team Up on Digital Switch-Over Initiative

by Andrew Fenn

A group of Germany’s cable operators and broadcasters have launched Digitales Kabel, an initiative designed to smooth the country’s transition from analogue to digital cable television. Among the members of the initiative are network …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Cable| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02

France Télévisions Piloting Geo-Targeted Advertising

by Andrew Fenn

France Télévisions is piloting targeted advertising on terrestrial television in the Le Mans area, according to Digital TV Europe. Flagship channels France 2 and France 4 will offer geographically-targeted advertising as part of the …

Tags:Advertising| France| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Exterion Media Celebrates Over 200 Displays in Netherlands Stations

by Andrew Fenn

Exterion Media begins a new year in the Netherlands with a network of over 200 digital advertising screens, thanks to some last-minute expansion in 2017, according to Invidis. 27 new displays have recently been …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Transport| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Amazon NFL Live Streaming Achieved 18.4m Total Viewers

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon has announced that it reached a total of 18.4 million viewers during its first season live-streaming NFL’s Thursday Night Football. Live matches were shown every Thursday night to 224 countries and territories via …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 02