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Amazon Reduces Prices on Ultra HD TVs for Prime Day 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon recently sold a range of Ultra HD TVs and other TV products at heavily discounted prices as part of its annual Prime Day sale. US discounts, which were available for a very limited …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Italy Looking to DTT Future

by Bob Raikes

Advanced TV reported that Italy is looking at a plan ((PNAF 2018) to create 10 national UHF band multiplexes and four local ones as well as a VHF regional multiplex. The aim is to …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Zenith: Online Video Viewing to Exceed an Hour a Day in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Global consumers will spend an average of 67 minutes a day watching online video this year, up from 56 minutes last year, according to Zenith. By 2020, the average person will be spending 84 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 28

First 2018 Ultra HD Plugfest of 2018 Takes Place in UK

by Andrew Fenn

DTG and Deutsche TV-Plattform’s Ultra HD Plugfest enjoyed a good turnout in London last month, according to Broadband TV News. The publication reports that over 50 engineers and developers from a total of 28 …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 28

US Senators Appeal to FTC to Investigate Smart TV Privacy

by Andrew Fenn

US senators Edward J Markey and Richard Blumenthal have made a formal request to the country’s Federal Trade Commission to investigate privacy concerns regarding Smart TVs. Their concerns refer specifically to the collection of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Security| Smart TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 28

UK Shopping Centre Group Pilots New Video Game Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Intu, a retail centre owner in the UK and Spain, is piloting new video game technology in its shopping centres via its incubator programme Intu Accelerate. Start-up company Rhythm is working with Intu on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Federal Heath Awarded Digital Signage Contract for US Convenience Chain

by Andrew Fenn

Federal Heath recently won a contract to supply digital signage for Kwik Trip, a chain of convenience stores founded in 1965, with over 600 locations throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. The project consists of a …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Retail| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 28

HbbTV Association Releases Dash DRM Reference Application

by Andrew Fenn

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced the release of its free-to-use Dash …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 27

LG Releases Firmware Update That Fixes Dolby Vision Issue

by Andrew Fenn

LG has announced that the latest firmware update for its 2016 OLED TVs, currently rolling out across the US and Europe, includes a fix for the ongoing problem of “raised blacks” during the playback …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Exterion Media D12 Digital Display Installed on London Underground

by Andrew Fenn

Exterion Media is rolling out its D12 digital advertising display across the London Underground’s Zone 1 stations. By the end of 2018, there will be over 50 D12s installed across 29 stations that will …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Com Hem Boss: “ComBo Will Become Our Main TV Service”

by Andrew Fenn

Com Hem CEO, Anders Nilsson, says that ComBo, its standalone box-less SVoD service, will become its primary offering in the future as viewing habits evolve, according to Digital TV Europe. Nilsson also mentioned that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Over 4,000 New Displays Installed in New Deutsche Bahn Train Fleet

by Andrew Fenn

Earlier this week, Deutsche Bahn launched its new fleet of redesigned S-Bahn trains. Across the 238-strong fleet — which cost the company €300 million (($350.8 million) — 1,904 LCD displays have been installed in …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Transport| Vol 25 - Issue 27