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JCD: DOOH Advertising Market Now Reaches 62% of the UK Population

The Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising market now reaches 62% of the UK population, generating 1.7 billion weekly viewed impressions, with viewed impressions up 10% quarter-on-quarter, according to the latest Route data release as reported by JCDecaux. Image: JCDecaux / Data: Route DOOH now reaches 69% of ABs in the UK and 68% of all adults … Read more

JCD Installs New Digital Advertising Display Network in Bristol, UK

In January 2018, JCDecaux won a contract to install a network of eighteen double-sided 86” HD digital advertising displays across the centre of Bristol, UK. The contract provides advertising opportunities at the city’s Cabot Circus shopping mall and Temple Meads railway station. Image: JCDecaux Wriggle, the Bristol-based food and drink app and online platform is … Read more

Samsung Showcases Industry-leading Advancements in 8K and MicroLED TV Technology at QLED & Advanced Displays Summit

Samsung Electronics hosted its second annual QLED & Advanced Displays Summit on June 27 and 28 at The London West Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The Summit offered insights into Samsung’s plans for quantum dot (QLED) displays, activities surrounding its full 8K ecosystem, the brand’s ambitions of bringing MicroLED technology to consumers and its … Read more

Samsung & Insight Run TV Event in LA

Insight Media, with support from Samsung, has run an event in Los Angeles, California this week, with topics including Quantum Dot displays, HDR, 8K and microLED. We had a reporter there and will be bringing you a detailed report over the next week.

Patent Infringement Court Battle Between Apple and Samsung Ends After 7 Years

The seven-year smartphone patent infringement battle between Apple and Samsung has come to an end. The exact circumstances around the closing of the case haven’t been disclosed but last month, Samsung was ordered by a US court to pay Apple $539 million. In 2011, Apple launched a suit against Samsung for infringing iPhone patents in … Read more

Panasonic Boosts Laser Lineup with New 8,500 Lumen Projector

Building on the success of the PT-RZ970 10,000 lumen SOLID SHINE projector, Panasonic has launched a new 1-Chip DLPTM laser projector, which sits within the existing housing of the 7,000 lumens PT-RZ770 series. The PT-RZ870 projector blends crisp and vivid imaging with bright, dual-laser-module and dual-phosphor-wheel SOLID SHINE Laser drives. It is capable of maintenance-free … Read more

Sharp to Re-Enter North American TV Market?

According to Nikkei, Sharp will re-enter the North American TV market following the confirmation of its parent company Foxconn’s plans to produce LCD panels in the United States. The company recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 10.5G fab in Wisconsin. Sharp bowed out of the US in 2016, selling the rights to its … Read more

Report: Apple Secures Second OLED Panel Supplier

Bloomberg reports that Apple has secured an additional supplier of OLED panels for its forthcoming iPhone range. Citing people familiar with the matter, the article states that Apple is forging a partnership with LG for the supply of between two and four million OLED panels. Until now, Samsung has been Apple’s sole supplier of panels. … Read more

JOLED Announces Plans for 5.5G Printed OLED Fab in Ishikawa, Japan

JOLED, a developer, manufacturer and seller of OLED displays based in Tokyo, Japan and 51% owned by JDI has announced it will be establishing a new 5.5G fab in the country’s Ishikawa Prefecture on July 1st 2018 for the mass production of printed OLED displays. The new site will have a monthly production capability of … Read more

LG Expands Gallery Mode TV Feature in Collaboration With TripAdvisor

New artwork is coming to the Gallery Mode feature of LG’s 2018 OLED and Super UHD TVs. With pictures sourced from content partner and global travel website TripAdvisor, LG TV owners can now enjoy seasonal images activated via voice commands and LG ThinQ AI technology. Image: LG First featured in LG OLED TVs, Gallery Mode … Read more

Panasonic Technology Used For Sistine Chapel Recreation in Italy

Panasonic technology has been used to recreate the Sistine Chapel in a multi-sensory stage show at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, Italy. The immersive experience has been divided into five sectors. In total, the installation incorporates 30 Panasonic projectors: eighteen 30,000-lumen PT-RZ31Ks, ten 20,000-lumen PT-RZ21Ks and two 12,000-lumen PT-RZ12Ks. The company’s EL-D75LE95 short-throw lenses are … Read more

JCDecaux Enters Bid to Acquire Australia and New Zealand’s APN Outdoor

JCDecaux has entered into an agreement to acquire digital-out-of-home media company APN Outdoor for approximately AUD 1.119 billion ($823.13 million). APN Outdoor operates in Australia and New Zealand, primarily in the large-format billboard segment, as well as in the transit, rail and airport segments, which JCDecaux says complements its existing street furniture assets. Image: APN … Read more