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ViewSonic Launches New Series of Commercial Displays with Integrated Media Player, Thin Industrial Design, and Versatile Connectivity for a Turnkey Solution

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, announces new commercial displays for digital signage applications with the CDM Series of products. With three sizes, including 43-, 49- and 55-inch , the CDM Series features 24/7 functionality with a slim industrial design, thin bezels and multiple connectivity options for ease-of-use. With multiple sizes … Read more

ViewSonic LFDs are Smart

ViewSonic in the US has released three new LFDs for 24/7 professional use in 43″, 49″ and 55″ sizes in its CDM series. Brightness is 450 cd/m² and the panels are based on IPS technology (with 3H surface hardness). The bezels are 9.6mm and features include dual-input Pip/Pop operation. There is an internal media player … Read more

Amscreen & Clear Channel Renew in UK

Amscreen of the UK said that it has renewed its deal with media supplier, Clear Channel UK. The deal provides Clear Channel UK with exclusive rights to selling advertising opportunities across the Amscreen 2700+ digital out-of-home network. The network is claimed to reach 18.4 million adults every two weeks through a national presence in forecourt … Read more

NEC Plans ISE 2017

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NEC will organise its booth at ISE in February around vertical applications of its displays. “Visitors can look forward to an immersive visual experience with vertical installations and applications on show for retail, aviation, restaurants, broadcast, corporate meeting rooms and digital signage,” said Stefanie Corinth, Senior VP Marketing and Business Development at NEC Display Solutions … Read more

HP’s Action on Timber Management Recognised

HP received recognition for its deforestation management strategies. The company was one of only eight named in the Forest A List produced by CDP, which featured HP in its inaugural report. HP aims to manage its timber products sustainably, helping customers to make responsible printing and purchasing decisions.

BBC, ITV Join to Offer Britbox in US

The BBC and ITV in the UK have said that they will create an advertising-free SVoD service that will be launched in the UK in Q1 2017 under the ‘Britbox’ name. AMC Networks, which has a joint venture with BBC Worldwide for cable channel BBC America, is investing in BritBox with a non-voting minority interest. … Read more

Flexenable to Show Conformable LCD

Flexenable, the developer of flexible electronics that came out of the split up of Plastic Logic, said that it has developed a 12.1″ ‘glass-free’ conformable (so bendable at manufacture) organic LCD (which it calls ‘OLCD’). The company said that the display could be made on existing production lines and could be scaled to larger sizes. … Read more

Samsung Plans In-Cell Touch for S8

The ETNews in Korea reports that Samsung will use Y-Octa ‘in-cell’ touch technology, previously used on the ill-fated Note 7, on its next flagship smartphone (‘S8’). However, the news source reports that the technology will only be used on the smaller display version (5.1″) rather than the 5.5″ because production capacity is limited. The use … Read more

JDI to Control JOLED, Gets Funding

Japan Display Inc (JDI) will invest $100m to take a controlling interest in JOLED, the joint venture set up by JDI, Sony and Panasonic with the aim of developing OLED displays, using printing technologies. JOLED will become a subsidiary of JDI. JDI will also receive $650 million from the Innovation Network Corp of Japan (INCJ), … Read more

LG Will Show HDR & ChromeCast Monitors at CES

LG has announced a number of new monitors that will be shown at CES. The LG32UD99 is a 32″ 3840 x 2160 monitor that supports the HDR10 profile for HDR applications and uses an IPS panel with 95% of DCI P3 gamut coverage. The connectivity is via USB Type-C (which supports notebook charging) and has … Read more