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A new world record has been set by JCDecaux ATA, together with LG Electronics and KKIA. The companies have designed and installed the world’s largest outdoor advertising billboard (taking a Guinness World Record in the process), at Riyadh’s King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The structure, which took more than three months to complete, … Read more
JCDecaux has taken a new London site, Motion@LiverpoolStreet, live. Four landscape-orientation LED screens measure 4.6m x 1.2m and target commuters passing through the station. The screens have a 6mm pixel pitch and 2,000 cd/m
Clear Channel has committed to a significant expansion of its DOOH portfolio in the UK. The first part of the expansion is called ‘Play London’, which will consist of the current Storm-branded screens (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 39) (set to double in number, to 20 sites); the LD6 network of 100 LCD displays (to … Read more
An Android-based hybrid set-top box known as ‘Miami’, supporting UltraHD content, will be launched by Bouygues Telecom in France by the end of the year. It is compatible with IPTV and DVB signals. Display Daily Comments We saw a high-end Android box from Bouygues Telecom at IBC this month, on the Marvell stand (see our … Read more
The games console is the primary method of streaming in US homes, according to Parks Associates. 46% of broadband households in the country have a console connected to the internet, and 28% use it as their primary connected CE device. Of the latter group, around 75% use the console at least weekly to access non-gaming … Read more
A white paper on the future of UltraHD technology has been published by the France-based B-Com Technological Research Institute (http://tinyurl.com/odtsfa3). The author, Jean-Yves Aubi
UltraHD content will be delivered to LG’s new and current TVs by Deluxe Digital Distributions. The company, with operations in the USA, Europe and Asia, will handle content preparation and packing of native and remastered UltraHD films, shows and local content by region. Deluxe will also test and perform QA on software decoding, frame rates, … Read more
The Ryder Cup golf tournament is being filmed by Sky Sports in UltraHD, as part of a trial of the technology.
Nanotech, which recently signed a deal with Sony (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), has added new content to the Ultraflix Network. The library of UltraHD ‘Giant Screen’ films owned by VGTel-360 Entertainment & Productions has been licensed to the company.
2014 will mark AOC’s (stand C8-30) second attendance of Gitex Technology Week (12th – 16th October in Dubai). First seen at the PCR Boot Camp this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 20), AOC’s G2460PG is a 24″ gaming monitor with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. The display has a 1ms response time and a DisplayPort connector. … Read more
Canatu has partnered with German company Display Solutions to develop touchscreens for 4.3″ to 15″ displays. Solutions created under the partnership will use Canatu’s carbon nanobud films and Display Solution’s controller equipment. As well as rigid products, flexible and 3D touchscreens will also be developed. They will mainly target the automation, medical, digital signage and … Read more
While attending the TechDays 2014 forum in Korea recently, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella signed a memorandum of understanding with LG Electronics. The two companies have agreed to work together to expand their Internet of Things businesses. It is thought that LG will focus on technology for its consumer electronics and mobile devices. Microsoft will assist … Read more
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