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Christie Brings Movie Night to Hospital

Christie has donated the components of a small cinema to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) in California. The cinema is intended to show films to children too ill to travel outside of the hospital. It was opened in mid-October, with Christie having provided a DHD555-GS projector, screen and sound system.

DTG’s Keith Hayler Awarded IET Medal

Keith Hayler, of the UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG), has been awarded an Achievement Medal by the Institute of Engineering and Technology. The IET recognised Hayler for his work in advancing digital TV and radio. From beginning his career with the BBC in 1973, Hayler also developed the technical specifications for the world’s first national … Read more

LG Remains EISA Winner for Third Year

LG’s 77″ EC980V (EC9800 outside Europe and an UltraHD OLED TV) has won an award from the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA). It was named as the ‘Best Product 2014-2015’ in the high-end TV sub-category. LG’s 55LB870V was also recognised in the Smart TV category. It is expected to start shipping in Germany in … Read more

Panasonic Celebrates 35 Years in China

Panasonic has celebrated 35 years of operation in China. Around 400 people attended a celebration at the China World Hotel Beijing, including the president of Panasonic, Kazuhiro Tsuga. Over the past 35 years, the company’s Chinese operations have moved from home appliance manufacturing to include R&D, sales and service.

Samsung Partners With RFU

The UK’s Rugby and Football Union (RFU) has entered into a three-year partnership with Samsung. Through the agreement, Samsung will install more than 700 Smart Signage digital displays at Twickenham Stadium, with more at the England rugby team’s training ground at Pennyhill Park. A competition has also been announced, running through the 2014/15 rugby season, … Read more

Stino Works With MMD at Viscom

Stino Eyevis and MMD will jointly showcase digital signage products at Viscom in Frankfurt next month. These will include the new iChannel 7 content management system; an in-store cloud radio service; and ePromoter, an Android-based smart remote screen management solution (all seen in Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39). TouchPromoter, multitouch and kiosk presentation software, … Read more

Ziggo’s Workforce Cuts Higher Than Expected

Dutch media outlet The NL Times reports that Ziggo will cut around 20% of its staff as a result of its merger with Liberty Global’s UPC Netherlands division (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 2). Combined, UPC and Ziggo will have about 4,500 employees, of which about 900 will be made redundant. The job losses are … Read more