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SFR and Nagra Launch UltraHD in France

by Tom Allen

French pay-TV operator SFR has launched a new UltraHD service, with Nagra. ‘La Box Fibre Zive de SFR’ uses Nagra’s content protection system on its multimedia home gateway, and Medialive multiscreen and video player …

Tags:4k| France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Using People as a Billboard in Cannes

by Tom Allen

Visitors to the Microsoft Beach Club, in Cannes, experienced graphics projected onto their own bodies thanks to work between Microsoft and Christie. The project used Microsoft’s Kinect, to track movement, and Christie projectors (HD14K-M) …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| France| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Projection| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Osee Chooses LBM Distribution

by Tom Allen

LBM Distribution is now handling Osee’s broadcast monitors in France.

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Distribution| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

French PSB Warns of DTT Loss

by Tom Allen

The head of French public service broadcaster France Televisions has said that up to 7% of households could lose DTT access, when the country moves to the MPEG-4 AVC platform on the 5th April …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Free Brings UltraHD to Basic Offer

by Tom Allen

Free is now broadcasting an UltraHD channel in France: Festival 4K, dedicated to music festivals, concerts and similar. Access is included in Free’s basic Freebox package.

Tags:4k| France| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Tech Data Mobile Takes BQ

by Tom Allen

Tech Data Mobile is now distributing tablets, smartphones, 3D printers and related accessories from BQ in France.

Tags:Distribution| France| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| TechData| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Arcep to Open Spectrum Auction

by Milos Pavlovic

French communications regulator Arcep will open an auction for mobile telecom services in the 700MHz band on the 16th November.

Tags:France| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 42

France: Total Begins 700MHz Trial

by Tom Allen

Total Telecom has received a temporary licence from French broadcast regulator CSA, to trial mobile telecom services in the 700MHz band. The license is valid in the region of Lacq (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), until the 22nd …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 41

Screen4All Forum’s Conferences Shed Light on the Future

by Isaac Oburu

Over 60 speakers, all experts in their respective industries, will be at Screen4All Forum to provide insight into the market’s future challenges, with an emphasis on virtual reality for the first time in France. …

Tags:Events| France| Post Production| UltraHD| Virtual Reality

Nvidia Spreads Shield Over Europe

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has launched its Shield STB in the UK, France, Germany and the Nordics. It is an Android TV media player (with UltraHD support), with Nvidia’s game streaming service, Geforce Now. It costs €160 …

Tags:France| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Nvidia| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Desktop PCs Remain Key for Business Users

by Tom Allen

Desktop PCs remain the most popular form factor for business users, according to a survey conducted by IDC in the UK, France and Germany. Despite the growing adoption of portable devices and ultraslim notebooks, …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| France| Germany| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 39