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AR on the Road is Getting There

by Bob Raikes

Most technologies that are successful and widely adopted depend on a killer app’, something that is enabled by the technology and not enabled without it. AR has been looking for such a an application …

Tags:Head Up Displays HUDs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Conviva: World Cup 2018 Pushed OTT Records

by Andrew Fenn

During the final game of the 2018 World Cup, Conviva measured a massive 9.12 million peak concurrent plays (PCP), smashing previous records as more than 9 million people tuned in at once to see …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 30

JDI Trials Transparent Display for Racing Helmets

by Andrew Fenn

In July 2018, Japan Display carried out a driving experiment with a high-transmittance colour transparent display on a helmet, in collaboration with Dandelion Racing, a team participating in the Super Formula racing championship. JDI …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Transparent Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Leicester City FC Unveils Display Tech at New Retail Store

by Andrew Fenn

Leicester City, a UK football club, recently unveiled its new club shop to fans at its King Power Stadium, featuring a range of technological retail solutions. Retail display agency, Kesslers, commissioned AV and IT …

EBU to Trial “Enhanced UHD” at 2018 European Athletics Championships

by Andrew Fenn

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will be leading trials with five of its members and 19 industry partners to shoot, process, record and distribute live Ultra HD content, with High Frame Rates (HFR), High …

Soccer’s World Cup is Colourful

by Bob Raikes

One of the big influences on the TV market is the soccer world cup with estimates that 3.4 billion viewers (according to GlobalWebIndex) and the world cup can also be a challenge for programme …

Tags:Colour (Color)| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 29| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Daktronics and Vitec Announce Strategic Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Daktronics and Vitec, a global provider of IPTV, digital signage and video streaming solutions, have announced a strategic partnership offering an integrated solution using Daktronics’ Show Control System and Vitec’s EZ TV IPTV and …

Tags:Daktronics| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 29

New LED Screens Being Installed at UK Football Stadium

by Andrew Fenn

The installation of an LED screen is underway at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, United Kingdom as its home rugby team, Wasps, invests in new technology ahead of next season. At 188m², the 10mm …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Millwall Football Club Announces New Stadium Technology Deal with ADI

by Andrew Fenn

UK football club Millwall has partnered with stadium technology specialist ADI to install a new LED display at its home stadium, The Den. The club has invested in ADI’s digiBOARD 10mm perimeter LED display, …

Mi Hiepa Sports Trains Football Players with Virtual Reality

by Andrew Fenn

The Mi Hiepa Sports (MHS) VR training and cognitive development system for football players launched earlier this year. MHS uses sensor data collected from trackers worn by players during real-life football matches and enables …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 27

BBC Streams UltraHD with HLG

by Bob Raikes

We seem to be a little late to report it, as there are only two matches left, but the BBC has been streaming UltraHD footage of the World Cup and the Wimbledon tennis tournament …

CNMC: A Third of Spanish Homes Had Pay TV At the End of 2017

by Andrew Fenn

A new survey from Spain’s competition and markets watchdog Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has revealed that 33% of the country’s homes had pay TV at the end of 2017, …