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Royal Institute of British Architects Transitions to Ultra HD

by Andrew Fenn

London’s Royal Institute of British Architects is in the process of updating its audiovisual infrastructure to UHD technology with the help of long-time AV partner Panasonic. The RIBA is one of London’s largest conference …

BenQ Expands Distribution Deal with Maverick

by Andrew Fenn

Taiwanese technology company BenQ has announced an extension of its deal with AV distribution firm Maverick in the UK. Maverick, a division of Tech Data, is now authorised to distribute BenQ’s range of interactive …

SID UK to Hold Emerging Display Tech Meeting Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

The Society for Information Display will hold a meeting regarding emerging display technologies next month. Confirmed speakers include Daping Chu from the University of Cambridge, Paul Cain from FlexEnable, Mark Goulding from Merck and …

Freesat Plans Upgraded STB

by Yvette Raikes

Freesat wants to make STBs which will include UltraHD support and multiscreen streaming and is looking for manufacturing partners. The boxes will support HbbTV 2.0.1 applications and are based on an open technical specification …

Eyevis UK Celebrates Five-Year Milestone

by Andrew Fenn

Eyevis UK provides an unnamed, high-profile retailer’s flagship store on Oxford Street round-the-clock surveillance and security. This week the company is celebrating five years of trouble-free operation at the store. eyevis UK supplies a …

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JCDecaux Supports Portrait of Britain

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux is repeating a project with the British Journal of Photography to show 100 ‘Portraits of Britain’ on displays around the country. The images shown were chosen from nearly 8,000 entries that were submitted. …

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Accedo and Channel 4 extend All 4 to Now TV

by Milos Pavlovic

Accedo of Sweden has worked with British broadcaster, Channel 4, to extend its redesigned All 4 video on demand service to additional platforms, including Now TV on Roku. The updated All 4, initially launched …

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Tesco Installs Kiosks in Extra Stores

by Bob Raikes

Evoke Creative has done a deal with Tesco, the UK’s biggest grocery chain, to supply indoor kiosks for 140 Tesco Extra stores, and for outside kiosks for 30 further stores. The kiosks will allow …

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LED Signage Installed at the Barbican in London

by Andrew Fenn

Christie has installed its Direct View LED display above the Silk Street entrance of London’s Barbican, Europe’s largest arts and conference centre. The new display is made up of 28 LED modules in a …

MayAir Wins $13.6 Million Contract with CEC Panda

by Andrew Fenn

Air filtration equipment developer, MayAir, has announced a new partnership with Chinese LCD panel-maker CEC Panda, worth $13.6 million. As part of the deal, MayAir will provide fan filtration units, filters and related clean …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Ofcom: UK Has Become a Nation of Binge Viewers

by Andrew Fenn

Ofcom has released its annual Communications Market Report, which has revealed some interesting facts about Britain’s television viewing habits. 40 million Brits are now using on-demand subscription services to binge-watch episodes of their favourite …

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Admedia UK Network Grows

by Bob Raikes

Admedia is adding new LEDs in Reading West and Heston East on the M4 motorway service areas (MSAs) in the UK on 14th August, bringing its network to 18 displays. The initial 16 D48 …

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