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Scottish Leisure Centre Gets LG AV System

by Alan Spencer

North Ayrshire Council has opened The Portal, a $26 million sports and leisure centre in the Scottish village of Irvine. The Council enlisted SSUK, in partnership with LG, to deliver an AV system including …

BBC iPlayer App Being Removed on Many Sony TVs

by Alan Spencer

Both Sony and BBC have confirmed that BBC iPlayer will be removed on 2011 Sony TVs from 16th August 2017. The only reason given was due to “performance issues”. The BBC advised that iPlayer …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 25

BT Updates on VR Challenges for Sport

by Bob Raikes

Andrew Gower of BT, quoted in DigitalTVEurope.net, said in a speech at a conference in London, said that BT in the UK is looking for ways to integrate VR into its sports coverage, integrating …

Detachables Will Return to Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will continue to be a decline in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs) in the UK, according to IDC, with the number of units forecast for 2017 at 3.2 million, down 6.8% …

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

Big Screen Deal for Evoke Creative

by Bob Raikes

Evoke Creative of the UK has won a deal to supply Vue Cinemas with ticketing kiosks. Following a successful trial at the Cribbs Causeway site in Bristol, Evoke is now set to install its …

UHD Dominating UK TV Market Value

by Bob Raikes

Nick Simon of GfK spoke at a recent UltraHD conference held by SES in London and said that UltraHD sets are now the dominant HD TV type, especially in the over £350 price bracket. …

JCD Wins London Bromley Deal

by Alan Spencer

JCDecaux has been awarded a 10-year contract for 40 new free-standing digital screens in the London Borough of Bromley. The contract was previously held by Clear Channel and awarded to JCDecaux after a competitive …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 23

SID UK Meeting Covers Microdisplays

by Bob Raikes

The SID in the UK has a meeting on 28th June at the Begbroke Science Park at the University of Oxford when the topic will be microdisplays. Speakers will cover microLED and waveguide optics …

intu To Use Landscape/Portrait Displays

by Bob Raikes

Intu, a UK developer and owner of shopping malls and retail centres and the company has said that it is installing eight Epoch displays from ADI that will be rotatable between landscape and portrait …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 22

YouView Uses Alexa for Voice Control

by Yvette Raikes

The UK’s YouView FTA DTT platform has used the Alexa Video Skill API to make it easier for viewers to control its content and apps. The company says that all of its 2.4 million …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Digital Refurbishment Shines Light on Celebrated Lighthouse Theatre

by Isaac Oburu

Located in the heart of Dorset, celebrated centre for the arts Lighthouse has unveiled a cutting edge digital transformation as part of a £1m refurbishment in preparation for its 40th birthday. The theatre’s facilities …

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First LG 86″ UltraStretch Displays installed in UK

by Bob Raikes

An arts centre in the town of Poole in Dorset on the south coast of the UK, has seen the UK’s first installation of LG’s 86″ stretched displays in a dual display configuration. The …