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Sky to Show Test Match Cricket in 4K UHD

by Alan Spencer

Sky Q customers in the UK and Ireland, that have Sky Sports and Sky’s Q box, will be able to watch England’s four cricket test (international) matches in Ultra HD this summer. The test …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 15

No Good News for UK Retail

by Alan Spencer

The KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) has released its latest findings on the UK retail sector. After six quarters of consolidation, the UK retail sector fell back in the first quarter of 2017 through …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 15

New LED at T5 is Heathrow’s Largest

by Bob Raikes

8 Outdoor of the UK has launched a new LED display at Terminal 5 of London’s Heathrow airport which the company claims is both the largest exterior digital display at the airport and engages …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Trafford Centre Adds Four New LED Displays

by Bob Raikes

Perfect Fit Media of Manchester in the UK has set up four large displays leading into the TraffordCity and TraffordCentre in the city. Four large-scale sequential without motion media sites (two landscape 14m wide …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Nokia Uses Exertis in UK

by Isaac Oburu

Exertis has signed a distribution deal with HMD Global to distribute Nokia phones in the UK.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Samsung Appoints BetaDMS

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung has officially appointed Beta Digital Media Solutions to distribute its large format displays (LFDs) solutions in the UK.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Samsung| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 13

April Fool’s DOOH Campaign Run by Hotels.Com

by Alan Spencer

As part of an April Fool’s Day campaign, Hotels.com used Clear Channel’s entire UK digital estate last Saturday, and launched a fictitious range of hotel-scented perfumes. The perfumes included, ‘Touche de Fresh Sheets’, ‘Essence …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 13

BBC Online Audience Figures Lower Due to Netflix

by Alan Spencer

Viewing numbers for BBC’s online services are suffering due to Netflix. Nine years after launch, the iPlayer is used weekly by 13% of all adults in the UK, the same as for Netflix. For …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Exterion Media To Become Largest Transport Media Supplier

by Alan Spencer

Exterion Media believes it has become the largest UK supplier for outdoor advertising. Starting next month, the company will hold new advertising rights in the Glasgow public transport system. Following an invitation to tender, …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 12

UK Consumers Adopting UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

A survey in the UK conducted by Atomik Research for the DTG, and reported in Advanced Television, has found that 22% of consumers have already bought an UltraHD TV, with younger buyers more likely …

Tags:4k| DTG| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Misco Sold to Hilco Capital

by Bob Raikes

Systemax has sold its European Technology Products Group which includes the long-established Misco UK to Hilco Capital, which specialises in underperforming or failing businesses. It has previously bought HMV, the UK retailer, and Staples …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Virgin Media Offers Ultrafast Broadband

by Alan Spencer

The cable operator, Virgin Media in the UK which is owned by Liberty Global, is now offering broadband speeds of 100 Mbit/s and above as a standard over fibre. The company has become the …

Tags:broadband| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virgin Media| Vol 24 - Issue 12