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Pioneer LED launches in the UK

by Isaac Oburu

Pioneer LED is launching to the UK market specialising in custom LED design, specification, installation and content consultancy, offering a complete turnkey solution to the market for those seeking to implement or upgrade LED …

Tags:LED| SIs (System Integrators)| UK (United Kingdom)

Freeview Play comes to Panasonic PVR and Blu-Ray products

by Isaac Oburu

Perfectly timed to make watching what you want, when you want, easier than ever this Christmas, Panasonic is pleased to announce that its customers will now be able to enjoy Freeview Play on its …

Tags:Blue Light| Panasonic| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| UK (United Kingdom)

Showcase Claims Europe’s Tallest LED Display

by Tom Allen

Showcase AVi has been involved with the design of two large LED screens in the UK: one in London and the other in Tamworth. The first screen, installed this summer, is at Audi’s showroom …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

What Black Friday? US Retail Morphing into Online and Mobile

by Steve Sechrist

Call it the Black Friday that turned grey. US retail found the shopping frenzied crowds that traditionally appear the day after Thanksgiving in the US didn’t quite materialize this year, as more turkey stuffed …

Ocean Reaches Edinburgh

by Tom Allen

Ocean Outdoor has launched a new LED tower at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland. The 10.5m-tall Edinburgh One tower was designed by 3D Reid, and holds two 3.84m x 5.76m displays; the base houses LED …

Imagination Takes 2015 Elektra Awards

by Tom Allen

Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies, has been honoured with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards. At the same event, in London on the 24th November, Imagination won …

UK Allocates Funds for 700MHz Clearance

by Milos Pavlovic

The UK government has announced that it will make £550 million in funding available to broadcasters, to help them move their services out of the 700MHz band.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Terrestrial (DTT)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

UoO Spins Off Display Technology

by Tom Allen

The University of Oxford has spun out one of its developments to be handled by a new company, Bodle Technologies. The work is based on phase change materials, which change their state in response …

BIMA Launches Digital Day in VR

by Tom Allen

The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) held a Digital Day at schools across the UK last week. 10,000 students used Google Cardboard headsets and 360° live streaming technology from Visualise to watch the opening …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Fujitsu Wants “More Focused” Distribution

by Tom Allen

Fujitsu’s new UK sales director has said that the company needs to be “more focused” with its distribution strategy. Kevin Matthews said that Fujitsu currently has five distributors in the UK (Ingram Micro, Tech …

Tags:Fujitsu| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Exertis Recruits Internally for Samsung Manager

by Tom Allen

Rob O’Beirne has joined Exertis, as a product manager in the company’s Samsung Commercial TV division. O’Beirne was in the past employed by Exertis’ parent company, DCC Technnology, in the Visual Solutions team. He …

Signagelive Opens New Centre With Peerless-AV

by Tom Allen

Signagelive worked with Peerless-AV on the launch of its new UK Experience Lab in Saffron Walden, Essex. The facility boasts a range of Samsung Smart Signage displays (10″ – 48″), mounted on Peerleess-AV brackets. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 46