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Broadsign Rolls Out Shell Network

by Vanessa Browning

Broadsign has been chosen by Shell to deploy a network of 600 screens at its petrol forecourts in the UK and the Netherlands. 200 screens are in operation at 25 sites in the UK, …

Woman Injured by Falling Sign

by Tom Allen

A woman in London has been injured after a recently-installed digital sign fell on her during the morning rush hour. She is being treated for leg and hip injuries, but her life is not …

UK bookmaker William Hill is using VR to increase the declining number of horse racing bets it is receiving. Gamblers can wear an Oculus Rift headset (or use any Google Cardboard-like device) to view …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20

What is the UltraHD Recipe? DTG Testing Shows Problems

by Tom Allen

Simon Gauntlett was the next speaker – he is the CTO of the DTG. “There was lots of talk about ‘beyond HD’ and future-proofing this morning”, he said, “[but] we must be careful when …

Freeview Simplifies the Connected Experience

by Tom Allen

Freeview is the UK’s free DTT platform. For several years Ilse Howing – MD of connected TV at Digital UK, which looks after Freeview – has wanted to talk about a connected proposition for …

Can We Agree on UltraHD? Asks DTG Summit

by Tom Allen

2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the UK’s Digital Television Group. The annual Summit, held in King’s Place, London, evaluates the progress made in the digital TV industry over the past year, as well …

Laser Lands in Imax

by Tom Allen

The first Imax laser projectors will reach the UK at the end of the summer, along with a new 12-channel surround sound system. The Empire, in London’s Leicester Square, will be the first theatre …

Academy Upgrades With Digital Displays

by Tom Allen

A new 5m² projection room has been installed in the Hastings Academy in the UK. The 270° space uses three projectors, with content driven by a Onelan Net-Top-Box 6000 media player and Datapath multi-screen …

Amscreen’s Optimeyes Supports Fox Campaign

by Tom Allen

Amscreen is working with Fox International Channels (FIC), using its Optimeyes audience tracking tool to help target ‘key segments’ of the TV audience. FIC is using the system as part of a campaign targeting …

Tags:Amscreen| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Britain’s First Cinema Screen is Reopened

by Tom Allen

The Regent Street Cinema in London – the location of the first public cinema screening in the UK – has re-opened its doors. It is almost 120 years since the inaugural showing, which featured …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

PS4 Reaches UK Milestone

by Tom Allen

GfK Chart-Track data shows that 2 million units of Sony’s Playstation console have been sold in the UK to-date. The console has been on sale for 18 months – reaching the 2-million-unit mark faster …

London Hotel Invests in LG

by Tom Allen

As part of a £1.4 million investment, the Grosvenor House hotel in London has installed 10 LG displays in a 5×2 video wall. Pure AV installed the 47″ screens, which have a 4.9mm bezel …