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XL Video UK Makes Projector Investment

by Tom Allen

XL Video UK has invested £1.2 million ($1.8 million) in 30 new Barco HDX-W14 projectors, including a quantity of Barco’s TLD+ UST lenses. XL Video also spent £250,000 ($377,500) on a range of new DVI matrices …

Captive Media Chooses Broadsign

by Tom Allen

Captive Media, a UK provider of digital signage for public toilets, has converted its network to use Broadsign’s cloud-based software platform. Captive currently has a network of 60 screens in London and will install …

Sony to Cut More Smartphone Unit Jobs

by Helen Vince

Sony is planning a further 1,000 job cuts in its loss-making smartphone business in Europe and China, in addition to the 1,000 job losses announced last October. Reports suggest that the main regions to …

LG Signs Tech Data for Hotel TVs

by Helen Vince

In the UK, Tech Data has been selected to distribute LG’s full range of TVs for hotels.

iBoardTouch Directs Itself at Education

by Vanessa Browning

iBoardTouch was a new name to us at BETT 2015. The company is mainly interested in large LCD touch displays which are made in China and now are being sold through its own sales …

DTG Welcomes New Members

by Tom Allen

Asda and Roku have joined the Digital Television Group in the UK.

Tags:DTG| Large Display Monitor| Roku| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Dixons Competes With Extended Warranty

by Tom Allen

Dixons Carphone, in the UK, is extending its free warranty offer to high-value products to compete with John Lewis, which has a similar proposition. The free warranty will be applied to top-end TVs, among …

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Panasonic Returns to E-Luminate

by Bob Raikes

From the 11th – 15th February, Panasonic will be sponsoring the 2015 e-Luminate Festival in Cambridge, UK. A projection will be mapped onto the King’s College Chapel, using Panasonic projectors and the technical expertise …

TV Ownership Falls in UK

by Bob Raikes

The UK has the highest proportion of connected TVs, according to Ofcom. 22% of UK consumers say that they own a Smart TV, and 84% of these say that they have connected it to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TV Viewing| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

UK Study Shows Children Will Get Smartphones for Christmas

by Bob Raikes

A survey commissioned by TigerMobiles.com has shown that in the UK children as young as four can be expecting a smartphone for Christmas. The survey of parents with 4 to 12 year old children …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

JCDecaux Rolls Out LCD Screens at St. Pancras

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has announced plans to install eight new 80″ LCD displays in St. Pancras station, London. The screens, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, will complement JCDecaux’s existing Transvision large-format signage in St. Pancras.

UK Online Sales ‘Skyrocket’

by Bob Raikes

The eRetail Sales Index by IMRG Capgemini has shown that the UK’s online sales increased 37% MoM and 20% YoY in November. Representing the largest October-to-November increase in the 14-year history of the Index …