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Network Outage Causes London Airport’s FIDs to Fail

by Andrew Fenn

The UK’s London Gatwick airport was plunged into chaos earlier this week when a damaged fibre cable caused an outage that crippled its flight information displays. Staff had to resort to writing out flight …

Tags:Flight Information (FIDs)| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 32

TCL Introduces New Ultra HD Smart TV Range for the UK

by Andrew Fenn

TCL has unveiled its new UltraHD HDR smart TV for the UK market, the DP648. Available in screen sizes of 43”, 50”, 55” and 65”, the DP648 series supports HDR10 and HLG, features built-in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Wareable Playtests Mario Kart VR in London

by Andrew Fenn

Following its launch in London, the team at Wareable got to play Mario Kart VR and described it as “absolutely freaking mind-meltingly awesome”. The publication’s James Stables remarked, “The action is frantic, intoxicating and …

Antycip Shows Us its UK Demo Suite

by Bob Raikes

We decided to make the most of the (relative) slowdown of news in the summer to catch up with a company that we met at the Laval Virtual conference and which had invited us …

TCL Launches TV in the UK

by Bob Raikes

TCL, the world’s third largest TV manufacturer said that it has officially entered the UK market with its UK debut range now available in retail channels and fully supported. Appointed to the role of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Leicester City FC Unveils Display Tech at New Retail Store

by Andrew Fenn

Leicester City, a UK football club, recently unveiled its new club shop to fans at its King Power Stadium, featuring a range of technological retail solutions. Retail display agency, Kesslers, commissioned AV and IT …

UK Out of Home Advertising is Growing

by Bob Raikes

The Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report for the UK has reported that overall advertising spending in the UK grew to £5.7 billion ($7.4 billion) in Q1, up 5.9% on 2017. Out of home advertising grew …

BBC Brings Live Restart to Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC in the UK has launched a live restart feature for most smart TVs manufactured from 2012 onwards. Now, when a user switches to a BBC channel part way through a programme, a …

Laser Light Show Projected onto the Surface of London’s Royal Albert Hall

by Andrew Fenn

The Royal Albert Hall in London, UK was recently transformed into a gigantic projection surface for a laser light show, as part of the annual BBC Proms event, a series of classical music concerts …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Laser| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

1.6 Million Viewers for BBC Ultra HD HDR Live Broadcast Trial

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC has called its Ultra HD and HDR live streaming trial “a great success” following broadcasts of all the World Cup matches that the BBC held rights to, plus every Centre Court match …

First Launch Outside Japan for Mario Kart VR Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The previously Japan-exclusive Mario Kart Arcade GP VR game is coming to the UK. Developed by Bandai Namco and licensed by Nintendo, the game will launch at the London O2 Hollywood Bowl first, with …

Millwall Football Club Announces New Stadium Technology Deal with ADI

by Andrew Fenn

UK football club Millwall has partnered with stadium technology specialist ADI to install a new LED display at its home stadium, The Den. The club has invested in ADI’s digiBOARD 10mm perimeter LED display, …