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Optoma Eliminates Shadows at Mediacity

by Raverstead

MediacityUK is a building in Manchester, owned by Peel Media. The company recently chose to use Optoma’s EH200ST projector in all of the location’s meeting rooms. The unit was chosen due to its wireless …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Optoma| Short Throw| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Samsung Brings Policing to the 21st Century

by Raverstead

Samsung is supplying 4,000 Galaxy Note 3 devices to the UK’s West Yorkshire police force, replacing traditional notebooks. The phablets can be used to record crimes without requiring an officer to return to a …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Samsung| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Co-Op Makes No Profit on Extended Warranties

by Super User

UK retail chain Co-Operative Electrical is now selling extended warranties on its products – including TVs – at cost; this means that the retailer is making no profit on sales. The offer is currently …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21| warranty

Ofcom Trials White Space Ahead of 2015 Deployment

by Super User

Ofcom has been working on techniques to use ‘white space’ spectrum since 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 48). The regulator will use the results of technology trials (currently ongoing at London Zoo: http://tinyurl.com/mv44esj) …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Tablets Cannibalise TV for UK Children

by Super User

According to Ofcom, one-third of UK children aged 5-15 own their own tablet – and 11% between aged 3 and 4. The 34% figure represents almost a 100% YoY increase, from 19% ownership in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

DTG’s Keith Hayler Awarded IET Medal

by Super User

Keith Hayler, of the UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG), has been awarded an Achievement Medal by the Institute of Engineering and Technology. The IET recognised Hayler for his work in advancing digital TV and …

Tags:Back Panel| DVB| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Samsung Partners With RFU

by Super User

The UK’s Rugby and Football Union (RFU) has entered into a three-year partnership with Samsung. Through the agreement, Samsung will install more than 700 Smart Signage digital displays at Twickenham Stadium, with more at …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart Digital Signage| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Dell UK Signs Ingram Micro

by Super User

In the UK, Dell has expanded its partnership with Ingram Micro to include its full range of products for commercial customers. The deal covers Dell Client Solutions, Dell Enterprise Solutions and Dell Software and …

Tags:Dell| Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Retail Sales in August Best Since January

by Super User

According to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales last month were up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis from August 2013 and 2.7% on a total basis, the best performance since January. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

The Change Targets AV Market

by Super User

The Change Organisation in the UK is a new entrant to the AV market, having decided to create a dedicated AV division. The Change has already signed distribution agreements with Samsung for large format …

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Asda to Scale Back Electricals

by Super User

Asda in the UK says it is to scale back its sales of consumer electronics, blaming fierce price competition on goods such as TVs. Asda’s CEO, Andy Clarke, said that some of its larger …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Clear Channel Shares Play London Details

by Super User

We have heard back from Clear Channel regarding its new ‘Play London’ digital launches (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). Part of the work consists of rebranding the existing LD6 network of 100 digital …

Tags:ClearChannel| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21