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Netflix and Virgin to Offer Combination Subscription

by Andrew Fenn

Virgin Media has announced that from October 2018, its customers in the UK will be able to add Netflix to their main TV package and incorporate it into their Virgin Media bill. The two …

Argos Brings Augmented Reality TV Buying Feature to iOS App

by Andrew Fenn

Argos, the UK retailer, has introduced a new AR feature into its retail app for iPhone, allowing users to envisage how TVs from brands including LG, Samsung and Sony will look in their homes. …

Freeview to receive £125m investment to go ‘fully hybrid’

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and network operator Arqiva — the four shareholders of Digital UK — have signed a new five-year agreement to accelerate Freeview’s transition to a fully hybrid platform, providing free-to-view …

UK VR Industry to Grow at 34% CAGR from 2018 to 2022

by Andrew Fenn

PwC predicts that the Entertainment and Media sector will be worth £76 billion by 2022, up from £68 billion this year, and that the UK’s virtual reality sector will be the fastest growing segment …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

3D Touch Developer Announces Completion of Series A1 Funding

by Andrew Fenn

Cambridge Touch Technologies (CTT) — a developer of AI-driven, 3D multi-touch sensing technologies — has announced the completion of a $5.5 million Series A1 round of investment. Existing investors Parkwalk Advisors, Cambridge Enterprise and …

Sky Announces Plans to Build New “Innovation Centre” in London

by Andrew Fenn

Sky has announced its plans to build a 6,500m² “innovation centre” at one of its campuses in London, UK. To be built on the company’s Osterley campus, the centre will be a space for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 20

BT TV to Incorporate Amazon Prime Video and Now TV

by Andrew Fenn

BT has announced it will be adding Amazon Prime Video to its television package later this year, with Now TV joining in 2019. The service already offers content from Netflix. BT TV is available …

Ofcom: Average UK Broadband Speeds Up by 28% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Ofcom has published its latest Home Broadband Performance report, revealing that average broadband download speeds in the UK increased by 28%, up to 46.2Mbps in 2017, while upload speeds increased by 32%, up to …

Tags:broadband| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Sainsbury-Asda Merger Likely to Face Competition Review

by Andrew Fenn

Following the recent announcement that UK supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Asda are proposing to merge their operations, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has commented that the deal is likely to be subject to …

LG Confirms 2018 Prices in UK

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics has announced pricing for its 2018 TVs in the UK (LG Electronics TVs at CES 2018). (prices are quoted in £ with tax and $ without tax) W8 OLED 4K TV 77″ …

Seraphic Announces Support for the Latest HbbTV 2 Deployment

by Andrew Fenn

Hybrid technology provider Seraphic has claimed that its Sraf HbbTV browser solution fulfills major HbbTV 2 functions, such as companion screen, TTML and ClearKey. The company has worked closely with the HbbTV Association and …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 16

4DX Cinema to Open in London’s West End This Week

by Andrew Fenn

A new 136-seat 4DX cinema will open in London’s Leicester Square later this week, Cineworld has announced. Created by South Korean firm CJ 4DPlex, the sensory cinema technology was first brought to the UK …

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