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Leyard and Planar Displays for New World Wide Technology HQ

by Andrew Fenn

Leyard and Planar have announced that World Wide Technology, a technology solutions provider with locations around the world, has installed the companies’ LED and LCD displays throughout its new 19,324m² global headquarters in Missouri, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| USA| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 14

LRG: 12% of US 18 to 34-Year-Olds Use a Virtual Pay TV Service

by Andrew Fenn

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 18 to 34-year-olds account for 53% of US adults that use an IPTV service. Overall, 11% of adults aged 18-44 currently have an …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 14

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Huawei Dismisses FCC Concern

by Bob Raikes

Huawei has hit back at a plan by the US FCC to block the use of federal funds to purchase the firm’s products or services, based on concerns about security. The company said: “After …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 14

LG Electronics Joins Phoenix ATSC 3.0 ‘Model Market’ Project

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics in the US will be a ‘cornerstone technology partner’ for the ATSC 3.0 “Model Market” project in Phoenix, said to be the first collaborative single-market effort to plan for and implement a …

Tags:ATSC| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Sanyo Joins Roku TV Licensing Programme

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has announced that the Sanyo brand is now part of the Roku TV licensing program. Funai Corporation, which holds the brand licence for Sanyo TVs in North America, expects to start shipping Sanyo …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Tribeca Film Festival to Include VR Arcade and 360° Theatre

by Andrew Fenn

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York will feature a special Immersive section, with a Virtual Arcade offering 35 virtual experiences for attendees, and Tribeca Cinama360, a special theatre where festival-goers can enjoy …

Tags:AR/VR| Cinema| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 13

US Consumers Deprived of Best Smartphone?

by Bob Raikes

We’ve published a day early this week as we have a public holiday on Friday in most of Europe. This week, there wasn’t one big story that dominated the news. Still, we managed to …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 12

21% of US Pay TV Households Buy SVOD Through Their Provider

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associates shows that 21% of US pay TV subscribers say they subscribe to an online video service through their pay TV provider, up from 10% a year ago. The research …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Fremont Street Experience LED Canopy to be Refreshed

by Andrew Fenn

The Fremont Street Experience LED canopy in downtown Las Vegas is to get a facelift, upgrading its current brightness from 700cd/m², meaning the display can be operated—and visible—continuously rather than just at night time. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Chicagon Magnificent Mile Goes LED

by Bob Raikes

A mall in Chicago, US, the ‘Magnificent Mile’ has a ceiling that is based on LED and that is used to show videos of the sky, trees and local birds as well as graphics. …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Best Buy Will No Longer Sell Huawei Products

by Bob Raikes

Best Buy has announced that it will no longer carry Huawei laptops, smartwatches or phones, including the Honor sub-brand, due to increasing political pressure. Verizon and AT&T both recently backed out of partnerships with …

Tags:Best Buy| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Top 100 Warranty Providers of 2017

by Milos Pavlovic

Warranty Week had its annual look at the top warranty providers in the US and concentrated on those that had changed the most. The blog covers all industries, but we thought we’d pick out …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 13| warranty