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Nintendo Switch Is Fastest-Selling Console in the US

by Andrew Fenn

Nintendo Switch has been named America’s fastest-selling home video game console, beating the previous record, also held by Nintendo with the Wii, released in 2006. The console-portable hybrid sold 4.8 million units in the …

Hogwarts Christmas Light Show at Universal Studios

by Andrew Fenn

The Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida was host to a seven-minute Christmas-themed 3D projection-mapping light show. Moment Factory and Thinkwell used a total of 24 projectors to create the visuals, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Chicago’s 150 Media Stream Is Almost 300 m²

by Bob Raikes

Hat-tip to Sixteen-Nine.net for a pointer to the 150 Media Stream in Chicago, which is a 127′ (38.7m) LED display up to 19′ (5.8m) high, for an area of more than 3,000 sq ft …

BrightLine Launches Data Platform for OTT Ad Targeting

by Andrew Fenn

BrightLine has announced that it is launching DataCast, a unified OTT data platform that, for the first time, will enable advertisers to target and measure across three screens: mobile, desktop and television. Designed to …

Vuzix Claims Smart Glasses Can Deliver “Vastly Enhanced” Vision

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix claims it has delivered “vastly enhanced vision” to a Pennsylvania high school student, via its Vuzix M300 smart glasses. Alyssa Baxter was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, a condition in which many of …

The Giant Head: “As We Are”

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the Greater Columbus Convention Center, local artist and professor at the Columbus College of Art and Design, Matthew Mohr has created a 14’ (4.3M) giant head using 14 LED ribbons. GCCC visitors have …

CE Week 2018 Dates and New Venue Announced

by Andrew Fenn

CT Lab Global Media has announced that its mid-year conference and technology showcase, CE Week, will take place June 20th–21st at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The change in …

T-Mobile Will Launch Its Own TV Service Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

T-Mobile has acquired start-up cable company Layer3 TV, and announced plans to launch its own TV service in the US in 2018. Layer3, founded in 2013, is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and currently available …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Samsung Losing Share in the US Says NPD

by Bob Raikes

Data quoted by NPD to CNET have highlighted that Samsung has lost share on a value basis in the US TV market in 2017 so far, although it has increased its ASP. Sony is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Regal and IMax Launch Virtual Reality Centre in Times Square

by Andrew Fenn

Regal, in partnership with IMax, has unveiled the new IMax VR Centre at Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX in Times Square, New York City. The new centre is one of only six in …

Toshiba LED Digital Signage Installed at Oracle Arena

by Andrew Fenn

Toshiba has installed new Ultra HD digital signage at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. The company’s LED ribbon displays stream in-game team and player statistics in UHD, while the digital signage within the arena …

SES Increases UHD Transmission in the US, Germany & Switzerland

by Bob Raikes

SES is to broadcast The Country Network (TCN), a country music channel, in UltraHD in North America. Three satellites will be used and the infrastructure means that the content is able to reach all …