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Nintendo Switch Video Game System Selling Fast

by Alan Spencer

The new home gaming system that people can also use on the move, Nintendo Switch, sold faster in its launch month than any other video game system in Nintendo history. The gaming system sold …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Nintendo Consoles| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 15

BrightSign Supplies September 11 Memorial and Museum

by Alan Spencer

BrightSign has been chosen to supply digital signage hardware to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan, and Smart Digital Solutions was chosen to provide systems integration and support. BrightSign’s media …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Cinedigm to Add Support for More Content Protection

by Alan Spencer

Cinedigm has announced that it expects to support Apple FairPlay, Google Widevine and Microsoft PlayReady content protection solutions by the end of this month. This will enable subscribers of Cinedigm’s OTT services to watch …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| Security| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 14

The Education Centre in Louisiana Displays 12K Video Wall

by Alan Spencer

Three 4K video walls greet visitors to the Education Centre at the Wellness Centre of Thibodaux Regional, in Louisiana. The video walls show visitors a 17-minute video of the native beauty of Louisiana. A …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 13

More Displays and Ads Coming to the CTA

by Alan Spencer

Intersection holds the concession for advertising on Chicago Transit Authority’s vehicles and real estate, and now the transit authority wants to increase the number of digital displays from 130 to 400 at L-stations. The …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Transport| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Roku Gives TV Advertisers Audience Guarantees

by Alan Spencer

Roku can now give audience guarantees to TV advertisers, so that marketers can now measure campaigns using detailed demographic metrics, comparable to linear TV with Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings. With the addition of demographic …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Roku| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Stratacache Acquires Lift Network

by Alan Spencer

Last December, Stratacache acquired a 3,500 screen shopper marketing network in Lift convenience stores, taking the contract from VeriFone and it has now confirmed the deal. Many companies have failed to make a go …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Rural USA has Fewer OTT Subscribers

by Yvette Raikes

There is a big difference in statistics on TV content provision between the USA as a whole and rural North America. 82% of rural households still use more traditional video service providers, with just …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Vizio 2017 D-Series Smart TVs do Not Have HDR

by Bob Raikes

Vizio has shown its 2017 D-series Smart TV series the largest of which use direct backlighting panels with 10 zones on the 55″ and 12 on the 65″ for better contrast . 120Hz backlight …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 12

LG Electronics

LG Files Patent Infringement Complaint Against BLU in US

by Alan Spencer

LG Electronics has filed complaints against BLU for infringing LG patents. The complaint was raised with the US International Trade Commission and US District Court for the District of Delaware. LG claims that BLU …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12

DirecTV Has 25 2017 Baseball Games Coming in UHD

by Bob Raikes

DirecTV will show 25 Major League Baseball in UltraHD this year, with five games in April. DirecTV will also be broadcasting a number of NBA matches in 2017 –starting with Oklahoma City at Orlando …

Tags:4k| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Sports and Stadiums| UltraHD| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Non-pay TV homes to Double in North America

by Bob Raikes

According to Digital TV Research, the number of pay TV subs in North America will fall by 10 million from 112 million in the peak year of 2012 to 102 million in 2022. Although …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12