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Correction: Outfront Expands Transport Presence

by Tom Allen

We incorrectly reported recently that Outfront Media had begun working with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, to roll out screens in New York City (Outfront Expands Transport Presence). The screens are actually being …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outfront Media| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Philadelphia Regulates Signage

by Tom Allen

The city of Philadelphia has introduced new signage regulations, limiting the amount of advertising in the city. For every new digital billboard erected, two static billboards must be removed.

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 26

US Cable Companies Fight Over T-Mobile

by Tom Allen

We hear that Comcast has held talks with Deutsche Telekom, about a potential acquisition of the T-Mobile US mobile network. Dish is also said to be interested.

Tags:Comcast| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Samsung Signs MoU to Boost Next-Gen TV

by Tom Allen

Samsung has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pearl TV (a partnership of nine broadcasters) and the Sinclair Broadcast Group, in the USA. The companies will work together over the next 18 months to …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

SES Launches Demo Channel

by Tom Allen

SES has launched an UltraHD demonstration channel in North America. The channel is delivered via the SES-3 satellite, and enables cable operators to prepare and test their networks for UltraHD trials.

Tags:4k| Cable| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| SES| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

LG Brings Mirroring to Portable Projectors

by Tom Allen

Although we saw LG’s new lineup of portable (Minibeam) LED projectors at CES 2015, we were unable to find more information about them except their model numbers: PF1500, PV150G, PW800 and PH300. LG has …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Outfront Expands Transport Presence

by Tom Allen

Outfront Media is working with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to roll out new digital screens and campaigns to eight Metrorail stations in New York City. Each of the 72″ LG-MRI displays …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Outfront Media| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

LG Adds 4k and Mobile to Hospitality TVs

by Tom Allen

LG has announced two new lines of hospitality TVs in the USA, without revealing much information about them! Both of the ranges feature LG’s Pro:Idiom DRM system; Pro:Centric interactive TV platform; and embedded b-LAN. …

Tags:Hospitality TVs| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 25

by Tom Allen

A very thin smartphone has been launched in China. The Coolpad IVVI is 4.9mm thick and uses a 5″ AMOLED display (1920 x 1080). Running Android 4.4.4 on a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor, the …

Tags:AMOLED| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| sony| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Barco Encourages Miami to Drink Up

by Tom Allen

Barco helped Anheuser-Busch launch its new ‘Oculto’ beer last month, with a projection mapped onto the entire front façade of the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami. Integrated Visions animated the imagery to create the mapping …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Large Display Monitor| Mapping & Cartography| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Parks: OTT Market Continues to Change

by Tom Allen

Parks Associates has forecast that global OTT revenues will rise from sub-$9 billion to more than $19 billion in 2019. In the USA and UK, 57% of broadband households subscribe to such a service, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25