Vol 21 – Issue 50 – Page 8

JCDecaux to Buy Continental Outdoor Media

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux, in partnership with Royal Bafokeng Holdings, a community-owned investment company, is to acquire Africa’s Continental Outdoor Media. The company operates in 14 countries throughout Africa. JCDecaux already has operations in South Africa, Algeria …

Dixons Carphone Posts 30% Pre-Tax Profit Rise

by Bob Raikes

Dixons Carphone has released its results for the first half of the year and the first since the merger of the two companies was completed in the summer (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 32). …

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Silicon Image Announces MHL Products for Automotive Market

by Bob Raikes

Silicon Image has announced the release of MHL products for the automotive markets. MHL has become a connection of choice for many automotive infotainment systems. With over 650 million devices featuring MHL connectivity, the …

UK Online Sales ‘Skyrocket’

by Bob Raikes

The eRetail Sales Index by IMRG Capgemini has shown that the UK’s online sales increased 37% MoM and 20% YoY in November. Representing the largest October-to-November increase in the 14-year history of the Index …

UK Footfall Down, Despite Black Friday

by Bob Raikes

Despite Black Friday promotions, high street footfall in the UK was down 4% YoY in November. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard found that overall footfall was down 2.4%; shopper numbers fell 2.1% …

Tech Data Signs With AOC

by Bob Raikes

Tech Data is now distributing AOC’s LCD monitors in the Netherlands.

Asbis Offers BlackBerry Z3 in EE

by Bob Raikes

Blackberry’s budget smartphone, the Z3, is now available in Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine through Asbis.

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Apple Withdraws From Russia

by Bob Raikes

Due to the financial instability in Russia, Apple has halted sales of its products in the country. The company said that its online store has closed in Russia because the fluctuating currency value makes …

Helsinki University Chooses Sony

by Bob Raikes

17 Sony laser projectors have been purchased by the University of Helsinki, in Finland. Performance, reliability and total lifetime ownership costs were the main reason for choosing the 10 VPL-FHZ55 and seven VPL-FHZ700L projectors.

Roundabout Invests in Leader for Content Creation

by Bob Raikes

Film and TV production support company Roundabout Entertainment has taken on one of Leader’s LV5490 UltraHD waveform monitors. The unit was adopted due to the growing interest in high-resolution content creation, according to Roundabout; …

QD Forum Set for March

by Bob Raikes

The Quantum Dots Forum 2015 will be held on 16th and 17th March in San Francisco. It is an event dedicated to QDs, described as the only one in the USA. Companies in attendance …

NEC Scores Education Win

by Bob Raikes

Tech & Learning magazine has named NEC’s M322W projector as a winner in its Education Awards of Excellence programme.