Vol 23 – Issue 49 – Page 4

Amscreen & Clear Channel Renew in UK

by Bob Raikes

Amscreen of the UK said that it has renewed its deal with media supplier, Clear Channel UK. The deal provides Clear Channel UK with exclusive rights to selling advertising opportunities across the Amscreen 2700+ …

NEC Plans ISE 2017

by Bob Raikes

NEC will organise its booth at ISE in February around vertical applications of its displays. “Visitors can look forward to an immersive visual experience with vertical installations and applications on show for retail, aviation, …

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HP’s Action on Timber Management Recognised

by Yvette Raikes

HP received recognition for its deforestation management strategies. The company was one of only eight named in the Forest A List produced by CDP, which featured HP in its inaugural report. HP aims to …

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Microsoft Enables Rift Use with XBox One

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has enabled a feature on the XBox One that allows content from the console to be seen on a VR headset connected to a PC. It seems that the headset needs to be …

BBC, ITV Join to Offer Britbox in US

by Bob Raikes

The BBC and ITV in the UK have said that they will create an advertising-free SVoD service that will be launched in the UK in Q1 2017 under the ‘Britbox’ name. AMC Networks, which …

First Wearable Flex Display to Appear at Pepcom

by Bob Raikes

At the Pepcom ‘during CES but not at CES’ event, Pop-I of Santa Monica will show a flexible display in in a backpack that can show high resolution images from a smartphone.

Flexenable to Show Conformable LCD

by Bob Raikes

Flexenable, the developer of flexible electronics that came out of the split up of Plastic Logic, said that it has developed a 12.1″ ‘glass-free’ conformable (so bendable at manufacture) organic LCD (which it calls …

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Samsung Plans In-Cell Touch for S8

by Bob Raikes

The ETNews in Korea reports that Samsung will use Y-Octa ‘in-cell’ touch technology, previously used on the ill-fated Note 7, on its next flagship smartphone (‘S8’). However, the news source reports that the technology …

JDI to Control JOLED, Gets Funding

by Bob Raikes

Japan Display Inc (JDI) will invest $100m to take a controlling interest in JOLED, the joint venture set up by JDI, Sony and Panasonic with the aim of developing OLED displays, using printing technologies. …

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LG Will Show HDR & ChromeCast Monitors at CES

by Bob Raikes

LG has announced a number of new monitors that will be shown at CES. The LG32UD99 is a 32″ 3840 x 2160 monitor that supports the HDR10 profile for HDR applications and uses an …

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Gatwick Goes Star Wars

by Bob Raikes

London’s Gatwick Airport is backing up the launch of the latest Star Wars episode, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”. In the departure lounge, Primesight set up a display of character costumes but there …

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Philips To Sell Lumileds to Private Equity

by Bob Raikes

Philips has agreed to sell its Lumileds business to a private equity group, Apollo Global Management LLC. The deal means that 80.1% of the company will be sold, with Philips holding the balance for …

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