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Ströer to Expand Digital Roadside Information Network

by Andrew Fenn

Ströer has announced plans to greatly expand its digital roadside portfolio by the end of the year, Invidis reports. The company plans to build a further 20 city information networks using 200 individual systems …

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AG Neovo Launches QD-Series

by Andrew Fenn

AG Neovo is launching its brand new QD-Series range of Ultra HD LCD video screens. The range comes in 75″, 84″ and 98″ screen sizes, all with a 3840 x 2160 resolution. The 84″ …

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Apple Updates TV Box with UHD & HDR

by Milos Pavlovic

As well as its new phones and smartwatch, Apple announced a new version of its TV streaming box, the Apple TV 4K. Features include support for UltraHD (although Apple calls it 4K) and HDR. …

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Raytheon to Develop Projector for F22 HUD

by Norbert Hildebrand

After an announcement by BAE Systems earlier this year of its play to develop a new, all digital HUD for the US Air Force F22 Raptor fighter jet, Raytheon has announced that they have …

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Looking to the East at IFA

by Bob Raikes

In 2015, at the IFA conference run by IHS Markit, I was struck by a talk by Tom Morrod of IHS entitled “China is More Than Just a Factory”. I was reminded of the …

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Lang To Show Live Event Projection

by Bob Raikes

Lang is hosting an event at its premises in Lindlar, Germany, to talk about blending and mapping of projection, with support from Panasonic, d3 and BlackTrax. There will be a big edge-blended projection setup …

NEC Aims at Meeting Rooms and Education

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions Europe has launched three new projectors – P554U, P554W and P603X – in its P Series range and aimed at corporate meeting rooms and education. The projectors deliver brightness levels of …

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Panasonic Whiteboards Arriving

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has added two large interactive displays to its range that are intended to be more affordable for education, so have infrared touch systems. The 75″ UltraGD direct-lit VA LCD panel (TH-75BQE1) and 65″ …

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Taiwanese Company Results August 2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Acer announced August results with revenues of NT$20.05 billion ($668.3 million), indicating an increase of 10.4% on a monthly basis and 5.7% on a yearly basis. The total revenue for year 2017 have so …

Netflix and Amazon Prime Video Expected to Withdraw from Russia

by Alan Spencer

The Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research has forecast that Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will considerably boost the Eastern European SVOD sector. The report estimates that Netflix …

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US Broadcast-Only TV Households Increase to 15.8 Million in Last Five Years

by Alan Spencer

Ion Media commissioned Nielsen to study the growth of broadcast-only TV households and their overall impact in the marketplace. The report showed that there is a steady rise in the number of broadcast-only homes …

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Sky Launches New Streaming Service in Spain

by Andrew Fenn

Sky has launched a brand new contract-free streaming service exclusively in Spain. Consumers can enjoy a free trial month of the service, which will cost €10 ($12) per month going forward. Sky is available …