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LED screens are being used to provide pre-match entertainment at a German football stadium. Mobile game provider Artificial Life has teamed up with the Allianz Arena, in Munich, to entertain spectators who are waiting for football matches to begin. Using mobile phones, up to 69,000 spectators are invited to take part in a quiz. Those…

The largest LED board in Australia is encouraging citizens to get involved in an international energy campaign. Located in Melbourne, the LED screen is urging business owners and residents to use less power this weekend. An LED board in the Australian city will bear the message “switch off the lights”. The board is aiming to…

Motorists are being targeted with the launch of roadside LED screens. Clear Channel Outdoor has announced that five LED boards will be erected this week in London. The screens are located in order to target shoppers travelling to Chiswick, Vauxhall Cross, Fulham Palace Road, Billingsgate and the West End. Rob Atkinson, managing director at Clear…

Lloyds Pharmacy has announced that it will soon install screens incorporating LED technology. The company has teamed up with Amscreen to supply the LED-based boards to pharmacies in Oxford and Birmingham. Up to 15 screens will be installed in outlets and are hoped to boost revenue through product advertising. In addition, health tips such as…

A Somerset street has been lit up with the glow of 90,000 LED lights. Residents of Trinity Close, in Burnham-on-Sea have revealed their traditional Christmas display with some homes decorated with 15,000 LED bulbs. The lights take approximately two days to install and the street has become a local tourist attraction thanks to the huge…

A hotel that is believed to be one of the greenest in the UK has opened today in Staffordshire. Whitbread, owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, states that its new premises in Tamworth are the greenest due to the installation of energy-saving devices. The Premier Inn has been incorporated with LED lights throughout which…

The construction of a new multipurpose venue featuring LED boards has started in a US city. Located in Philadelphia, the stadium is being created by Panasonic and Keystone Sports and Entertainment. Once it is completed a variety of events will be scheduled at the venue such as football games, festivals and musical performances. The companies…

Council officials from Scotland have proposed replacing incandescent bulbs with LED lights to fight rising costs. James Millar, councillor for Angus, has suggested that the region installs LED technology into its streetlights. The county saw the cost of replacing its streetlights soar by 50 per cent this year if it uses traditional lamps. Mr Millar’s…

Canada’s capital city has hits its target to convert all of its festive lights to LED bulbs. Ottawa has been phasing in LED lights since 2006 with a view to convert entirely to the innovative lighting by this year. Installed by the National Capital Commission (NCC), LED lights currently decorate a host of buildings in…

The largest LED screen in Italy has been installed in Milan. Supplied by EuroDisplay, the screen measures 100-square metres and weighs 13 tonnes. Up to 500,000 LED lights have been incorporated in the screen which will display a variety of information. Visitors to the city can see hourly weather reports on the LED boards as…