AI in Digital Signage: Where’s the Innovation? February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger AI is currently more of an efficiency driver than anything else, helping digital signage providers complete existing tasks more quickly. However, the next disruption could come from AI agents, similar to the RAM Guardian Agent developed by Telekom and Google, which could bring real transformative changes.
QSR: McDonald’s No Longer the World’s Largest Chain February 25, 2025 by Florian Rotberg A power shift is happening in the QSR market as the Chinese bubble tea chain Mixue overtakes McDonald’s and Starbucks in the number of stores worldwide. As of September 30, 2024, Mixue operates 45,302 restaurants, most of which are in China. McDonald’s and Starbucks, each with over 40,000 restaurants, are now behind Mixue.
2024 Analysis: DBCI Confirms Market Recovery March 4, 2025February 24, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Despite a period of low sentiment, the digital signage market still achieved growth by year-end. Q4 provided a strong finish to 2024, as reflected in our DBCI survey results.
Sharp/NEC: Leading in the Far North February 27, 2025February 23, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Reykjavik | The Icelandic language has 20 different words for snow and apparently only two for digital signage. After four days of meetings and site inspections in the capital region, Sharp/NEC’s dominance in Iceland’s small but notable digital signage market became apparent. Whether in offices or retail, nearly every second display is from Sharp/NEC. Here’s …
Flyover Iceland: More Than a 5D Cinema Experience February 24, 2025February 23, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Reykjavik | It takes some time to discover Iceland’s breathtaking landscape – after all the second largest country in Europe by area. For those on a stopover or dealing with bad weather, there is Flyover Iceland – a 5D cinema experience where viewers fly across the country in just 30 minutes. While sitting on movable …
Iceland: Naturally Cool February 24, 2025February 23, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Reykjavik | Choosing a sustainable data center is essential for every green signage strategy. Even in Europe, many data centers are still powered by fossil energy. Iceland has renewable energy sources (geothermal and hydroelectric) in abundance and benefits from its location and the AI-driven data center boom.
Gas Stations: Where Remote Device Management is Mandatory February 24, 2025February 22, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Reykjavik | Digital price displays are mandatory in most countries – especially at gas stations with frequently fluctuating prices. A typical case of business critical signage and remote device management. Hamburg-based digital signage specialist Accenta enables Icelandic gas station chains to operate safely with Kiosk IQ.
Infocomm 2025: Registration Is Open February 21, 2025 by invidis Redaktion After ISE, the digital signage industry’s annual planning continues: Registration is open for Infocomm 2025, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, from June 7 to 13—just two weeks after DSS Europe 2025 in Munich.
Workspace: Google Meet Integrates Signage February 20, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Just like Teams and Zoom, Google Meet is now working with CMS providers to bring digital signage into the meeting room. With Comeen and Stratos Media, organizations can display company information on unused meeting room screens.
Agentic AI: The Next Game Changer for Digital Signage February 24, 2025February 20, 2025 by Stefan Schieker AI is, still and again and again, on everyone’s lips. But the development of AI Agents could be the real future game changer – also for the digital signage industry.
