Opinion: Built to Last – Why Digital Signage Must Rethink Durability in the Age of Sustainability July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 by Florian Rotberg At Singapore’s Suntec Convention Centre, the once world’s largest LCD video wall – installed in 2013 – is being retired after 12 years of continuous service. By today’s standards, that kind of longevity borders on exceptional. In fact, some airport displays built a decade ago are still in operation, silently challenging the industry’s current obsession …
Distribution: Investor Acquires Exertis UK and Ireland July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 by Florian Rotberg DCC, the owner of Exertis, is divesting its distribution business in the UK and Ireland. This move follows its announcement at the end of 2024 to focus only on its energy business by selling its global distribution arm, Exertis. The sale to private equity investor Aurelius is likely just the first step.
ISE 2026: Barça’s Stadium Opening Cancelled July 21, 2025July 19, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Barcelona | FC Barcelona was supposed to return to its completely renovated Camp Nou stadium after two years of construction. But the reopening has now been canceled for the time being. Whether the arena, which features extensive digital signage, will be ready in time for the Champions League season remains to be seen.
Opinion: Dise in the Footsteps of Scala – Vertiseit’s Bold Play for Global Leadership July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Ten years ago, Scala stood as the undisputed benchmark in the digital signage world. Founded in Norway, Scala was rarely the perfect CMS – but it was the best integrators had. Those who mastered its quirks were the industry’s elite, forming a tight-knit global network of partners who enhanced its capabilities with clever workarounds. European …
Digital Signage-Software: Hyperscalers – Curse or Blessing? July 16, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Software is becoming increasingly important for digital signage. And the ability to scale is becoming central to the software. What Amazon, Microsoft and Google can deliver here and what software providers should consider when making their choice.
Digital Signage Software: The invidis CMS Ranking 2025 July 24, 2025July 16, 2025 by Balthasar Mayer invidis consulting identified the 20 largest global digital signage CMS companies in its latest yearbook. The results show that consolidation is a trend.
Panasonic’s ProAV Future: “We Will Continue as Planned” July 17, 2025July 16, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Despite the canceled deal with investor Orix, Panasonic is moving forward with its plans to spin off its ProAV division into a separate company. invidis spoke with Hartmut Kulessa from Panasonic Connect about the next steps.
Christie: German Entrepeneurs To Buy Back Pandoras Box July 16, 2025July 15, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Christie Germany plans to sell its Pandoras Box media server business to three industry experts: Daniel Schäfer, one of the Coolux founders; consultant Daniel Kaminski; and long-time user Andre Maier. The Canadian AV specialist announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to negotiate a binding agreement.
Aldi-Livery: Aldi Trials First-Ever Grocery Delivery July 15, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Aldi is entering the delivery market together with partners. Consumers order via a delivery app, drivers pack the orders at the Aldi store, and deliver free of charge. The discounter is testing “Aldi-Livery” in its most innovative market in Australia – Europe will have to wait.
Digital Signage Check-In: How Was Your Q2? July 24, 2025July 14, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger We are conducting our quarterly industry survey and need as many readers as possible to participate. Please take 3 minutes to share how your digital signage business is doing.
