Signage: Democratizing The Value of Content August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Digital signage content remains one of the biggest challenges – especially for SME customers. Without centralized distribution platforms and rights consolidators, trading is extremely difficult. Windowsight now offers a comprehensive content offering together with some of the largest manufacturers.
Ceconomy: JD.com Acquires Europe’s Largest CE-Retailer August 5, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The Chinese online retailer JD.com has submitted a takeover offer for Ceconomy – the German parent company of Mediamarkt, Saturn, and the German digital signage integrator Xplace. What will the future hold for the electronics retailer and Xplace?
Econocom’s Digital Signage Ambitions: A Strategic Play for European Leadership July 28, 2025 by Florian Rotberg In its latest investor call, Econocom left no doubt about its ambitions: with €300 million in ProAV revenue following a series of targeted acquisitions, the company now confidently claims the title of Europe’s market leader in digital signage. However, leadership comes with challenges – and opportunities.
EMEA Display Ranking: Samsung Remains Ahead of LG and PPDS July 29, 2025July 24, 2025 by invidis Redaktion Large-format LCD is losing its top spot in digital signage to LED. But there are still big markets where LCD is widely used. For now, the market leaders haven’t changed.
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.
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.
M&A: Econocom Acquires Integrators in the UK and Ireland July 8, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The European IT integrator Econocom is expanding its European ProAV and digital signage offerings with the acquisition of two additional systems integrators. In the UK, Econocom acquired the assets of Smartcomm, which has been insolvent since February 2025, and in Ireland, the Belgian-French group acquired a 67% stake in the AV integrator Image Supply Systems.
invidis Commentary: All Eyes on QSR July 11, 2025July 7, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Another takeover in the German market: Grassfish DACH acquires MDT in a deal that could be especially exciting for the QSR sector. An invidis commentary.
M&A: Vertiseit Acquires MDT Medientechnik July 11, 2025July 7, 2025 by invidis Redaktion The Swedish company Vertiseit is expanding its presence in the DACH region through the acquisition of MDT Medientechnik. The deal is valued at approximately 7.8 million euros.
