APG|SGA: NZZ Invests into Swiss Out-of-Home May 31, 2024May 30, 2024 by Florian Rotberg The booming out-of-home media remains a very attractive investment sector for publishing groups – the renowned NZZ newspaper group acquires a 25% stake in the Swiss OoH market leader APG. NZZ is acquiring the shares from APG major shareholders JC Decaux and Pargesa, who are subsequently reducing their shares.
LED Hardware: Vanguard LED Comes to Europe August 22, 2024April 12, 2024 by Balthasar Mayer Vanguard LED Displays wants to gain a foothold in Europe with a newly opened branch in Barcelona. European Managing Director Christopher Backhaus wants to consolidate the US manufacturer’s presence with well-known ProAV experts.
UK: Zetadisplay Acquires Beyond Digital Solutions June 3, 2025April 9, 2024 by Balthasar Mayer The M&A machine in the European digital signage industry is slowly gaining momentum again: Zetadisplay strengthens its presence in the UK and acquires integrator Beyond Digital Solutions.
DSS Europe 2024: The Best Experts at One Event March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 by Florian Rotberg In two months our highlight event of the year will be back – DSS Europe 2024 will take place 22-23 of May at the Munich Airport Hilton. We’re excited to announce that one ticket gives you access to 90+ speakers, at 40+ sessions with 500+ delegates expected to attend the world’s leading strategy conference for …
Amsterdam: PPDS Launches Tech Summit March 25, 2024March 22, 2024 by invidis Editorial Team After the Easter holiday, PPDS (Philips) invites Europe’s digital Signage industry to the first PPDS Digital Signage Solutions and Tech Summit. The focus of the two day event will be on latest industry developments such as software platforms, SoC and sustainability. PPDS plans to deepen the dialogue with integrators and software providers. The two-day event …
Lufthansa and LG: 4K Screen at Every Seat November 18, 2025March 19, 2024 by invidis Editorial Team The digital signage industry is grappling with sensors on every screen; in air transport, airlines and service providers on short-haul flights are testing a new generation of in-flight entertainment systems with intelligent screens on every seat. Focusing on personalizing content and connecting to passengers own devices. Aerq – a Lufthansa Technik and LG joint-venture – …
DooH: Framen Partners with David Lloyd Premium Gyms March 15, 2024 by invidis Editorial Team The Berlin DooH start-up Framen is now marketing David Lloyd health clubs in seven European countries. The premium fitness brand will add 50 screens to Framen’s network, which now spans more than 1,200 gyms in Europe.
Vertiseit & Zeta: Light and Shadow in Sweden March 12, 2024March 11, 2024 by Florian Rotberg In the past year, the business trajectories of Sweden-based digital signage providers Zetadisplay and Vertiseit (Grassfish, DISE) differed significantly. Despite Vertiseit having to manage the integration of MultiQ, sales grew by 10%, while ZetaDisplay only managed to maintain the previous year’s sales. In fall 2023, almost the entire management team was replaced with newcomers to …
Zeekr: Impatient in the City Center June 25, 2024March 11, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Amsterdam | Chinese EV manufacturers are still new in Europe. While Polestar, BYD, and Nio already sound familiar to Europeans, Zeekr is the latest EV challenger brand to bring its luxurious electric cars to the Old Continent expending great marketing effort. A mega showroom in Amsterdam is just the beginning. invidis was on site.
Disruptions: Does Size Really Matter? March 10, 2024March 10, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Small and medium-sized digital signage integrators and ISVs were the heroes of the early phase of the digital signage industry. For more than a decade, companies with a turnover of usually less than EUR 10 million dominated the industry. Even the first generation of global projects were managed by medium-sized integrators. Today, large digital signage …
