CMS: Screencloud Secures Strategic Investor April 9, 2025April 8, 2025 by Florian Rotberg UK-based digital signage ISV Screencloud secured a significant investment from European tech investor Tenzing. As a Google ChromeOS partner, Screencloud is specialized in corporate communication and general purpose signage projects. With comparable revenues, Screencloud and Navori are now both controlled by private equity and positioned as a buy-and-build nucleus.
Trump: Creative Ways of Limiting the Impact of Tariffs April 8, 2025April 7, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Manufacturers of digital signage hardware aren’t the only ones finding creative ways to lower the customs value of their imports into the USA. In some cases, the declared import value can be reduced by as much as 20 percent.
Record Sales: LG Booms with B2B and Subscriptions April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Florian Rotberg LG’s record Q1 reveals interesting insights into future business models of the two Korean electronics giants. For LG, the growth catalysts currently are its B2B business, hardware subscription services, and WebOS.
USA: Tariffs Increase Hardware Prices by Up to 50% April 6, 2025April 3, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The new punitive tariffs, feared not only by the digital signage industry, were announced by the US President on Wednesday. Imports into the US will be subject to different tariff rates, depending on the product category and country of origin. In the American digital signage market, the tariffs will result in dramatically increased prices.
Onyx: Samsung Unveils New Cinema LED April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Florian Rotberg It was probably no coincidence that Samsung announced a new cinema LED at Infocomm India 2024 – in the heart of Bollywood. Six months later, the Korean visual solution manufacturer presented the second generation of Onyx – the cinema LED solution – at the Cinemacon motion film industry trade show in Las Vegas.
Vancouver’s Rogers Arena: Creative Realities Delivers 900-Screen Upgrade March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 by invidis Redaktion Kentucky-based integrator Creative Realities has completed its first major arena project in Canada. The company designed a 900-screen digital signage system for Rogers Arena in Vancouver, powered by Uniguest’s Tripleplay CMS.
New York: 30K Kinetic LED Revamps Iconic Club March 19, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The Brooklyn Mirage outdoor club is replacing its permanent 270-degree LED backdrop. A kinetic wooden structure featuring a 30K screen with 100 million pixels is taking its place.
CLA 2025: DooH Premiere for Mercedes’ New Beacon of Hope March 24, 2025March 19, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Mercedes-Benz used projection mapping for the street launch of its first EV featuring AI technology. County Hall in London served as the backdrop for the presentation of the first images of the 2025 CLA.
Munich: DSS Europe 2025 Extends to Three Days March 27, 2025March 17, 2025 by invidis Redaktion From May 21 to 23, 2025, the digital signage industry’s top professionals will gather at the Hilton Munich Airport for DSS Europe. Due to high demand, the summit is expanding to three days, featuring the new Technology Track.
Hotel TV: Samsung Expands VXT to New Verticals March 27, 2025March 14, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Samsung’s VXT platform strategy is slowly becoming clear – the cloud-native software platform is to become the new Samsung standard solution in the much bigger hotel TV market, alongside digital signage. In addition to content creation and remote device management, Samsung is focusing on cybersecurity certifications and multi-platform support.
