Los Angeles: Cosm – The Sphere for Soccer Fans January 16, 2025September 4, 2024 by Balthasar Mayer The Cosm in LA has introduced live sports as “shared reality” experiences. This concept, different from larger competitors, has led to the construction of additional locations.
Staci: Bpost Acquires Pixel Inspiration Parent September 1, 2024August 31, 2024 by Florian Rotberg In August, the Belgian postal service, Bpost Group, acquired the French third-party logistics company Staci, including its subsidiary Pixel Inspiration, a leading British digital signage integrator. While Pixel Inspiration may not have been the primary target of Bpost’s acquisition strategy, it’s not the first time a partnership between digital signage and postal groups occurs.
IKE Smart City: Like Google, Only Better January 3, 2025August 28, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Houston | Roadside DooH screens are usually integrated into bus shelters. But in US cities without bus shelters, DooH providers are turning to smart kiosks to give advertising screens an added value. While the (over)ambitious LinkNYC project is reaching its limits, Orange Barrel Media is already rolling out smart city steles in 19 US cities …
America’s Cup: Sailing Virtually at Baffling Speed August 29, 2024August 28, 2024 by Antonia Hamberger To gear up for three months of sailing excitement, the America’s Cup has set up an experience exhibition at Barcelona’s port. Large screens both inside and outside the exhibition show footage of the high-speed race boats.
Las Vegas: U2 Movie Comeback at The Sphere August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 by Antonia Hamberger Bono and his band mates are back in The Sphere: U2’s legendary “Achtung Baby Live” show will be repeated as a concert film on the giant 16K screen. “V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film” starts on September 5.
The Week on Sixteen:Nine: Chick-Fil-A’s Display-less Drive-Thru, IST’s Screen Upgrade, and More August 22, 2024 by invidis Editorial Team invidis content partner Sixteen:Nine complements our coverage with news from the North American digital signage market. This week’s highlights on the blog: Chick-Fil-A opened a bold new drive-thru-only store that skips almost all displays, Istanbul Airport upgrades 3,357 screens after just 6 years, and Screenfeed launches a no-code app that syncs calendars to displays.
Digital Signage in Asia: Faster, Bigger, China August 21, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Almost all digital signage hardware is either produced in China or assembled using Chinese components. When it comes to their own technical concepts, the Chinese tend to favor big and spectacular displays, yet simple in design.
Mobile Apps: Managing the Flood of Orders August 22, 2024August 21, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Houston | Ordering via mobile app has become increasingly popular in QSR restaurants. Moving to mobile is not only a threat to digital signage – the need for digital menu boards and order terminals diminishes – but challenges the operations at Starbucks, McDonald’s & Co.
Creative Realities: The One Million Mission August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 by Florian Rotberg While big generalists like AVI-SPL and Diversified dominate the US market, CRI is relatively unknown outside North America, despite having 400,000 active digital signage SaaS licenses.
The Week on Sixteen:Nine: Stream’s Content Strategy, Loop Media’s Fall, and More August 15, 2024 by invidis Editorial Team invidis content partner Sixteen:Nine provides insights into the North American digital signage industry. This week’s highlights on the blog: LA-based DooH network Loop Media delisted from the NYSE, a surprising OoH forecast for 2028, and a podcast interview with the founder of Stream, a start-up specializing in custom content for digital signage.
