How and Why Something Called MDEP Might Win the Hearts and Minds of the Dr. No Guys in Corporate IT March 9, 2026 by Dave Haynes The term MDEP started popping up in my inbox and on feeds I pay attention to just around the time last year when I started to mentally check out from the day to day task of knocking out Sixteen:Nine, and from paying attention to all things digital signage. As you can see, mentally checking out …
Microsoft’s First MDEP Digital Signage Solution Debuts at NRF January 14, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger When Microsoft first rolled out the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) in 2024, it largely flew under the radar of the digital signage industry. MDEP was originally introduced as an Android-based operating system designed initially for meeting room devices — think Teams Rooms hardware, collaboration bars, and other purpose-built endpoints that needed strong security, predictable …
Microsoft Pushes to Standardize Digital Signage with Android-Based Platform July 15, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Over the past few months, our newsroom inbox has seen a few press releases trickle in about hardware vendors joining the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) for digital signage. This prompted me to have a chat with MDEP expert Jon Sidwick from AV consultancy Blue Touch Paper. The article I wrote for invidis.com ended up …
Korbyt Joins Growing List Of CMS Solutions Supporting Amazon’s $100 Signage Stick April 30, 2025 by Dave Haynes Amazon has signed on another CMS software firm that has developed support for the $100 Amazon Signage HDMI stick, with Dallas, TX-based Korbyt bringing the total to 22 companies. While some of the early adopters were small companies that might raise questions like “Sorry, who???”, the online retailing giant has also signed up some pretty …
ScreenCloud Launches $65 Hardware Digital Signage Player; Gets New Growth Funding Via Strategic Partner April 9, 2025 by Dave Haynes The UK-based CMS software firm ScreenCloud has developed and started marketing a new in-house hardware media player that goes at the same entry-level business Amazon is now chasing with its $100 Signage Stick. The PIXI has a list price of just $65. It’s a little box that runs Android 14, supports 4K, and has 64 …
New LG Smart Display Series Will Ship This Spring With BrightSignOS Onboard January 28, 2025 by Dave Haynes LG’s US pro display group has done an interesting tie-up that will see a new series of LG ultra high definition digital signage displays running BrightSignOS operating system, with units available to U.S. customers Q2 and international markets to follow. The new LG 49, 55, and 65-inch UV5N series models will run BrightSignOS on an …
Look Ma, No Dongles! Screenshare Tech Firm Airtame Adds Virtual Version That Includes Digital Signage Platform September 20, 2024 by Dave Haynes A Danish company called Airtame has been making and marketing hardware dongles with supporting software that enables hybrid conferencing, screen sharing and basic workplace-focused digital signage. Now Airtame has started marketing a Virtual Airtame solution that takes the dongle out of the hardware mix, making it possible to do that stuff using a dedicated app. …
Samsung Eyes Long Tail Of SMB Market For Its Now-Released VXT Digital Signage Platform February 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes Samsung has been talking up its VXT digital signage solution for more than a year now, but it was at ISE a couple of weeks ago that the South Korean tech giant formally launched the cloud-based software and services solution to the industry, including the broader pro AV ecosystem. VXT is short for Visual eXperience …
Loop Media Expands Market To Include Custom Streaming Channels For Enterprise Businesses February 14, 2024 by Dave Haynes A lot of digital signage CMS and solutions providers who start out targeting the small business market shift to enterprise, where there is more money and scale, and now we’re seeing Digital OOH network operators make a similar shift, or maybe in the case of Loop Media, and expansion. The LA-based company, which provides curated …
PPDS Launches Free Content Creation And Scheduling App For Its B-Line “Business TVs” January 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes PPDS has added entry-level, on-premise CMS capabilities to update and manage content on its Philips B-Line series of 4K Business TVs – enabling users to create and schedule content off of a new and free app called PPDS Publisher. The B-Line series – available in 43 to 75-inch variants – involves 16/7-rated consumer TVs that …
