Infocomm Women’s Breakfast To Feature Journalist Mariana Atencio As Keynote April 14, 2026 by John Berkovich The annual Women’s Breakfast at Infocomm 2026 will feature keynote speaker Mariana Atencio, a Peabody Award-winning journalist and author who will speak about leadership and authenticity in an era increasingly shaped by AI-generated content and curated media narratives. Sixteen:Nine is moving: From April 15 on, you will find all Sixteen:Nine news over on “Sixteen:Nine by invidis”. …
Spectrio Moves Deeper into “as a Service” to Tackle Three Weak Links in Digital Signage April 14, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger The Tampa, Florida-based digital signage provider Spectrio is introducing three new service offerings to its Intelligent Engagement Suite: Spectrio Studio, Spectrio Academy, and Spectrio Care. With these services, the company is extending its offering beyond software and integration to include content creation, training, and technical support. Sixteen:Nine is moving: From April 15 on, you will …
Scala Shows Up Again at Retail Tech Show in London (Despite Everything Else Going On) April 13, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Although there’s plenty evidence that Scala is only a shadow of what it once was, the brand still appears to be alive and active — at least in Europe. Following reports of significant layoffs at Stratacache, particularly within the Scala team last month, the company has now announced it will exhibit at the Retail Technology …
Synect Pitching Airport Experience Platform for Wave of Global Events April 13, 2026 by John Berkovich Synect is making the case for a digital signage and passenger communications program to help airports handle rising international traffic tied to a wave of major global events expected in the United States over the next several years. The company introduced Eventready, a passenger engagement platform designed to help airports manage event-driven surges tied to …
LED Media Towers Line Reworked Chick Hearn Court Plaza Outside Crypto.com Arena April 13, 2026 by John Berkovich A pedestrian plaza between Crypto.com Arena and the LA Live entertainment district in downtown Los Angeles has been outfitted with a series of sculptural LED media towers that blend digital signage with architectural lighting. The project transforms Chick Hearn Court – previously a vehicle-oriented street – into a pedestrian plaza framed by illuminated media structures …
CrownTV Installs Large-Format Digital Displays at Victoria’s Secret Fifth Avenue Flagship April 10, 2026 by John Berkovich Victoria’s Secret has redesigned its Fifth Avenue flagship in New York City to become a reflection of a campaign that centered around the Amazon Prime documentary “The Tour ’23,” which spotlighted 20 female artists from around the world who worked on the brand’s 2023 fashion show. Digital signage provider Crown TV has deployed nine digital …
Christie Projectors Drive Projection Mapping Show At UNESCO Stepwell In India April 9, 2026 by John Berkovich A large-scale projection mapping show at the historic Rani-ki-Vav stepwell in Patan, India, is using high-brightness RGB laser projectors to transform the 11th-century UNESCO World Heritage site into a nighttime storytelling canvas. Commissioned by the Government of Gujarat and inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 31, the installation uses 10 Christie projectors …
Appspace Named a Leader in First Gartner Magic Quadrant for Workplace Experience Applications April 9, 2026 by John Berkovich Appspace has been named a Leader in the first-ever Magic Quadrant from Gartner covering Workplace Experience Applications, a category focused on software that helps organizations manage offices, communications, and employee services through unified platforms. The workplace software firm was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant based on Gartner’s evaluation of vendors’ ability to execute and completeness …
Retail Media’s In-Store Measurement Problem Gets a New Framework April 9, 2026 by John Berkovich Retail media has grown rapidly online, but translating that model into physical stores has proven far more complicated – particularly when it comes to measuring whether campaigns actually work. A new report from Indianapolis, USA-based In-Store Marketplace (ISM), a Mood Media subsidiary, argues the issue is not a lack of measurement tools, but a lack …
OOH!Media Shuts Retail Media Unit Reo, Hinting At Limits Of Outsourced In-Store Networks April 8, 2026 by John Berkovich Australian out-of-home media company OOH!media is shutting down Reo, the retail media business it launched in 2022 to help retailers build and operate their own advertising networks. It’s a notable pullback in a segment widely touted as a major growth opportunity for both digital signage operators and retailers. The company will stop pursuing new retail …
