STRATACACHE Buys UK-Based Systems Integrator Sys-Teams November 12, 2018 by Super User Dayton, Ohio-based digital signage solutions company STRATACACHE has acquired the UK integrator Sys-Teams, giving the company in-house European capability for installation, integration and field services. Sys-Teams has focused its projects in the UK and EU and, under STRATACACHE, plans to expand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, beginning with Germany and the Benelux region. …
Next Digital Signage Federation Networking Mixer Set For Dec. 6th In Miami November 11, 2018 by Super User The next Digital Signage Federation networking mixer is coming up in a few weeks in Miami. The Miami Meet and Greet is 6:30– 8:30 PM on December 6th, at the EB Hotel near Miami’s International Airport. Why there and not downtown? The giant Art Basel art show is on in Miami Beach, making that part of …
New Content Program Brings Famed Artworks From MOMA Collection To NYC Rail Platforms November 9, 2018 by Super User We can only wonder what Vincent van Gogh would have thought, in his more lucid moments, of seeing his work running on screens in New York subway stations. From my perspective, Starry Night beats the hell out of career college and Learn To Speak English posters. The media company OUTFRONT has launched a content program …
16:9 Mixer In Works For ISE In Amsterdam November 9, 2018 by Super User How about a 16:9 Mixer in Amsterdam, during ISE 2019? I am working with secured sponsors on plans to host a mixer at the RAI venue, where Integrated Systems Europe is staged, at the tail end of one of the show days. It would be quite similar to the mixer I’ve been doing for ages …
Blockchain for Digital OOH: Why, When, How? November 9, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Dan Dawson, Grand Visual We’ve taken an active role in defining how it might affect Digital OOH media specifically. Through our work with the Digital Future Council, a think tank of clients, industry leaders, and technologists, bridging the gap between media, advertising, and technology, and here’s what we found out about the transformative role that …
Listen To Coffee And Controversy 2018 November 7, 2018 by Super User I was in New York last week for the Digital Signage Federation’s annual Coffee and Controversy breakfast event – a panel discussion that each year brings together some of the most influential leaders in the digital signage industry. It was the biggest one to date, with some 225 people turning out at Google’s NYC offices …
DSF’s Coffee And Controversy Draws Record Crowd October 31, 2018 by Super User Just back at World HQ after a lightning quick trip in and out of New York – mostly to attend and moderate the Digital Signage Federation’s annual Coffee and Controversy breakfast event. It was at Google’s NYC offices – which are predictably nice. The tech giant has a terrific events auditorium/presentation center/whatever they call it, …
DSE ONE EUROPE Conference In London Moved Back To May 2019 October 29, 2018 by Super User The Digital Signage Expo folks have shifted plans for a one-day event in London from December of this year to May of next year. DSE ONE-EUROPE was originally set for Dec. 5th in London, a few weeks from now, but will now be in May 2019. I can only find stuff that generally says May, …
SkinnyIT Reportedly Closes Doors, Just Months After IST Acquisition October 26, 2018 by Super User It appears that SkinnyIT, the Dallas-area field service management company that bought Installation & Service Technologies earlier this year, has folded. IST, as it was known, had been a significant player in the digital signage field service space in recent years, and a big presence at DSE. From anything I knew, IST was very much a …
Understanding Programmatic Digital Out Of Home In One Easy Post October 25, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Vince Banks, Broadsign Around the world, digital out-of-home (DOOH) inventory has begun to be sold programmatically. As major players in the DOOH space make programmatic a top priority, it’s expected that this new sales model, with all its associated benefits, will quickly become an industry standard. Unfortunately, not everyone understands how this model works …
