Loop’s Struggles Continue, With Ad Revenues Off 23% In Most Recent Quarter August 8, 2024 by Super User LA-based Loop Media, which makes ad-supported streaming media channels for place-based venues like bars and salons, continues to struggle in what it calls a challenging ad market environment. Year to year ad revenue was down 23% for the most recent quarter and Loop had a net loss for the period of $5.5 million. From the …
ProAV M&A: Kramer Bolsters AV Over IP Chops Through ZeeVee Acquisition August 7, 2024 by Super User The Israeli AV solutions and infrastructure provider Kramer has boosted its capabilities in AV over IP through the acquisition of ZeeVee, a Boston-area manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology for the pro AV and IT markets. Buying ZeeVee gets Kramer advanced technologies and expertise in an area that seemingly has big growth potential – …
Taco Bell Adding Voice AI Ordering To Hundreds Of US Drive-Thrus August 1, 2024 by Super User The owner of Taco Bell says it has targeted hundreds of its US stores for the implementation of voice AI-based ordering in the drive thrus. Yum! Brands says its Voice AI technology is already in more than 100 Taco Bell U.S. drive-thrus across 13 states – using it to “enhance back-of-house operations for team members …
DPAA Opens Registration For Annual Global Summit, Oct. 15 In NYC July 31, 2024 by Super User Registration is now open for the DPAA’s annual Global Summit in New York City, back again at Pier Sixty and running October 15th. From The DPAA: This year’s event promises to be our most dynamic and engaging yet. We’ll explore retail media, video everywhere, programmatic transparency, innovative screen solutions, sustainability, and SO MUCH MORE! Join …
Women IN AV/IT Launches Mentorship Program July 31, 2024 by Super User Women in AV/IT (WAVIT) has launched what it calls a Wave of Influence Mentorship Program, which is designed to support women as they embark on AV/IT careers, or navigate career challenges. With a community-minded approach, WAVIT ensures that no woman is left alone. Committee members will provide resources and closely monitor partnerships to ensure a …
Panasonic Sells 80% Stake In Projectors Business, But Staying In That Business July 31, 2024 by Super User A report from a few days back suggested Panasonic had fully sold its projectors business, however deal details now coming available indicate the Japanese electronics company has only sold a majority stake and intends to keep making and selling projectors. The Japanese financial investor Orix is said to be paying the equivalent of around $630M …
Walmart Opens Up Some In-Store Retail Media Screens To Non-Endemic Advertisers July 31, 2024 by Super User The rise of the in-store display aspect of retail media networks has had almost everything to do with the idea of promoting products and offers to shoppers when they’re in shopping mode inside bricks and mortar stores, but retail giant Walmart is taking the interesting step of opening up its in-store screens inventory to non-endemic …
Screenly First Digital Signage CMS Software Company To Sign Multinational Secure By Design Pledge July 31, 2024 by Super User With the global IT outage a very recent memory, and still not fully resolved for some CrowdStrike customers, software security and IT best practises are now (or certainly should be) big discussion points across organizations and industries. Numerous digital signage CMS software providers have had announcements in the past year or two about attaining security …
Hey Google, Where’s The Digital Signage In Your New Manhattan Offices? July 30, 2024 by Super User The Wall Street Journal has posted an interesting video – like other newspapers, WSJ can’t just be words and pix these days – about Google’s newest office space in New York City, a huge office built inside of and on top of a historic rail terminal building on the lower west side of Manhattan. It’s …
Swiss OOH Media Companies Facing Existential Threat From Local Government Bans July 30, 2024 by Super User Filling the screen inventory with enough ads to pay their way is normally the biggest challenge for digital out of home media companies, but in Switzerland, the challenge is becoming existential – as the highest court in that country has cleared the way for municipalities to banish commercial advertising in public spaces. The ruling this …
