Samsung Slowing Manufacturing As Global Economy Hiccups And Sputters June 16, 2022 by Super User A shaky global economy and EVERYTHING else going on lately has evidently compelled tech giant Samsung Electronics to temporarily halt new procurement orders and asking multiple suppliers to delay or reduce component and part shipments, reports the news organization Nikkei Asia. Samsung’s slowdown applies to a range of components across multiple product lines, including displays. …
WOO Launches Global Guidelines For OOH/DOOH Audience Measurement June 15, 2022 by Super User The World Out of home Organization (or WOO) has launched a set of Global Guidelines for Audience Measurement designed to boost trust and accountability in the Digital Out Of Home ad network sector. Introduced at last month’s WOO Global Congress in Toronto, the Global Guidelines build on the existing 2009 ESOMAR guidelines and update existing …
“Excessively High Inventory” In Flat Panel Display Value Chain: DSCC June 14, 2022 by Super User The display market research firm Display Supply Chain Consulting, also known as DSCC, has a post up on its site going into granular detail about the current glut of flat panel displays in the U.S. system, and the ramifications of that. The numbers are about consumer TVs, but more broadly reference “excessively high inventory throughout …
PPDS Finally Harmonizes Pro Display Efforts, Aligning US Business With Global Company June 13, 2022 by Super User When I was at InfoComm last week, I made a point of stopping by the PPDS exhibit to see the company’s latest pots and pans, but also get my head straight on a very involved announcement about the U.S. business. I was told by a contact there that explaining the set-up of PPDS in the …
Uniguest Does Second Acquisition Within Week, Picking Up Hospitality Division Of CPI Global June 11, 2022 by Super User Somewhat lost in the flurry of PR during InfoComm week was a second announcement from Nashville-based solutions provider Uniguest about a second acquisition in as many days. The company announced its acquisition of CPI Global’s hospitality division, a day after announcing its acquisition of the Norwegian software firm Otrum AS. Paris-based CPI Global’s hospitality technology …
NBA’s LA Clippers Adding Vast Halo LED Display Above New Home Arena Floor June 8, 2022 by Super User The folks at the Daktronics booth at InfoComm will have some spring in their steps this morning, as the show opens and word spreads of the company winning another massive deal for another massive LED board for a sports venue. The South Dakota manufacturer has also announced that it has crossed $800 million in orders …
Uniguest Continues To Build Its Footprint, Acquiring Norway’s Otrum AS June 8, 2022 by Super User Nashville-based hospitality and digital signage solutions-focused Uniguest has acquired the Norwegian software firm Otrum AS, which also focuses mainly on hotel guest messaging. Founded in 1985 and based in Oslo, Norway, says PR on the deal, Otrum AS delivers interactive TV and digital signage solutions allowing its technology to engage audiences through any digital surface and …
PPDS, Signagelive Both Bring On Senior Sales People For U.S. Market June 3, 2022 by Super User I am breaking my policy a bit here by posting about new hires, with a note about well-known industry veterans being brought on to a pair of companies. Analytics tell me few readers are interested in these appointments – apart from the employers and new employees. But once in a while there is news that’s …
DSS Europe Summit To Focus On How Digital Signage Is Now Business-Critical June 3, 2022 by Super User Just as industry trade shows are getting back to normal in a sort of/not really post-pandemic era, conferences are also making a comeback after months or years of cancellations or virtual versions. The annual Digital Signage Summit Europe (DSS Europe) will have its first in-person event in three years next month in Munich. The July …
Three Years After Acquisition, Broadsign Rebrands Campsite Ad Exchange As Broadsign Ads June 1, 2022 by Super User A little more than three years after acquiring the programmatic ad exchange Campsite, Digital OOH-focused software company Broadsign has rebranded the service as Broadsign Ads. Started in Montreal, like Broadsign, Campsite was a programmatic digital out of home (pDOOH) demand side platform. Focused at first on the domestic market, Campsite also has reach now into …
