Samsung Display Exiting Direct LCD Manufacturing Early As TV Prices Fall May 31, 2022 by Super User There’s a decent chance Samsung-branded LCD flat panels used in digital signage jobs were already being manufactured by other companies, but that will definitely be the case going forward, as Samsung Display exits the LCD display manufacturing business and turns fully to third-party suppliers for that product line. The Korea Times reports Samsung Display will …
Spectrio Acquires Food Services-Focused Ping HD; Adds 35,000+ Screens To Footprint May 27, 2022 by Super User Tampa-area digital signage software and solutions provider Spectrio has completed another acquisition, this time picking up the food services-focused digital signage CMS firm Ping HD, which operates out of Denver. Ping does a lot of its trade in sports and entertainment venues, primarily at food and beverage concessions. The deal adds some 35,000 screens to …
80%+ Of Bars And Restaurants Say Digital Signage Boosts Sales: Vendor Research May 19, 2022 by Super User The CMS software firm Yodeck has released results of research work that suggests the use of digital signage inside and/or outside by restaurants, cafés, and bars dramatically boosts sales. It’s clear, notes Yodeck in a published summary, “that sharing practical information in an eating or drinking environment impacts sales and customer satisfaction, which can, in …
Time Running Out To Get Listed And Ranked In Digital Signage Industry Yearbook May 19, 2022 by Super User Invidis, Sixteen:Nine’s content partner in Europe, has for many years produced an excellent annual yearbook magazine in print and digital formats that looks at digital signage industry trends, profiles some of its leaders, and ranks companies based on their business activity and footprint. The yearbook has always focused on the European market, since Munich-based Invidis …
Christie Digital Acquires Assets Of Brass Roots Technologies May 17, 2022 by Super User Christie Digital Systems has acquired the assets of the Texas technology firm Brass Roots Technologies, picking up its IP and talent in the areas of advanced optics and electronics for high-performance display and imaging systems. Employees now work for Christie, but operations will remain in Allen, TX, working under the Christie name. “The purchase of …
Pandemic Was, Weirdly, Best Of Times For Display Industry, While Recovery Is Worst Of Times: DSCC May 17, 2022 by Super User The digital display industry finds itself in this weird circumstance, says supply chain analyst Ross Young, in which the 2020-2021 pandemic period was actually pretty good, and now, as the recovery ramps up and inflation is rising, prices are down and the outlook is shaky. Display Supply Chain Consulting’s Young made that observation in a …
Longtime Intel Digital Signage Lead Jose Avalos Launches IT Service Spin-Out May 12, 2022 by Super User It’s not really digital signage, but long-timers in this industry might be curious about what Jose Avalos is up to, now that he has left his long-running gig as the main guy at Intel on the digital signage file. Avalos is now Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Revenue Officer of an Intel spinoff called AustinGIS – …
Peerless-AV Broadens Custom LED Mounting Capabilities Via Acquisition Of ADF Visual Display Products May 11, 2022 by Super User Chicago-based display technology manufacturer Peerless-AV has broadened its display mounting capabilities into custom LED work, through the acquisition of the southern California firm ADF Visual Display Products. ADF has specialized in engineering and then building some of the more high profile and challenging direct view LED deployment jobs out there. The company has been acting …
Reflective LCD Start-Up Azumo Gets $30M In New Backing For Expansion, R&D May 10, 2022 by Super User The Chicago display start-up Azumo just got a vote of confidence from investors, securing $30 million in new financing to drive international expansion, increase manufacturing capabilities and launch new products that use its low-power reflective LCD technology. Azumo’s core product is sunlight-readable, reflective “LCD 2.0” technology that it says can reduce LCD power consumption by as much …
PPDS (Philips) Makes Senior Management Changes; Defines Three Global Heads Of “Strategic Pillars” May 9, 2022 by Super User PPDS – the company that markets Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and pro TV products and solutions – has announced a major management re-org just ahead of ISE, the big pro AV trade show this week in Barcelona. General Manager Chris Colpaert has left PPDS after about four years, and three PPDS …
