ISE 2018 Pre-Show News And Impressions February 5, 2018 by Dave Haynes The buzz around Integrated Systems Europe is that the show, which is sort of on now but really opens tomorrow, could push past 80,000 attendees. That’s a lot of people to squeeze into the RAI conference center in Amsterdam, even with a jumbo temporary tent out front and a new exhibit are that has taken …
Intersection’s US Digital OOH Network To Run Off BroadSign Control January 30, 2018 by Dave Haynes It will be BroadSign Control under the hood, going forward, for the digital poster network run by smart cities-centric media company Intersection. Intersection will use Broadsign’s content management system, Broadsign Control, to schedule and deliver advertising and dynamic HTML5 content to a national national network of Link kiosks, urban digital poster panels, interactive station platform …
Cineplex Wins Turnkey Deal To Run QSR Menu Boards For Biggest McDonald’s Franchisee On Planet January 26, 2018 by Dave Haynes Toronto-based Cineplex Digital Media has done a deal with a company billed as the largest independent McDonald’s franchisee in the world to deploy, maintain and operate digital menu boards at McDonald’s locations way south in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Cineplex (CDM) will work alongside Arcos Dorados to provide ongoing strategic creative content, consulting services …
Navori Adds Support For Samsung Tizen SOC Displays; MVIX Now Runs On LG Web OS January 22, 2018 by Dave Haynes Many software companies are broadening their use of System On Chip displays, both with Android and on the proprietary versions of Linux run by the big Korean displaycos. Switzerland’s Navori has already integrated with several display companies to get its native Android media player on smart displays, and at ISE ina couple of weeks will be …
Why Your Digital Signage ROI Model Is Wrong January 22, 2018 by Derek DeWitt Guest Post: Tomer Mann, 22 Miles I constantly see or hear from customers who end up with bad deals because they are ill-informed by a vendor and make a purchase based on the wrong things. They may be fooled into believing the solution provider has all these advanced features, but find out later there are …
Startup Kitcast Adds Jamf Device Management To Its Apple TV Digital Signage Offer January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes Start-ups do themselves no favors pushing out press releases claiming world domination, when their brand is top of mind for absolutely no one outside their offices. Eye-rolling done, we’ll largely skip past news that “Kitcast is the #1 digital signage software for managing content across any TV or display” and get to the interesting bit …
The “Service-First” Approach To Selecting A Digital Signage Platform January 18, 2018 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: John Wang, IAdea Digital signage has come a long way from the days of DVD players and USB sticks to a highly-connected platform that enables intelligent applications across every aspect of our lives. As digital signage evolves into a mainstream industry, when selecting a vendor for the playback platform, many system integrators value …
New Hughes App Puts Digital Signage Platform On LG webOS Smart Displays January 12, 2018 by Dave Haynes Hughes Network Systems is the latest company to port its digital signage CMS player software to run on LG webOS system on chip smart displays. The webOS player is compatible with all of the Hughes MediaSignage platform – from corporate comms apps to menu boards. “With this solution, Enterprises of all sizes can easily install our …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Dan Garner On How Xibo Makes Money From Free, Open Source Software January 3, 2018 by Dave Haynes By far the busiest post on the Sixteen:Nine blog is one that lists the many options out there for free, kinda sorta free, or free to start with digital signage CMS software. One of the oldest – and among the few that are legitimately free – is Xibo, an open source digital signage solution that …
Broadsign Debuts Brand Refresh, Streamlined Product Handles December 14, 2017 by Dave Haynes Montreal-based CMS software company Broadsign has revealed a refreshed brand today, as well as tweaks that clean up the names for core products. The logo looks a bit different in terms of color and font selection, and the capital S in BroadSign is gone, so it is now Broadsign. Fine by me. I always had …
