Sony Has Grown Software Partner Ecosystem From Two To 34 In Last 18 months June 14, 2022 by Super User There was a time not very long ago, at all, when I would walk into a Sony booth at a trade show and try to sort out what the company was even doing in digital signage, besides selling very nice LCD and microLED displays. That has changed, rather dramatically. The Japanese manufacturer, particularly 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 …
Why Chrome OS Changes The Dynamic For Digital Experiences June 11, 2022 by Peter Critchley GUEST POST: PETER CRITCHLEY, TRISON We’ve been in the business of delivering digital experiences for almost 25 years, and in that time the industry has changed dramatically. When we started out in 1998, the PC was just about capable of driving moderately complex ‘multimedia’ computer TV channels, and ‘large format display’ meant a bulky and …
They’re Ba-a-a-ck!: Google Formally Re-Enters The Digital Signage Ecosystem June 9, 2022 by Super User Technology giant Google is formally finding its way back into the digital signage and kiosk business, though the company never really left. There are many networks and many 1,000s of Chrome OS devices being used for digital signage and kiosks around the world. However, the company came into the signage market with a big splash …
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 …
Screenfeed Goes No Code With New Connect Dynamic Messaging Toolset June 7, 2022 by Super User The Minneapolis-based subscription content company Screenfeed has launched a new content creation toolset that applies the concept of no-code software to producing customized, data-driven and fully automated messaging for digital signage networks. Called Screenfeed Connect, and the product of 30,000 developer hours over the last two years, the essence of the platform is making it …
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 …
Optisigns Adds Support For Apple TVs As Digital Signage Players June 1, 2022 by Super User The Houston, TX CMS software firm OptiSigns is the latest digital signage services provider to add Apple TVs to the list of hardware player options. The SaaS company’s play-out software was already compatible with Windows, Android, Linux, Raspberry Pi, BrightSign, Roku, and “LG Commercial” – which I assume means webOS smart displays. OptiSigns also supports …
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 …
Digital Signage For The Banking Sector? Of Course! May 24, 2022 by German Talon Guest Post: Germán Talón, Nsign.tv The pandemic has brought about big changes in many sectors, and banking is no exception. But before the pandemic, we were already seeing lots of high-level changes in the sector like, for instance, in major acquisitions and mergers. Many of these operations resulted in closures of offices and in the …
