India’s Pickcel Adds To 80K Screen Footprint With Fitness Club Deal June 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Indian economy is among the Top 5 in the world – larger than France and the UK – so it is reasonable to assume it could be an opportune market for digital signage technology. While there are some western CMS software companies that outsource development to India, it’s still rare to bump into a …
Europe’s Largest LED Ceiling To Light Up Manchester’s Iconic Printworks Venue June 14, 2022 by Dave Haynes An old newspaper building block in Manchester, UK that was re-imagined as a multi-tenant entertainment venue is getting an upgrade with what will be the largest LED ceiling in Europe. The entire common space ceiling inside of Printworks will be 900 sq. meters of ceiling-suspended LED – a lightweight, fire-rated set of modules/cabinets provided by …
Sony Has Grown Software Partner Ecosystem From Two To 34 In Last 18 months June 14, 2022 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
