Smart Displays On The Rise: Updated Report On SoC In Digital Signage October 29, 2018 by Super User About 18 months ago, Sixteen:Nine first looked at the state of smart displays and raised the question of whether digital signage displays with embedded System on Chip (SoC) players inside represented the future path for the industry. In early 2017, almost every sign pointed to widespread adoption. Today, it is clear that adoption is happening. …
Understanding Programmatic Digital Out Of Home In One Easy Post October 25, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Vince Banks, Broadsign Around the world, digital out-of-home (DOOH) inventory has begun to be sold programmatically. As major players in the DOOH space make programmatic a top priority, it’s expected that this new sales model, with all its associated benefits, will quickly become an industry standard. Unfortunately, not everyone understands how this model works …
IAdea’s Small All-In-Signboards Can Now Run Samsung’s MagicINFO CMS October 24, 2018 by Super User Taiwan-based hardware manufacturer IAdea has done an interesting partnership with Samsung that sees IAdea’s small signboard displays pre-loaded with Samsung’s own content management software, MagicINFO. It’s interesting because Samsung has for many, many years tried to somehow have its own free-ish CMS software available to display customers, while also developing partnerships with software companies that …
Renault Deploys Media4Display Across Its Dealer Network October 18, 2018 by Super User This is a micro dealership/experience center for Renault, one of hundreds of dealer locations across Europe that are now running on Media4Display, the CMS platform marketed by France’s Telelogos. The software has replaced a previous solution that no longer met Renault’s needs, which included: A minimum of three tiers of management – Global, National, Dealers. Easy, …
Appspace Shifts CMS Platform To Progressive Web App; Purging Last Bits Of Flash October 15, 2018 by Super User I kinda made the assumption Adobe Flash was ancient history for software companies in the digital signage ecosystem, but there are bits of it still around. The software firm Appspace pushed out an interesting mass email Monday to its contacts database saying it was happily announce that by the end of this year, all Flash-based tools in …
When Menu Screen Goes Out, Go Back To Print? October 11, 2018 by Super User This is even weirder than the McCafe label thing … A Toronto reader snapped a shot at Yorkdale Mall in Toronto – arguably Canada’s ritziest shopping centre – that had a food court WSR vendor using a whole printed menu sign OVER the digital menu display. This was from about six weeks ago. Cheaper, I …
SignageOS Launches Software Bridge For Digital Signage On Raspberry Pi October 11, 2018 by Super User The Czech software start-up signageOS has launched a software platform that enables established CMS software companies to add low-cost Raspberry Pi micro PCs to its range of media player options, without having to assign the necessary development resources to figure it all out and get it running. The custom integration by the Prague company – which …
Suzuki Rolls Out French Dealer Network Using Sony’s Digital Signage Solution. Yeah, Sony … October 9, 2018 by Super User It is reasonable to suggest that Sony has been, at most, on the fringes of the digital signage industry for many years. So it’s interesting to stumble across indications that it 1) has a solution and 2) it’s getting used. From UK-based AV magazine comes news that Suzuki France has more than 100 motorcycle dealerships …
LG Holding Nov. 1 Tech Tour Digital Signage Event In NYC October 9, 2018 by Super User It looks LG has a big cross-section of companies co-exhibiting with it at its Tech Tour event in New York on Nov. 1. LG’s commercial display partners at the event in Hell’s Kitchen include BrightSign, Chief, Peerless Av and numerous CMS companies like Gauddi (from the Netherlands), Hughes, Omnivex, Ping HD, Skykit, Tripleplay and 22 …
PATTISON Onestop Says It Has Surpassed Captivate As Largest Elevator Screen Network In Canada October 5, 2018 by Super User The Canadian OOH media company PATTISON Onestop, a division of Vancouver-based PATTISON Outdoor Advertising, says it now has the largest elevator screen network in Canada – surpassing the footprint of rival Captivate. PATTISON Onestop says it now has more than 2,200 displays across all eight major markets in Canada, delivering over 3.2 million viewable ad …