Germany Eases Off Energy Restrictions For Digital Signage And DOOH Displays October 3, 2022 by Super User Energy restrictions that directly affected the digital signage business in Germany have been refined and eased. The government there has amended its Energy Saving Ordinance to now be just overnight, pulled back from a ban that limited operations to just 4 pm to 10 pm at night. “All stakeholders can live with that,” writes Florian …
Volta Eases Off Rollout Accelerator; Cutting Staff And Pulling Back DOOH Ad Revenue Forecast October 3, 2022 by Super User The Digital OOH media company Volta has been announcing aggressive rollout plans at the same time as financial filings show a company burning through investor dollars, and now there’s word the San Francisco start-up is easing off the accelerator and tapping the brakes. The company has announced an “organizational realignment to reduce costs and drive …
Energy Debate Over Switching Off Digital Ad Displays Expands To Ireland September 16, 2022 by Super User The debate and discussion about digital ad displays being turned off to save energy has spread from mainland Europe to Ireland. Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan has called for the Irish government to restrict the operating hours of LED billboards to reduce energy demand during peak hours. “The Government should follow the example of Germany …
So Far, Compliance All Over Map On German Screens Going Dark To Save On Energy September 12, 2022 by Super User Sixteen:Nine’s German-language content partners at Invidis are based in Munich, and its editor went out last night and did an assessment of how businesses and media companies are responding to energy savings measures that have started requiring screens to go dark at night – the measures brought on by energy shortages that trace to Russia’s …
Modern Display Technology Can Handle New On-Off Energy Restriction Demands In EU: NEC-Sharp Experts September 8, 2022 by Super User EDITOR – This is an interesting take from German language content partner Invidis, with insights from Sharp-NEC, on how digital signage network operators can navigate energy consumption and cost issues that have emerged in Europe. Guest Post: Florian Rotberg, Invidis In times of scarce energy supply, the pressure on digital signage network operators increases, because …
UK Activist Slapping Official-Looking Energy Use Stickers On Digital Posters To Shame Media Owners September 6, 2022 by Super User Energy shortages have forced prices up – way, way up soon in the UK – and prompted usage restrictions in some countries for things like digital advertising displays. It’s also started, or more likely heightened what’s already been happening, efforts by activists who are opposed to widespread advertising in city streets and public areas. UK …
Swedx UK Shows A 3,000 Nit Portable Outdoor LCD Display That Runs Off Solar September 2, 2022 by Super User Digital sandwich board signs became a bit of thing during the height of pandemic lockdowns, particularly in Europe. The freestanding LCD screens, parked outside store entries, could explain how things were now working when there were capacity limits, staff shortages and supply issues. Now there’s a version of that sandwich board – also referred to …
Wireless Power For Displays Is Here … Kinda Sorta September 1, 2022 by Super User One of the reasons ops and deployment people who are active in digital signage and AV companies tend to insist on doing site visits and surveys before starting on projects is that they want to see what they’re up against with the location, and check on things like the availability of power. Often, there’s no …
Here’s How And Why Energy Savings Measures With DOOH Screens Can Be A Handle-With-Care Situation August 30, 2022 by Super UserFollowing on to that situation in Europe in which some countries are encouraging or mandating energy usage restrictions, our German language content partners at Invidis have an interesting post up looking at the workable measures for shutting off screens for part of the day. If you are unfamiliar with what’s up here, Russia’s invasion of …
Swiss OOH Ad Industry Adopts Voluntary Energy Savings To (Hopefully) Pre-empt Gov’t Mandates August 26, 2022 by Super User Switzerland has joined Germany and Spain in taking measures to reduce energy usage on digital ad displays, as fall and winter approach and Russian’s continued invasion of Ukraine affects energy availability. Our German language content partner Invidis reports: While the screen runtime in Germany is limited by law from September 1st, the out-of-home industry in …
