Brightsign Expands with Series 6 Players, SoCs, and Edge-AI Support June 6, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Brightsign has been a go-to name in digital signage since I don’t know how many years, with its purple media players powering some two million digital signage endpoints worldwide. The San-José-based company has traditionally focused on its hardware, its proprietary BrightsignOS, and maintaining partnerships with other CMS providers through its alliance program. Its own CMS …
Christie Launches No-OS, No-RF Displays at Infocomm June 6, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger While it’s true that many security-sensitive and business-critical environments prefer media players over SoC displays for digital signage, calling SoCs an insecure option would be a bit far-stretched. But Christie is obviously seeing a market opportunity in “non-smart” displays with no SoC and no RF. The US manufacturer is launching an LCD line-up called Secure …
DPAA Announces Speakers and Details for 2024 Canada Summit June 6, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger DPAA is holding its Canada Summit in Toronto on June 11 next week and has now announced the speaker lineup and agenda details. The event is targeted towards the Canadian DooH and Retail Media industry, with speakers coming mostly from the brand and agency side, including: Sabrina LaRosa, Senior Director of Media, Loblaws Neal Bouwmeester, …
U.S. OoH Advertising Hits Record $1.98B in Q1 June 5, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The Out of Home industry in the U.S. has had its best start to a year ever. According to the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), OoH network operators generated $1.98 billion in sales in the first quarter of the year. This follows a strong performance last year, when the industry reported $1.96 …
We Tried Google Beam – the Closest Thing to In-Person Conversation Yet June 4, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger In late 2024, my colleagues and I were lucky enough to experience a technology that Google still kept shrouded in mystery at the time: Google’s Project Starline. Hidden in two demo rooms at the ChromeOS Experience Center in San José, this early glimpse into what is now officially known as Google Beam left us stunned. …
Korbyt Introduces AI Agents to Automate Content Creation and Delivery June 4, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger At DSS Europe in Munich a couple of weeks ago, one of the most talked-about topics was how digital signage software vendors can harness the power of AI. Many conversations centered on the potential for CMS providers to train AI models with their own data to create tailored, signage-specific tools – especially autonomous AI agents …
Goodbye Spreadsheets? Broadsign Automates Guaranteed Bookings for DooH June 3, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger While the World Out of Home Organization (WOO) is holding its annual congress in Mexico City, Broadsign – one of the largest SSPs for digital out-of-home – is taking a big step toward simplifying media planning in out-of-home. With its new In-Advance feature, booking DooH campaigns could soon be as easy and efficient as real-time …
DooH: “Holographic” 3D-Truck Hits Las Vegas May 28, 2025 by Florian Rotberg A new era of mobile advertising is set to unfold in Las Vegas with the arrival of Flo Advertising’s 3D Holographic Experience Truck. Developed in collaboration with Hypervsn and Firefly, the truck features the infamous 3D LED rotor displays, supposed to captivate audiences in high-traffic areas, conventions, and live events. Combining two familiar technologies – …
A New Chapter for Sixteen:Nine: Hello from invidis May 27, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger “We miss Dave already!” I’m sure that’s what you’re all thinking. And we get it – we miss his snarky posts, too. While we don’t possess the same level of sass as Dave – after all, we’re German – our history in the digital signage industry is just as long. “We” – that’s invidis. Some …
10net, Unified Brand Forge Digital Signage Solutions Partnership August 1, 2018 by Super User A pair of well-established digital signage solutions companies have put together a cross-border partnership to make them both more competitive and broaden their offers. 10net, based in Vancouver, BC, and Unified Brand, based in Phoenix, AZ, say they are “joining forces to create a more personalized digital experience” for customers, working off the age-old idea …
