Screencloud’s Mark McDermott Wins CEO of the Year at SaaS Award Show June 26, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Screencloud CEO Mark McDermott has been named CEO of the Year at the Tekpon Awards – not an event we’ve come across before, but one that reportedly drew around 1,000 SaaS and AI executives to Bucharest, Romania. Tekpon, a platform that intends to help businesses find the right software and AI tools, organizes these events …
AVI-SPL to Be Acquired by 26North Partners in Major Private Equity Deal June 25, 2025 by Florian Rotberg AVI-SPL, the world’s largest integrator of ProAV and unified communications technologies, is set to gain new ownership. Current majority owner Marlin Equity Partners has announced the sale of a controlling stake to private equity firm 26North Partners LP. Marlin, along with select shareholders, will retain a minority interest in the company. As is typical in …
Swedish Retailer Launches Smart Retail Media Network Using Live Data June 25, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger In Europe, more and more retailers are stepping up their retail media game. In many cases, this doesn’t just means adding new displays to the shopfloors but a total overhaul of in-store communication concepts. Surprisingly, the most forward-thinking concepts don’t always come from big multi-national grocers, even though these typically have the largest networks and …
US Grocer Kroger Equips Stores with Custom-Made Screens June 24, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The US grocer Kroger is launching its first major in-store retail media project. This will include “elegant, integrated displays” installed in selected locations among its 2,700 stores and will complement the online ad offering of the Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) network. To make the screens fit in with the store environment, Kroger developed several custom …
Amazon Grows Signage Stick CMS Support to 25 June 23, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Amazon is expanding its group of digital signage CMS partners. Its Signage Stick – the Fire TV Stick for digital signage, so to speak – now works with 25 different CMS platforms. The latest to join the list is Lifeloop, a platform designed specifically for senior living homes. Lifeloop is already used in about 4,700 …
World’s Longest Outdoor LED Lights Up by Dubai Fountains June 18, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Last week, what might be the most ambitious LED project of the year went live in Dubai: a 418-meter-long and 3-meter-high screen along the promenade by the Dubai Fountains. Since the famous water show is being renovated this summer, an alternative attraction was needed. The result is now the longest (semi-)permanent outdoor LED installation in …
LG Becomes First Display Maker to Offer Managed Signage June 17, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger LG has introduced ProActive360 – which at first glance looks like a regular digital signage software solution but is actually designed as a managed services stack. The services are structured into three tiers, the baseline being device management. The second adds content support, handling the management tasks usually done in a CMS, leaving the content …
Orlando Airport’s Aging Video Walls Face a Digital Upgrade June 17, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Orlando | Orlando International Airport (MCO) has long been a pioneer in digital signage, earning its reputation as the digital flagship of U.S. airports. Now, as the first generation of video wall displays approaches the end of its lifespan, upgrades are inevitable. Large LCD video walls, once dominant, have gradually fallen out of favor, replaced …
Mid-Sized LED Screens Bring New DooH Presence to Manhattan Streets June 13, 2025 by Balthasar Mayer New York has a new digital-out-of-home network in Midtown Manhattan. The network features 40 double-sided LED displays and is expected to reach 422 million impressions in just four weeks. Pearl Media, the network operator, spent two years setting it up. Each display is about 8 square meters in size and mounted about three meters above …
Nashville’s New Concert Hall Features SNA Display LED Banner June 13, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The Pinnacle is a recently opened music venue in Nashville, Tennessee, offering a more intimate concert experience than large arena shows –accommodating a crowd of 4,500 people. That makes it the largest concert hall of its kind in Music City. Open for three months now, The Pinnacle features a rounded LED banner above its main …
