WOO Sees 2026 as the Year of Brand Focus, AdTech Consolidation and Global Growth January 16, 2026 by John Berkovich The global Out of Home industry is entering 2026 with renewed confidence, improving market conditions and a stronger strategic outlook than it experienced in 2025, according to World Out of Home Organization (WOO) President Tom Goddard. In a New Year message, Goddard said the medium has proven resilient in a volatile advertising environment, with signs …
Video Interview: Tamara Bebb on Spectrio’s New Platform and Go-to-Market Focus January 16, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Spectrio is arguably one of the digital signage companies that has undergone the most takeovers in recent years. Consolidating the acquired 14 CMS solutions into a single platform has been a massive feat for the Tampa, Florida–based company. At our Executive Club event in Miami, I spoke with Spectrio’s CEO, Tamara Bebb, to get her …
Skykit’s 2025/26 Review: Why 2025 Marked the Moment Digital Signage Became a True Enterprise Infrastructure January 15, 2026 by John Berkovich Digital signage took on a new identity in 2025, according to Skykit leadership. Instead of being treated as an IT add-on or communications tool, more enterprises began evaluating signage as core operational infrastructure — expected to drive revenue, deliver real-time data to frontline teams, and scale securely across thousands of endpoints. That shift reshaped how …
Video Interview: SageNet’s IV Dickson on True Innovation in Digital Signage January 15, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger When we hosted our Executive Club in Miami at the end of 2025, I had the chance to dive into more in-depth conversations with many of our guests. One of the brains I always enjoy picking apart is IV Dickson’s. He’s Chief Innovation Officer for SageNet and can always give you a very realistic assessment …
Screencloud’s 2025/26 Review: Mark McDermott on the ROI of Employee-Facing Signage January 14, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger UK-based CMS company ScreenCloud secured a strategic investor this year — a testament to the potential of employee-facing signage, which makes up a significant part of what the company does. CEO Mark McDermott is known as a forward-thinking leader, among the first to translate emerging tech trends into the signage space. In his Year in …
Poppulo Appoints Amber Arsenault King as Vice President of Sales January 14, 2026 by John Berkovich Denver, USA-based Poppulo has appointed industry veteran Amber Arsenault King as Vice President of Sales. She joins the company from Planar, bringing more than three decades of experience across the AV and digital signage market. In her new role, Arsenault King will lead Poppulo’s global sales organization, with a focus on customer strategy, team development …
Korbyt’s 2025/26 Review: Travis Kemp on Putting Customer Reality Ahead of Feature Parity January 13, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Korbyt has been busy in 2025, steadily rolling out updates across hardware and software but Travis Kemp’s Year in Review for Sixteen:Nine summarizes where the company is taking its workplace experience platform. Some keywords to summarize what he says: customer-centricity, practical AI, operational simplicity, and vertical specialization. I’m especially keen to see its new AI …
Red Dot Digital Media’s 2025/26 Review: Darryl Kuder on the Value of a Full-Service Partner January 12, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Carlsbad, California-based digital signage integrator Red Dot is one of those smaller firms that lives and breathes digital signage. Clients turn to the company for digital storytelling projects, with Red Dot handling everything from the underlying hardware and software infrastructure to the creation of the content itself. The firm primarily works with BrightSign media players …
Adquick’s 2025/26 Review: Adam Singer on Why Measurable, Performance-Driven DooH Is the Future of Out-of-Home January 9, 2026 by John Berkovich As out-of-home advertising continues to evolve toward greater accountability and precision, 2025 marked a pivotal year in how brands plan, buy, and measure DooH at scale. Adquick VP of Marketing Adam Singer reflects on a transformative year defined by platform growth, deeper performance measurement, and expanding global reach while looking ahead to how AI-driven planning …
Meet Frank Pisano and Bryan Meszaros, the New Chairs of the DSF January 8, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced its 2026 Board of Directors, welcoming one new member and reappointing three incumbents to continue guiding the organization. Joining the Board is Andrea Varrone of Creative Realities, while Kiersten Gibson (Reach Media Network), Megan Zeller (Peerless AV), and Jonathan Brawn (Brawn Consulting) were reelected for new terms. They …
