Fine Pitch LED Sales Miss Forecasts In Q2: OMDIA October 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes Global sales of fine pitch LED video wall displays didn’t hit forecasts in Q2 of this year, according to new data slipped out by the research firm Omdia. But sales of what you’d maybe call “almost fine pitch” are hopping. Analyst Tay Taehoon Kim periodically posts briefs on Linkedin that reference larger, paywalled research pieces. …
Global Pro AV Industry Forecast To Grow At 5.6% CAGR Through 2028, When It Will Be $400B Business August 29, 2023 by Dave Haynes The pro AV industry is forecast to add nearly $100 billion in revenue over the next five years, reaching $402 billion in 2028, according to AVIXA’s 2023 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA). “This year’s update to the pro AV industry forecasts shows a return to a rate of growth that would have been considered …
University R&D Team Develops Process To Write LED Displays With A Ballpoint Pen August 15, 2023 by Dave Haynes A university research lab that had already come up with a way to inkjet print LEDs has now figured out how to write them onto surfaces like paper and fabrics using a ballpoint pen. The R&D comes out of the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, under a team led …
AI Platform Relo Metrics Uses Computer Vision To Track Sponsor Impressions Across Mediums August 15, 2023 by Dave Haynes This technology isn’t directly related to digital signage work, but it has some interesting implications on a larger scale – a computer vision solution that tracks sponsorship impressions in environments like stadiums and arenas. A company called Relo Metrics (previously know as GumGum Sports) – which has an AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform – has integrated …
Digital Signage Services Demand Plummeted; Hardware Sales Slowed In First Half Of 2023: Survey August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes Munich-based consulting and publishing firm invidis has released the latest results from the digital signage and Digital Out Of Home “Business Climate Index” it recently revived, suggesting that the first half of 2023 saw demand plummet for digital signage services and sales slow for hardware.”Only with a lot of luck can the industry make up …
JCDecaux’s Hong Kong Office Charts Dramatic Audience Drop And Gradual Recovery Through COVID-19 Era August 3, 2023 by Dave Haynes You could argue that data from media owner JCDecaux that shows a dip and then recovery of out of home audience counts through the 2020-23 pandemic era is mostly just confirming what we already knew or assumed, but it is nonetheless interesting to see it visualized in a chart. The Hong Kong business unit of …
Global OOH Ad Revenue Exceeds $40 Billion For First Time: WOO August 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes The World Out of Home Organization’s survey of member organizations suggests worldwide out of home ad revenue is forecast to exceed $40 billion for the first time, and that’s with just a 5.1% slice of the global media pie. The number was up from 4.7% in 2022, but has not yet caught up with a …
Hivestack, Nielsen Collaborate On Credible Measurement Solution For APAC DOOH Ad Market July 28, 2023 by Dave Haynes The Montreal ad-tech firm Hivestack has collaborated with research giant Nielsen to develop what’s described as a credible, trustworthy and sorely-needed audience measurement solution for the media companies operating in the APAC region. Hivestack says its new verified impression multiplier methodology provides a turnkey, trusted solution for media owners across the Asia-Pacific region. “Independently backed …
The 2023 Digital Signage Yearbook Now Available As A Free Download July 26, 2023 by Dave Haynes The 2023 version of the annual invidis digital signage yearbook is now available as a free download. The publication – done both as an oversized print magazine and as a PDF – has some 200 pages of stories, studies, analyses and market data, primarily about the European market. For the past two years, Sixteen:Nine has …
MiniLED Mainstreaming, While True MicroLED For Pro Displays Still Years Off: Futuresource InfoComm Report July 20, 2023 by Dave Haynes The UK-based research firm Futuresource sends teams of analysts to the major pro AV trade shows, and there were several people in Orlando last month for InfoComm – resulting in part in a round-up deck that the company kindly makes available as a free download to the industry at large. Portland, OR-based Ted Romanowitz does …
