Creative Realities Names Dan McAllister Chief Revenue Officer, Signals Next Phase of Post-Acquisition Growth November 19, 2025 by John Berkovich Creative Realities, Inc. (CRI) has appointed longtime digital signage and media-tech executive Dan McAllister as Chief Revenue Officer, marking a major step in the company’s post-acquisition restructuring and growth strategy. McAllister – whose 25-year career spans senior roles in digital signage, experiential technology, media, and enterprise SaaS – joins the company after holding leadership positions …
Avixa Sets 2026 Board Leadership as New Directors and LSC Members Join November 18, 2025 by John Berkovich Avixa has finalized its 2026 Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee (LSC), adding several new industry leaders to guide the association through the coming year. AVI-SPL’s John Bailey, SVP of Technology & Innovation, was elected Secretary-Treasurer by Avixa members. Also elected to the Board were Loubna Imenchal, Managing Director for MEA at Axis Communications, …
Creative Realities Sees Lower Q3 Revenue As CDM Acquisition Resets Growth Path November 17, 2025 by John Berkovich Creative Realities reported a softer third quarter ahead of its acquisition of Cineplex Digital Media (CDM), with revenue falling to (all figures USD) $10.5 million from $14.4 million a year earlier. The drop, says PR, reflects project-timing shifts and the absence of a major sports-and-entertainment rollout that boosted last year’s results. Gross profit was $4.8 …
JC Decaux and Ströer Show Rare Signs of Weakness as Global OoH Softens November 14, 2025 by John Berkovich JC Decaux has posted its first quarterly revenue decline in years, signalling that even the world’s largest outdoor-media owner isn’t immune to shifting advertiser sentiment. The company reported €926.1 million (US$1.08 billion) in Q3 2025 revenue, a 2.3 percent year-over-year decline (–0.9 percent organic), driven by weakness in Street Furniture and Billboard. Transport was the …
Jolt’s Dual-Charge Strategy Could Define Canada’s EV Future November 13, 2025 by John Berkovich When Shell announced in August 2025 that it would dismantle more than 2,000 Volta charging stations, it sent a clear message: free, ad-supported EV charging may look good on paper, but it rarely pays for itself. The U.S. experiment exposed the challenge of merging utility-scale infrastructure with media-driven revenue models. Into that breach steps Jolt …
Alfalite Expands Into the Americas Through Partnership With Adistec November 12, 2025 by John Berkovich LEDs manufactured in Europe are becoming increasingly attractive to customers in the U.S., particularly in government-related projects and other business-critical verticals that preclude Chinese solutions from the outset due to safety and ongoing tariff concerns. It’s not surprising, then, that Alfalite, based in Spain, is seeking to expand business in North America with the announcement …
Glass-Media and Digi Point Media Launch Transparent LED Poster, Targeting Retail’s Poster Problem November 10, 2025 by John Berkovich Dallas, USA-based Glass-Media, in partnership with Digi Point Media, has unveiled a transparent LED poster designed to replace printed storefront graphics with lightweight and remotely managed digital displays – the latest addition to a fast-growing category of transparent LED displays. According to Glass Media, its new display weighs just 13 pounds and can be installed …
OAAA and Leading Platforms Unite for First-Ever Programmatic OoH Transparency Pledge November 7, 2025 by John Berkovich The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) has announced the launch of the industry’s first Programmatic OoH Transparency Pledge, developed in partnership with leading programmatic platforms including Broadsign, Perion, Place Exchange, Viooh, and Vistar Media. The initiative establishes a unified framework for integrity, accountability, and openness across programmatic out-of-home transactions. Drawing inspiration from …
Santa Monica Weighs Digital Billboard District Amid Preservation Concerns November 6, 2025 by John Berkovich Santa Monica, California, is considering a plan to introduce up to 16 large digital billboards along its famous Third Street Promenade and adjacent Santa Monica Place, marking another step in the city’s gradual embrace of digital out-of-home media after decades of resistance. The initiative, developed in partnership with Los Angeles-based Big Outdoor, expands on the …
Diversified Deepens Footprint in India as AV Market Readies for Take-off November 6, 2025 by John Berkovich Global AV integrator Diversified has announced a major expansion of its operations in India, increasing engineering, service, and project-delivery teams across the country to accelerate growth across the APAC region. India is emerging as one of the fastest-growing professional AV markets in the APAC region. According to a recent industry analysis by invidis, the country …
