BroadSign Forms Consortium To Chase In-Retail Software And Ad Opportunities September 21, 2021 by Dave Haynes Something of a consortium of familiar vendors and service providers in the digital signage sector have linked up to go after the retail market with a model that could include monetization through third-party and endemic advertising. Broadsign has announced what it calls a “joint effort” with visual solutions company Gable, managed network services and solutions …
LG Reseller Tests Transparent LED Window Film In Maine C-Store September 21, 2021 by Dave Haynes I haven’t seen that many examples yet of LG’s transparent LED window film in the wild, so I was intrigued to learn how a C-store was using the technology as a kind of digital window cling. The retail-focused technology integration firm Abierto Networks tested the display giant’s 14mm pixel pitch film was used at a …
New Urban Format For Vienna Ikea Has 100+ Digital Signage Screens September 20, 2021 by Dave Haynes The German-language consultancy and publisher Invidis has an interesting post up today that takes an extensive look inside a new urban concept Ikea store in Vienna, Austria. While most people who know Ikea know about giant parking lots and loading areas for flat-packed furniture, but this one is an inner city setting where parking is …
The Tiresome “DOOH Cameras Are Spying On Me Thing” Is Back, This Time In Greater Vancouver September 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes Via Digital Signage Pulse The age-old “those cameras are spying on me” thing, involving digital OOH ad displays, has reared its tiresome head yet again, this time in lower mainland British Columbia. Business In Vancouver has a story up this week that poses the inflammatory question: Is your bus stop watching you again? Well, yes, …
Panasonic Just Bought A Supply Chain Software Firm; Here’s What That Might Mean For Its Digital Signage Efforts September 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes Panasonic has announced the acquisition of a company that does AI-driven supply chain software, and while that may seem somewhat far removed from digital signage, there are hints that it could (and should) be part of a broader plan to service both online and physical retail needs. The Japan-based electronics giant just announced this morning …
Giant LED Board For Times Square Includes Doors That Swing Open And Shut (With Video) September 16, 2021 by Dave Haynes The TSX Broadway multi-use development now under construction in NYC’s Times Square district has, to no one’s surprise, a big LED display component on a corner that also wraps around a permanent outdoor stage for live performances. So if you already think Times Square is the world capital of sensory overload, just wait ’til you …
Visionect Adds Smart Magnets With Location Tags For Its ePaper-based Joan System September 16, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Slovenian company Visionect has announced a new version, with major tweaks, of its e-paper meeting room management system, known as Joan. The most interesting advance is a system that uses “smart magnets” that allow the screens to be relocated without any reconfiguration work. “Joan’s Smart Magnets attach to any service and act as location …
NAB Formally Cancels Trade Show Planned For Next Month; Says It’ll See Everyone In April 2022 September 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes The National Association of Broadcasters has opted to cancel its already deferred 2021 trade show – which had been moved from April to October – and the organization is now crossing its collective fingers and toes that COVID won’t affect plans come April 2022. The show – which attracts a lot of pro AV people …
Screenfeed Adds Content Feed Built On Curated User-Gen Viral Videos September 14, 2021 by Dave Haynes User-generated videos have been curated and used by some digital OOH networks – notably in bars and restaurants – to build out their programming, but now one of the main subscription content services – Screenfeed – has developed its own custom service. Minneapolis-based Screenfeed has developed what it calls Bright Spots that is built around …
Mvix, BrightSign Pair On Worry-Free Signature Care Program For Large Digital Signage Networks September 14, 2021 by Dave Haynes The DC-area digital signage software firm Mvix has partnered with BrightSign on a new program designed to take any hardware worries off the table in planning large, long-term networks. The new Signature Care program provides a lot of hand-holding through deployment, ongoing priority support, and built-in hardware refreshes after three years. Targeted at enterprise-scale deployments, …
