Sweden’s ZetaDisplay Continues Roll-Up Of Scandinavian Digital Signage Companies June 9, 2017 by Super User The Swedish firm ZetaDisplay continues to roll up other companies in the Scandinavian market, doing a deal to acquire Seasam Oy, the second largest supplier of digital signage in Finland. The company, based in Malmo, had done deals earlier for other providers in Finland and Norway. Seasam has about 20 people and a customer base that …
Projects: Massive Video Wall Lines Moving Sidewalk In Seoul Rail Station June 9, 2017 by Super User This is a massive LCD video wall – maybe 16 wide by 3 high – in a corridor of a high speed rail station in Seoul, as spotted in LinkedIn from Sungwon Kim. No other details. The scale is impressive.
Panasonic Spin-Off Starts Demo’ing 8K Digital Signage June 7, 2017 by Super User The practical use-cases for 8K digital signage aren’t readily apparent, but a Japanese tech company owned in part by Panasonic is demonstrating just that – suggesting the demand for that is tied to the 2020 Olympics on Tokyo. Nikkei Asian Review reports: Adopting a special semiconductor chip efficient at compressing and transmitting image data, the …
New Tightrope Device Management Set-Up Makes Apple TVs Commercial Digital Signage Players June 7, 2017 by Super User St. Paul, MN-based Tightrope Media Systems has integrated its digital signage content management software with an Apple-centric device management platform that ends up turning little $149 Apple TV set-top boxes into commercial digital signage players. The integration with JAMF, says Tightrope, provides immediate interoperability between Carousel 7.0 and Apple TV. “As new Apple TVs registered with the JAMF …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Rick Mills, Creative Realities (CRI) June 7, 2017 by Super User If you have followed the digital signage business for a few years, you have probably seen stories about the financial tailspins of a set of companies that eventually got blended together as Creative Realities, or CRI for short. Sitting in the cheap seats watching it all go down, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one …
Screenly Adds Open Source WordPress Plugin For Digital Signage June 6, 2017 by Super User The Raspberry Pi-centric CMS software firm Screenly has written a plugin for WordPress that allows users to generate simple presentations for a signage network off the blogging and website management platform. It’s not a replacement for a signage CMS, but more of a means for users on a network that already know WordPress to produce …
If Retail Is Your Digital Signage Vertical, The Numbers Aren’t Looking Great June 5, 2017 by Super User When I ask digital signage solutions providers about the verticals they chase, most will mention retail, but few say that’s where they are highly-focused. Good thing, given that the scale of retail is not tipping the right way. A Business Insider story notes Credit Suisse research work that suggests retailers are closing stores in the …
Four Winds Interactive Voluntarily Drops Its Patent Lawsuit Against 22 Miles June 5, 2017 by Super User Four Winds Interactive has dropped its lawsuit against 22 Miles, filed last year over claims of patent infringement. Denver-based FWI voluntarily dismissed the case last week, without prejudice, according to documents filed in a Colorado district court. The digital signage CMS company went after Silicon Valley-based 22 Miles last spring over patent infringement, copyright infringement and something called Patent …
Real-Time Digital OOH Campaign Shocks Paris Jaywalkers June 5, 2017 by Super User This is a digital OOH advertising campaign that REALLY shows the potential and impact of using sensors, real-time connections and templates to custom-target a campaign down to individuals. In Paris, sensors at a busy crosswalk monitor pedestrian foot traffic and the red, amber or green state of the crossing lights. If a person crosses the …
Diversified Acquires Portland-based AV Integrator CompView June 1, 2017 by Super User Diversified is continuing its brisk march to become the largest pro AV and signage systems integrator in North America (if it’s not already) with news today of its acquiring CompView. The Beaverton, OR (Portland) integrator was listed as a top 15 integrator in the US, and gives Diversified an expanded customer base and talent in eight locations. …
