TSItouch Gets Patent For Removeable Video Wall Protective Glass July 28, 2017 by Dave Haynes TSItouch has won a patent for a solution that allows a layer of protective glass over a digital signage display to be applied without actually bonding the glass to the LCD. U.S. Patent #9,671,824 for the Glass Retention Bezel System (GRBS) was granted last month to the Uniontown, PA company. This can be important for …
Vistar Adds Tech Allowing Online Video Ads To Get Seamlessly Placed On DOOH Networks July 27, 2017 by Dave Haynes NYC-based programmatic ad platform company Vistar Media, which focuses on the out of home space, has added support for technology that allows media companies buying video ad positions for online to seamlessly push that same video to digital out of home ad networks. As marketers continue to increase their omni-channel programmatic budgets, says a press …
Neuranet Releases 2nd Gen Version Of Flexitive Responsive Ad Building Toolset July 27, 2017 by Dave Haynes Toront0-based software startup Neuranet has released the 2nd generation of its HTML5-based responsive ad-building software, called Flexitive 2.0. The cloud-based platform lets creatives build animated, video-supported ad spots that adapt to unlimited sizes, across any device, operating system, app or browser. That includes digital signage screens – which is not a market Neuranet focuses on, but serves. The …
Why Your Campus Needs Digital Signage Right Now July 27, 2017 by Kenneth Brinkmann Guest Post: Debbie DeWitt, Visix College is a dynamic and exciting place where people can grow and learn how to better interact with the world around them. It’s a large and very diverse group of people, and part of the job of any higher education institution is to knit this unruly mass into a cohesive whole …
Toys R Us Tests Interactive Screens, Digital Endcaps In Vancouver Concept Store July 26, 2017 by Dave Haynes Toronto-based Cineplex Digital Media is working Toys “R” Us on a new digital store concept that blends digital endcaps, interactive look-up screens and point of sale kiosks. The concept is being tested at a store in the greater Vancouver area. “Our Langley store is the evolution of our digital future,” says Clint Gaudry, Vice President, Marketing & Store …
Buh-Bye: Adobe End-Of-Lifes Flash For 2020 July 26, 2017 by Dave Haynes Flash has been gradually disappearing out of digital signage platforms and playlists for several years, but the company behind the technology, Adobe, made it known yesterday it is formally end-of-lifing it by 2020. Adobe said Tuesday it will stop updating and distributing its Flash Player at the end of 2020. The company said on its …
Dot2Dot Acquires Fellow Digital Signage Solutions Provider Pixel Point July 26, 2017 by Dave Haynes Toronto-based solutions provider Dot2Dot Communications has acquired another Toronto-area solutions provider, Pixel Point Digital. “We’ve been supporting the leaders of Pixel Point for over 10 years, their work and flair for innovative solutions is a tremendous asset to our growing business as we move forward,” says Andy McRae, Dot2Dot’s GM, in a press release. That support …
Best Of Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Randy Dearborn, MGM Resorts July 26, 2017 by Dave Haynes A planned interview went south on me and there was no time to pull a replacement together, so in lieu of a new one this week, here is one of my favourite interviews to date – with Randy Dearborn of MGM Resorts, done a little more than a year ago. Dearborn has been running digital …
LG Starts Marketing 88-Inch Stretch Digital Signage Display July 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes The super-wide 88-inch stretch LCD that LG started showing back in February at ISE in Amsterdam appears to be just about ready for the market – with the Korean electronics giant sending around an email blast. My inbox had this in it this morning: As the new 88″ Ultra Stretch Signage display is bound to debut, …
Projects: Atletico Madrid’s New Stadium Has 300+ Digital Signage Screens July 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes The Spanish football (soccer) team Atletico Madrid will have a new stadium when the new season starts in a few weeks, and it will open with more than 300 digital signage screens and another 500 IPTV screens. The Wanda Metropolitano, located in East Madrid, is running the signage and IPTV on UK-based Tripleplay’s software platform …
