Ground Support Labs’ 2025/26 Review: Catherine Hansen on Why Digital Signage Networks Are Becoming Mission-Critical Infrastructure December 30, 2025 by John Berkovich As digital signage networks scale across regions, verticals, and use cases, 2025 marked a turning point in how organizations manage performance, reliability, and operational visibility. Ground Support Labs’ Catherine Hansen reflects on a year defined by rising expectations around uptime, unified systems, and proactive monitoring — along with the industry trends shaping how digital signage …
Stic’s 2025/26 Review: Adam Cohen on Why Transparency Became Essential in OoH December 29, 2025 by John Berkovich As out-of-home advertising continues to evolve beyond static placements and estimated reach, 2025 marked a defining year for accountability and transparency across the sector. Stic founder and CEO Adam Cohen reflects on a year of rapid growth, shifting advertiser expectations, and increasing demand for real-world mobility insight—while looking ahead to how scale, clarity, and human-centered …
Dise’s Year in Review 2025/2026: Sebastian Kryh on Refining the CMS Platform for Partners to Succeed December 23, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger CMS provider Dise—originally from Sweden—made a leap this year that many European ISVs count among their goals: opening an office in the U.S. In his Year in Review piece for Sixteen:Nine, CEO Sebastian Kryh reflects on what this milestone means for the company and for him personally, and how the Dise software will evolve in …
L Squared’s 2025/26 Review: Gregg Forsberg on Why Digital Signage Became Operational Infrastructure December 22, 2025 by John Berkovich As digital signage continues to evolve from a marketing channel into a core operational tool, 2025 marked a clear inflection point for how organizations think about real-time communication at scale. L Squared COO and co-founder Gregg Forsberg reflects on a year defined by execution over experimentation, growing expectations around reliability and automation, and a broader …
Spectrio’s 2025/26 Review: Emily McCue on How to Bring Real Revenue to Instore Media Costumers December 19, 2025 by invidis In 2025, businesses began demanding clear returns from in-store screens, pushing the industry away from static displays toward systems that react to customer behavior, timing, and context, and that can also generate direct revenue. Against this backdrop, Spectrio invested in partnerships, platform reliability, and large-scale deployments to adapt to changing retailer expectations and prepare for …
Bluezoo’s 2025/26 Review: Bill Evans on The Growing Importance of DooH Measurement December 18, 2025 by invidis Digital-out-of-Home enjoyed stable growth over the last years. But now that it is competing with other digital channels on the same level, the demand for precise measurement is growing. In his Year in Review, Bill Evans, CEO of Bluezoo, takes a look at this development, and explains how there could be a turning point for …
Bluefin’s 2025/26 Review: Frank Pisano on The Rise of Customer Expectations and how to Meet Them with Advanced Integration December 17, 2025 by invidis Everybody in the industry knows that digital signage had a big momentum over the past years – and everybody knows that this also means that customers expect a lot more than a few years ago. This is mirrored in the Year in Review from Bluefin, as CEO Frank Pisano lays down the company’s roadmap – …
Brightsign’s 2025/26 Review: Steve Durkee on Turning Screens into Smart Touchpoints December 11, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger When we called for companies to send us their Year in Review posts, we noticed one theme: both software and hardware providers are seeing digital signage becoming more connected and more intelligent. While IoT integration has been a niche trend for a while, it seems the expanded AI ecosystem has accelerated its adoption. In his …
Reminder: Submit Your Year in Review Piece for Sixteen:Nine December 1, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger How was 2025 for your company? What are you most excited about in 2026? And where do you see the digital signage industry headed towards in 2025? We want industry leaders to tell us and the Sixteen:Nine readers in your Year in Review piece. Our only request: please tell us YOUR perspective, not ChatGPT’s. Other …
Calling All Industry Leaders: Sixteen:Nine Wants Your 2025 Take November 4, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger For the first time, we’re handing over the pen to our readers. Sixteen:Nine is launching a Year in Review series, and we want industry leaders in Digital Signage, DooH, and Experiential Media to share their take. This series has been a staple on our sister blog, invidis, and now that we’ve merged editorial teams this …
